ENDANGERED ANIMALS
define "endangered species"
An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future.
define "extinct species''
A species which is no longer present in its original range.
Define "rewilding"
To restore an area of land to its natural state .Used especially with reference to the reintroduction of species of wild animal that have been driven extinct.
What is the commonest biome on earth?
Marine biomes
Which country has the most biodiversity?
Brazil
Which of these animals are endangered
A) PANDAS
B) JAVAN RHINOS
C)AMUR LEOPARDS
All of the above
Name this extinct animal:
-mammal
-has tusks
-existed in the ice age
Wooly Mammoth
Name any animal being rewelded in Europe.
Griffon vulture, grey wolf, brown bear, red deer, roe deer, Balkan chamois, Eurasian lynx, wild horse, Tauros, wildcat and white-tailed eagle.
Which biome has the most biodiversity?
Tropical forests
Which is the most overpopulated species?
insects, with a number of 10 quintillion.
What is the main cause of endangered animals?
Habitat loss
How many extinct species are there?
905 are extinct.
(estimations around 850 and up are correct)
how many animals have been rewelded so far?
(HINT: it is a pretty exact number)
Over 1000 species
What biome is Crete?
Mostly forest and woodland
True or False?
VERTEBRATES CAN NOT BE DECOMPOSERS
false!
Which country has the most endangered species?
Madagascar was the country with the most threatened living species in the world, at nearly 3,800 species under threat of extinction as of 2023.
What were the first species to become extinct?
They were marine invertebrates including brachiopods, trilobites, bivalves and corals
What animals have been rewilded in Britain? State ONE...
the red kite and the bittern, the pool frog and the natterjack toad, the sand lizard and the smooth snake, wild boar, pine marten, chequered skipper butterfly, the enigmatic ladybird spider, and, of course, the Eurasian beaver.
Are deserts hot or cold?
They can be either
What is the most poisonous animal on earth?
(HINT:It is a type of jellyfish)
The box jellyfish
How many endangered species are there?
16,118 endangered species.
(estimates from 15,300 and up count)
What species became extinct the latest?
The mountain mist frog.
How many reptiles has REWILDING EUROPE reintroduced
one reptile
What percentage of earth do rainforests cover?
5%
When was the IUCN red list created?
It was founded in 1964.