Endangered Animals Quiz

Endangered Animals Quiz

What factors are considered when deciding if an animal is endangered?

• The number of animals alive
• The increase or decrease of the animal over time
• Threats such as environmental changes or predators
• All of the above

How many threatened species categories are there?

• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8

What does extinct mean?

• There are only a few of animals still alive in an animal species
• An animal species is no longer alive

Which of the following animals is extinct?

• Woolly Mammoth
• Red-tailed Black Shark
• Mountain Gorilla
• Green Sea Turtle

What's the most well known extinct group of animals?

• Woolly Mammoth
• Dinosaurs
• Dodo
• Elephant Bird

What is the name of the organization in the US that protects endangered animals?

• Endangered Species Act
• US Endangered Animals Act
• United States Endangered Species Act
• United States Extinct Species Act

Why are sea turtles in danger of going extinct?

• People kill them for food
• They can't find safe spots to lay their eggs because of people visiting the beach
• They get tangled in fishing nets or eat things like plastic bags
• All of the above

About how many pandas are currently living?

• 1,000
• 1,500
• 2,200
• 5000

This species is so rare that scientists know next to nothing concerning its biology. What is it?

• Bullfrog
• Lungless Frog
• Poison Dart Frog
• Tropical Frog

What's the greatest threat to polar bears?

• Melting of Arctic sea ice
• People hunting them
• There isn't a threat to polar bears