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Many animals were born in captivity. Resultantly, they do not always breed well.
imprisonment
lock
detention
freedom
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Hundreds of thousands of elephants were illegally poached and their tusks sold for profits.
conserved
preserved
captured
hunted
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When the forest disappears, so too will Indonesia's rich biological diversity be effected and disappear forever.
variety
direction
similarity
closeness
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The saola is also indirectly threatened by insufficient attention to and investment in its conservation.
protest
protection
production
induction
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A Baby sea turtles are the most vulnerable when they leave their nests and make their way to the sea
well-protected
immune
susceptible
shielded
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The number of amphibians on our planet is declining rapidly in both local mass extinction and population crashes.
reservation
protection
threat
disappearance
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Dinosaurs were unable to survive severe ice age weather conditions.
remain alive
persist
get through
lose their lives
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At the moment it is difficult to assess the extent of the damage that his company has caused to the environment.
benefit
destruction
devastation
extinction
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Severe weather conditions can also reduce population numbers because animals tend to have fewer offspring.
alarming
grave
dreadful
mild
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The dunes harbor a number of freshwater lakes abundant in wildlife.
plentiful
lavish
bountiful
scarce
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All visitors are kept out of the conservation area.
prevented from entering
prevented from destroying
allowed to enter
allowed to take photos
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____ is a branch of Natural Science, and is the study of living organisms and how they interact with their environment.
Biology
Biological
Biologist
Biologically
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A/ an ____ species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct.
dangerous
endanger
endangered
endangerment
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Besides, several programmes should be ____ that spreads the world of the conservation of the elephants in the public.
told
used
operated
introduced
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Cheetah's tail is ____ during fast running, because it balances the animal and allows fast and sudden turns which happen often when the prey tries to escape.
essential
basic
adequate
sufficient
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People should be told about the things that threaten the safety of ____ so that they can avoid doing them.
the wild
wildness
wild life
wildlife
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People should be told about the things that threaten the safety of ____ so that they can avoid doing them.
the wild
wildness
wild life
wildlife
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The saola is also indirectly threatened by insufficient ____ to and investment in its conservation.
interest
attention
care
treatment
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Species become extinct or endangered for ____ number of reasons, but ____ primary cause is the destruction of habitat by human activities.
Ø/ a
a/ the
the/ a
Ø/ Ø
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Only a few of the many species at risk of extinction actually make it to the lists and obtain legal ____.
protect
protection
protective
protector
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Probability of extinction depends ____ both the population size and fine details of the population demography.
on
in
from
for
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Many modern medicines are derived ____ plants and animals.
on
for
from
in
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Toxic chemicals from factories are one of the serious factors that leads wildlife to the ____ of extinction.
wall
fence
verge
bridge
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It is high time we had to ____ some measures to protect endangered animals.
take
bring
hold
use
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About 15,589 species (7,266 animal species and 8,323 plant species) are now considered ____ risk ____ extinction.
at / of
on / in
for / with
in / at
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Clearing forests for timber has resulted ____ the loss of biodiversity.
with
at
in
for