Unit 10: Endangered Species - Vocabulary

_______ is a branch of Natural Science, and is the study of living organisms and how they interact with their environment.

A / an _______ species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct.

Only a few of the many species at risk of extinction actually make it to the lists and obtain legal _______.

Many nations have laws offering protection to these species, such as forbidding hunting, restricting land development or creating _______.

Being listed as an endangered species can have negative effect = ________since it could make a species more desirable for collectors and poachers.

World Wide Fund for Nature was formed to do the mission of the preservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of natural resources, and the reduction of pollution = ______ and wasteful consumption.

The Bali Tiger was declared extinct in 1937 due to hunting and habitat = ________loss.

It is found that endangered = ________species are often concentrated in areas that are poor and densely populated, such as much of Asia and Africa.

_______ is the existence of a wide variety of plant and animal species living in their natural environment.

Humans depend on species diversity = ________to provide food, clean air and water, and fertile soil for agriculture.

The world's biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, which makes wildlife _______.

Life on Earth is disappearing = __________ fast and will continue to do so unless urgent action is taken.

_______ is the protection of environment and natural resources.

Hunting for meat and burning forests for soil cause destruction = __________ to wildlife.

Toxic chemicals from factories are one of the serious factors that leads wildlife to the _______ of extinction.

Species become extinct or endangerment for a number of reasons, but the primary cause is the destruction of habitat by human activities.

Although species evolve differently, most of them adapt to a specific habitat or environment that best meets their survive needs. 

Without the particularly habitat, the species could not survive.

Such human activities as pollution, drainage of wetlands, cutting and clearing of forests, urbanization, and road and dam construction has destroyed or seriously damaged available habitats. 

Habitat fragmentation have caused plant and animal species in the remaining islands of habitat to lose contact with others of their own kind.