The current rate of species extinction is
A. caused by human activities
B. decreasing in the last 30 years
C. equal to the historic rate of extinction
D. caused by environmental processes
E. not relevant to environmental health
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All of the following are illegal under the Endangered Species Act EXCEPT
A. capturing wild animals for zoos
B. selling an endangered plant you uprooted from a park
C. destroying the habitat of an endangered animal to build a highway
D. keeping an injured endangered species as a pet
E. obtaining a permit to capture and conduct research with endangered species
Which biome current has the highest number of extinctions?
A. tropical rainforests
B. desert
C. taiga
D. freshwater ecosystems
E. tundra
Illegal hunting for profit is called
A. subsistence hunting
B. sport hunting
C. partial hunting
D. commercial hunting
E. poaching
In general, which of the following is the best long term method of preventing extinctions?
A. breeding the species in captivity
B. protecting the entire habitat
C. paying people not to hunt them
D. providing food to wild populations
E. removing predators from the habitat