Causes and Consequences of Extinction
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Objective
I can analyze the causes and consequences of species extinction.
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Warm-up video
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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According to the IUCN Red List, 99% of species threatened today are due to habitat loss, the introduction of invasive species, and climate change.
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Humans contribute to biodiversity loss through climate change, habitat destruction, poaching and overfishing, and the introduction of foreign species.
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Species like the Sumatran orangutan, tiger, and rhino are critically endangered due to palm oil production, which causes deforestation in tropical rainforests in places like Malaysia and Indonesia.
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Practice
7 questions
According to the video, what is the primary cause of the current mass extinction event?
Name two specific human activities that contribute to habitat destruction, as discussed in the video.
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Exit ticket
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“Describe three ways human activities contribute to species extinction, providing a specific example for each.”
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