GRADE 12 - UNIT 10

Endangered species are plant and animal species which are in danger of .....

Laws have been ....... to protec wildlife from ............. ............... and overhunting.

..... ........ ............ is a global list of endangered and vulnerable animal species.

....... is the act of preventing something from being lost, wasted, damaged or destroyed.

Governments have enacted laws to protect wildlife from commercial trade and ...............

...... is a situation in which a plant, an animal, a way of life etc, stops existing.

We ........... .................. from the many medicines and other products that biodiversity provides.

The Red List has been introduced to raise people's .............. of conservation needs.

A number of wildlife ................. ..................... have been established so that a wide range of endangered species can have a chance to survive and develop.

.......... is the existence of a large number of different kinds of animals and plants which make a balanced environment.

Humans depend on species ................. to have food, clean air and water, and fertile soil for agriculture.

Plant and animal extinction leads to a loss of .............

Since the 1600s, worldwide commercial exploitation of animals for good and other products has seriously reduced the number of .......................... species.

Toxic chemicals in the air and land, contaminated water and increased water temperatures have also driven many species to the .............. of extinction.

Many thousands of animal and plant species become ...................... before biologists can identify them.

Different ............. ................... have been made in order to save endangered species.

The primary causes of species extinction are ................ destruction, .................. exploitation and pollution.

The drainage of wetlands, cutting of forests, .............................. and road and dam construction have destroyed or seriously damaged natural habitats.

We benefit greatly from the many medicines and other products that ............... provides.

.................. biodiversity is important for us in many ways.

The Red List - a global list of endangered and .................. animal species - has been introduced to raise people's ............... of conservation needs.

Toxic chemicals in the air and land, contaminated water and increased water temperatures have also driven many species to the .............. of ...............

Over 8.300 plant species and 7.200 animal species around the globe are ............... with extinction.

.....is the natural environment in which a plantor animal lives.