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Big Idea!
What if Sea Otters went extinct?
What if Alligators went extinct?
How do you think animals going extinct would affect you?
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Name one endangered species that we've talked about so far

Whale Shark, Giant Panda, Orangutang, Asian Elephant, Red Panda, Bald Eagle, Sea Otter, Alligator, etc.

100

Name one animal, listed by the video, that needs Kelp Forests to stay happy and healthy.

Fish, Snails, Whales, Baby Sharks, Crabs

100

Name an animal that the video lists that lives in the bayou alongside alligators

Herons, raccoons, turtles, fish, frogs, mountain lions

100

Would there be more or less insects if some kinds of birds went extinct?

there would be a lot more insects

200

What does it mean if an animal is endangered

It is in danger of going extinct

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Where do Sea Otters live?

Off the coast of California in kelp forests

200

Alligators strong ____ push away mud and dirt as they swim creating deep ponds in the swamp 

bodies

200

What do you think would happen if sea otters went extinct because of people hunting too many of them?

The kelp forests would be destroyed by hungry sea urchins and many sea animals would lose their homes

300

Why do animals become endangered?

Overhunting/overfishing

Pollution

Habitat destruction/loss

300

What animal that eats lots of kelp do sea otters eat?

Sea Urchins

300

What happens to the bayou in the dry season

Shallow parts dry up completely

300

If caterpillars went extinct what do you think would happen to a lizard that only ate caterpillars?

it would go extinct too

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Why does it matter if an animal is endangered?

It can effect other animals and change environment for the worse.

400

Why did sea otters almost go extinct?

People hunted them for their fur for many years

400

Without alligators what would happen to other swamp animals?

They would lose their habitats in the dry season
400

Would there be more or less hawks if a kind of mouse went extinct, why do you think that?

there would be less because there would be less for the hawks to eat
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Give an example of one way people can help animals from going extinct

Passing laws that protect them from being hunted or caught

Keeping the environment clean

Protecting places where animals live from being destroyed


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How would there being less sea otters be bad for a crab living in a kelp forest

Without sea otters there would be more sea urchins who would eat lots of kelp and leave the crab without a place to live and hide.
500

What are the deep parts of the swamp where the water stays during the dry season called?

Alligator Hole
500
A bird that only ate a kind of tree-eating beetle goes extinct. What do you think might happen to forests

They might start to get smaller and smaller as there are more beetles eating the trees in them.