CAIE IGCSE Biology 20.4.4 Endangered Species Can Be Conserved Questions

Practise choosing monitoring, habitat protection, education, captive breeding or seed banks for endangered species.

Syllabus
2026–2028
Course
Biology 0610

Exam points

  • describe monitoring populations and protecting habitats as conservation methods
  • state education and awareness as ways to support species conservation
  • explain how captive breeding can increase numbers for reintroduction to the wild
  • explain how seed banks preserve seeds in dormant storage for future use

CAIE IGCSE Biology 20.4.4 Endangered Species Can Be Conserved Questions question 1

[Maximum number: 4]

Steppe ecosystems are large areas of grasslands found in central Asia.

Fig. 4.2 is a photograph of a wild horse. Przewalski's horse is a type of wild horse that nearly became extinct.

After a captive breeding programme, they were successfully reintroduced to the steppe ecosystem.

The captive breeding programme started with 12 wild horses.

Fig. 4.2

Fig. 4.2

Suggest ways of maintaining a population of Przewalski's horse in the wild after their reintroduction to the steppe ecosystem.

All question bank results loaded