Key definitions Factor – one who proactively aids in the creation of an outcome
Lupine – any of the leguminous plants of the genus Lupinus, which includes some toxic varieties as well as
others that are grown for their long, ornamental racemes of typically blue, purple, white, or yellow flowers, or
for their green manure, fodder, or edible seeds
Ecologist – a field of research focused on how organisms and their surroundings interact
Wild – not often tame or tamed, living in a condition of nature
Endemic – related to or originating from a certain people or nation
Interaction – mutual or reciprocal impact or action
Endangered – being or having to do with a threatened species
While Reading
Exercise-1: Multiple choice 1.
Who collects data such as current population size, factors affecting reproduction habitat requirements
and potential human influences on the endangered population and its habitat?
a.
Park Ranger
b.
Conservation Biologist
c.
Academic Researcher
d.
Activist
2.
Which is the following is an example of an artificial boundary?
a.
Roads
b.
Rivers
c.
Deserts
d.
Mountains
3.
A long-term relationship that has coevolved between two species and from which each species
benefits is called:
a.
Individualism
b.
Reactionism
c.
Tokenism
d.
Mutualism
4.
Most living things cannot survive above what temperature?
a.
50 degrees Celcius
b.
40 degrees celcius
c.
45 degrees Celcius
d.
35 degrees Celcius
5.
Some animals _________ or ______ to survive hostile temperatures
a.
Activate or Deactivate
b.
Hibernate or Estivate
c.
Animate or Reanimate
d.
Endemic or Invasive
Post-Reading
