Endangered Animals

Q. ___ is the second largest bird in the world after ostrich.

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What is meant by endangered species ? Name any two endangered animals.

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Which of the following wild animals is a friend of the farmer ?
(a) deer
(b) rat
(c) snake
(d) wild buffalo

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Choose the correct statement

1. Western Ghats (India) have a greater amphibian diversity than Eastern Ghats.

2. Out of the current species discovered, plants are more abundant than animals

3. Robert May estimates the global species diversity to be about 17 million

4. India has more than 50, 000 genetically different strains of Mango

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Red Data Book deals with

1. Organism on the verge of extinction

2. Endemic plants

3. Organisms showing photoperiodism

4. Organisms that are extinct

Q. The ________ is the state document established for documenting rare and endangered species of animals and plants.

1. red data book
2. green book
3. white book
4. none of these

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Which of the following is an endangered species of animals?
(a) Dinosaur
(b) Asiatic lion
(c) Irish deer
(d) Hyena

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Snakes are killed in large numbers because :
(a) they are very poisonous
(b) they kill rats
(c) their skin is expensive
(d) they damage the crops

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What do you call a phenomenon where a species that used to exist, doesn't exist anymore'?

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Q. The ____________ is the file for recording rare and endangered species of animals, plants and fungi.

1. Green data book
2. Black data book
3. Yellow data book
4. Red data book

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What name is given to those species :
(a) that are on the verge of vanishing from earth ?
(b) that have died out completely ?

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Red Data Book provides data on

1. Red eyed birds

2. Red flower plants

3. Red coloured fishes

4. Endangered plants and animals

Q. Identify the endangered species.

1. Bengal Tiger
2. Sandalwood tree
3. Wild Cat
4. Cycas
5. Asiatic Lion
6. Red Fox
7. Crow
8. Hibiscus

Q. What is the relation between red data book and endangered animals?

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Ecosystem constitutes the following;

1. The plants around you

2. The animals around you
3. The abiotic components around you
4. All of these

Q. The Red Data Book keeps a record of all the:
i) Extinct animals
ii) Extinct plants
iii) Endangered plants
iv) Endangered animals

1. i, ii and iii
   
2. Both ii and iv
   
3. Both i and iii
   
4. i, ii, iii and iv
   

Q. Which of the following birds have become extinct recently?

1. Carolina parakeet
2. Peacock
3. Kirtland warbler
4. Reed bunting

Q. When the number of organisms in a species decrease to the level of extinction, they are called species.

1. endangered
2. extinct
3. dangerous
4. endemic

Q. Which of the following is a reason for the greater biological diversity of tropical regions?

1. Tropical latitudes have remained almost undisturbed for millions of years.
2. Tropical environments are less seasonal, relatively more constant and predictable.
3. All of these
4. More solar energy is available in the tropics, resulting in high productivity.

Q. __________ are known as lungs of the earth.

1. Forests
2. Oceans
3. Animals
4. Grasslands

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Animals that are diminishing to a level of extinction are called ________ .

1. endangered species

2. extinct species

3. dangerous species

4. endemic species

Q. What is the relation between red data book and endangered animals?

Q. How does extinction contribute to the process of evolution by resulting in the end of several species?

Q. The Red Data Book keeps a record of:
i) All flora
ii) All fauna
iii) Endangered flora
iv) Endangered fauna

1. Both i and iii
2. Both iii and iv
3. i, ii, iii and iv
4. i, ii and iii

Q. Which one of the following species is not included under the 'Red List'?

1. Vulnerable
2. Endemic
3. Extinct
4. Endangered

Q. Threatened species include
(a) endangered species
(b) vulnerable species
(c) extinct species
(d) both (a) and (b)

Q. Find out as much as you can about different kinds of snakes (from books in the library, or from the Internet). Are they all poisonous? Find out the names of some poisonous snakes.

Q. A person walking barefooted in a field feels a sharp sting and on examination two puncture marks are found on his leg. He is most probably bitten by

1. Scorpion
2. Poisonous snake
3. Non-poisonous snake
4. Rat