Directions: In The Given Situation Below Distinguished Between The Natural Rate Of Extinction And Th

Directions: In the given situation below distinguished between the natural rate of extinction and the accelerated rate due to human impact. write “NE” if the situation is a natural rate of extinction and “AE” if the situation is an Accelerated rate of Extinction. Write your answer on a sheet of paper. ____________1. Many forests have been cut down and taken down to a barren land or to build tall skyscrapers. ____________2. Glaciers have shrunk, ice on rivers and lakes is breaking up earlier, plant and animal ranges have shifted and trees are flowering sooner. ____________3. It is the spread of altered genes from genetically engineered organisms to other, non-engineered organisms, especially by cross-pollination. ____________4. Hunting and overharvesting, the conversion of wetlands and forests to croplands and urban areas, and pollution. ____________5. The introduction of invasive species/, and other forms of human-caused destruction of natural environments has also resulted in the extinction of endemic animals. ____________6. The increasing population size per country has also contributed to the loss of animals’ habitat. ____________7. Habitat degradation caused by natural causes such as earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, and forest fires can also result in extinction. ____________8. When a prey loses its food source, its population decreases. ____________9. If the host becomes extinct, this can lead to the extinction of related parasites and the probable evolutionary potential it had over time. ____________10. It describes the loss of any interacting species, including competition with their counterparts, and specialist herbivores with their food source.

 

Answer:

na

ne

ni

no

no

no no

no

na

nana