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Which country is said to have the highest number of endangered species in the world in 2013? A. Indonesia B. Malaysia C. Ecuador D. Brazil
C. Equador
It refers to the illegal act of capturing non-domesticated animal.
Poaching
These are foreign organisms that encroach the territory of species native to a particular location.
Invasive species
It is defined as the end of a group of organisms, normally species.
Extinction
This refers to a phenomenon in which a certain species that was presumed extinct has been re-discovered in another place.
Lazarus taxa
True or False. Asteroids/cosmic radiation is a natural cause of extinction.
True
True or False. Pollution is a natural cause of extinction.
False
It forms when sulfur dioxide and/or nitrogen oxides are released into the atmosphere from volcanic eruptions and other biological processes.
Acid rain
True or False. Mass extinction refers to the loss of a large percentage of species extinction.
True
Give the 4 anthropogenic causes of extinction.
Habitat loss/degradation, climate change and global warming, pollution, and wildlife trade.
