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Topic 1	Topic 2	Topic 3	Topic 4	Topic 5	Quick Points
Mako Shark Mako sharks are endangered due to human fishing and overhunting. What's the primary reason humans hunt mako sharks? Answer 100 Topic 1 Mako Shark	Passenger Pigeon Why did the passenger pigeon go from the most abundant bird in North America for much of human history to extinct in 1914? Answer 100 Topic 2 Passenger Pigeon	Quagga True/ False: A quagga has never been photographed alive. Answer 100 Topic 3 Quagga	Beluga Sturgeon The enjoyment of what food has driven populations of beluga sturgeon to very low numbers? Answer 100 Topic 4 Beluga Sturgeon	Golden Toad What caused the extinction of the Golden Toad? Answer 100 Topic 5 Golden Toad	Mountain Gorilla Question 100 Answer 100 Quick Points Mountain Gorilla
Argentina Fire Ant How were fire ants originally introduced into the U.S.? 25 for state, 25 for city Answer 200 Topic 1 Argentina Fire Ant	Ivory-Billed Woodpecker True or False: Found throughout the southeastern U.S., nobody is certain whether the ivory billed woodpecker is extinct or not, as the last sighting of one took place in 2005. (and it is Mrs. Low's goal to successfully find one and officially declare the species still living!) Answer 200 Topic 2 Ivory-Billed Woodpecker	Black Rhino In 2004, a permit to hunt an African Black Rhino was auctioned off for how much money? (The money was used towards conservation of the black rhino) $350,000 Topic 3 Black Rhino	Great Auk Identify one reason the great auk went extinct. Food, down feathers Topic 4 Great Auk	Polar Bear Explain one reason why polar bear numbers are decreasing? Answer 200 Topic 5 Polar Bear	Alligator Snapping Turtle Question 200 Answer 200 Quick Points Alligator Snapping Turtle
Zebra Mussel Identify one way that zebra mussels have economically damaged the Great Lakes area? Answer 300 Topic 1 Zebra Mussel	African Honeybee How is the African honeybee different from the European honeybee? Answer 300 Topic 2 African Honeybee	Blue Whale True/ False: The blue whale is the heaviest animal to ever exist. Answer 300 Topic 3 Blue Whale	Gypsy Moth Gypsy moths pose a threat to populations of what type of organism? Answer 300 Topic 4 Gypsy Moth	Burmese Python The Burmese Python is invasive to what aquatic ecosystem? Answer 300 Topic 5 Burmese Python	Nutria Question 300 Answer 300 Quick Points Nutria
Giant Panda Why are Giant Panda's considered a specialist species? Answer 400 Topic 1 Giant Panda	Whooping Crane How many populations of whooping cranes exist in the U.S. today? Answer 400 Topic 2 Whooping Crane	Kudzu Explain why kudzu is so harmful to other plant life. Answer 400 Topic 3 Kudzu	Hawksbill Sea Turtle Identify one reason the hawksbill sea turtle is endangered. Answer 400 Topic 4 Hawksbill Sea Turtle	Water Hyacinth What continent is water hyacinth native to? South America Topic 5 Water Hyacinth	Stellar's Sea Cow Question 400 Answer 400 Quick Points Stellar's Sea Cow
California Condor True or False: The California Condor was, at one time, extinct in the wild, but no longer considered to be because the species has been reintroduced into the wild. Answer 500 Topic 1 California Condor	Dodo The dodo was a flightless bird found only on the island of Mauritius, making it an _________ species. Answer 500 Topic 2 Dodo	Sea Lamprey In what body of water are sea lampreys considered invasive? Answer 500 Topic 3 Sea Lamprey	Baiji White Dolphin In what year did the last baiji white dolphin die? 2004 Topic 4 Baiji White Dolphin	Florida Panther Identify one reason the Florida panther is endangered. Answer 500 Topic 5 Florida Panther	Siberian Tiger Question 500 Answer 500 Quick Points Siberian Tiger
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Topic 1	Zebra Mussel
Identify one way that zebra mussels have economically damaged the Great Lakes area?
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