1.
How many plant species are currently classified as endangered?
Over 5,000
Over 11,450
Over 19,000
Over 25,500


2.The five kingdoms that all living things are classified in are:
plants, animals, eukaryotes, prokaryotes, insects
plants, animals, insects, fungi, protists
plants, animals, insects, protists, monerans
plants, animals, fungi, protists, monerans


3.The number of existing species on earth today is:
between 1.4 and 1.7 million
4 or 5 million
more than 10 million
not exactly known


4.The smallest unit of classification is:
species
genus
family
order


5.In what year was the Endangered Species Act enacted in the United States?
1973
1976
1983
1989


6.Which of the following is not a classification unit?
phylum
family
class
group


7.What is one of the most important reasons to preserve endangered or unknown species?
They taste good
They are nice to look at
They can be used to make medicines
They would make cool pets


8.Would extinction occur if mankind didn't cause it?
yes
no


9.Who discovered penicillin?
Francis Crick
Alexander Fleming
Louis Pasteur
Marie Curie


10.Aquaculture is an exciting new field of food production that:
uses large fleets of boats to strip the ocean floor of aquatic life
employs scuba divers to harvest ocean plants
domesticates marine and freshwater animals
builds underwater farms beneath glass domes