Question

4. On a field study in Costa Rica, you discover a new species of frog! After careful work to determine the size and range of the population, you conclude sadly that the species has very few individuals in an ever-shrinking limited range. The entire species could be wiped out at any time. When you write up your report on the frog, how should you describe its status? Choose the right answer and explain “why”.

A) Threatened because ___________________________________________________

B) Endangered because ___________________________________________________

C) Extinct because _______________________________________________________

D) Conservative because __________________________________________________

E) Endemic because ______________________________________________________

Answer 1

They can be decribed under endangeres species because frog species has very few individuals in an ever-shrinking limited range. The entire species could be wiped out at any time , Endangered species is a species of wild animal or plant that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.

Threatened species Vulnerable to endangerment in near future

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Conservative species-species that should be conserved due to variable reasons

Endemic species present only in particular area in the near future

Extinct species –species that has extinct no longer has any living member