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Science Explainer: Animal endangerment and its causes

By Formative Staff
Last updated 4 months ago
3 Questions
Note from the author:
Read the passage Animal endangerment and its causes. Then answer the questions below.
Read the passage Animal endangerment and its causes. Then answer the questions below.
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Drag each answer choice into the correct space. Not all answer choices will be used.

Species are frequently becoming extinct due to natural causes, like disease or ___________________________________ . But species are disappearing faster due to ________________________ , commercial exploitation, and other human activity-related causes. The natural process of ___________________ has also been sped up by human activity.
Other Answer Choices:
habitat destruction
major events
competition from other species
climate change
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Drag each statement into the correct box to show the type of human activity it involves.

  • Pollution created by people and their activities harms the places where animals live.
  • Species become crowded together because they have too little land and must compete.
  • New species are brought to a habitat and compete with animals that already live there.
  • Wild animals are taken from their habitat and sold or traded as pets.
  • So many animals are hunted that they are not able to replenish their numbers.
  • Habitat destruction
  • Commercial exploitation
  • Introduced species
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How might climate change cause animal extinction to happen more quickly? Select two correct answers.