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AP Environmental Science 9.9: Endangered Species

Practice AP Environmental Science questions on extinction risk, habitat limits, hunting, competition, adaptation, poaching, and conservation.

Syllabus
Effective Fall 2025
Course
AP Environmental Science

Exam points

  • explain how limited habitat or diet, hunting, competition, or invasive species can endanger populations
  • describe habitat protection, anti-poaching laws, legislation, adaptation, or movement as conservation strategies

Covered syllabus points

EIN-4.B—Explain how species become endangered and strategies to combat the problem

9.9 Endangered Species question 1

[Maximum number: 2]

Biodiversity around the world is changing as a result of anthropogenic influences.

GLOBAL AMPHIBIAN SPECIES RICHNESS

GLOBAL AMPHIBIAN SPECIES RICHNESS

Number of species

0-20 □ 51-100

21-50 □ 101-136

Question (a)

(a)

Currently, wildlife species are going extinct at an alarming rate. To combat this threat, governments around the world have enacted legislation and signed treaties to protect species threatened by extinction.

[ 2 ]

Question (i)

(i)

Identify one specific piece of legislation that has been designed to protect species threatened by extinction.

[ 1 ]

Question (ii)

(ii)

Explain how the requirements of the legislation identified in part (d)(i) specifically protect species threatened by extinction.

[ 1 ]
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