Name the species
It's black & white and only eats bamboo.
Panda
Many species in the Amazon rainforest are threatened because of this?
Deforestation OR Destruction of habitat
What is the term given to non-native species that disrupt the local ecosystem?
Invasive Species
What term means dead & gone forever?
Extinction
What does endangered mean?
At risk of extinction.
This treehugger maybe be given "endangered" status following a series of wildfires in 2019.
Koala
The Passenger Pigeon became extinct because of this?
Overhunting
This animal is decimating bird populations of the Florida Everglades.
Burmese Python
This dumb bird was likely hunted to extinction on the island of Mauritius.
Dodo
What does extinct mean?
Died off for good.
If the last queen of this species goes extinct, the world will be less sweet.
Honey Bee
Rhino & Elephant populations are threatened with extinction because of this illegal practice?
Poaching
Kudzu is what type of invasive species? (Plant, Animal, Insect)
DAILY DOUBLE - worth 300 or 600 pts.
Plant
Roughly how many species go extinct every year? ( 1,000 10,000 100,000 )
100,000
What is an invasive species?
A non-native species that moves into an area and upsets the ecosystem.
This "ogre" of the sea faces a major bump back to recovery.
Humpback Whale
Coral reefs are in peril because of this phenomenon?
Global Warming
What species is killing off ash forests?
Emerald Ash Borer
These hairy beasts once roamed the tundra of North America & Siberia.
Woolly Mammoths
What is another term for native species?
DAILY TRIPLE - worth 400 , 800, or 1200 pts
Indigenous OR Endemic
This sea cow may one day disappear from the waterways of Florida.
Manatee
What caused the decline of many species of birds on one particular Aleutian Island of Alaska?
Rats (ate eggs & nestlings)
This black & white shellfish is clogging up North American waterways.
Zebra Mussel
Smilodon is the less common name of this extinct species
Sabre-Toothed Cat / Tiger
What is a Lazarus species?
One that was thought to be extinct, but was rediscovered.