Definition
What is species extinction?
When a plant or animal goes extinct
Where does most extinction happen?
Tropical and isolated areas
There is only one cause of extinction, true or false?
False
What is one way species extinction affects animals?
Answers may vary, causes species to go extinct, food chains are affected (decline of predators and prey can affect other species), habitats can be destroyed
What is one way the government can help?
Answers may vary, contribute money to wildlife protection organizations, add more animals to endangered species act
About how many species are endangered?
16,300
What is the rarest marine mammal on Earth?
The vaquita
No
What is one way species extinction affects plants?
Answers may vary, plants going extinct, lack of pollinators, lack of seed dispersion
What is one way you can help?
Answers may vary, stay informed, research products, buy recyclable products and recycle, don't use pesticides or herbicides, give animals shelter, watch your pets, donate to protect wildlife
What does critically endangered mean?
When a species is at a dangerously high risk of going extinct
How many living vaquitas are left?
10
What is one cause of extinction?
Answers may vary, habitat loses, animal resources, invasive species, pollutants, climate change, global warming
What is one way species extinction affects humans?
Answers may vary, risk of disease, less food, risk of fires, loses of cultural connection
What was one of the wildlife protection agencies mentioned in the lesson?
US Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration