ECOLOGY
ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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Extinction
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Conservation
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Pollution
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Succession
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Detailed explanation-1: -Extinction is the death of all members of a species of plants, animals, or other organisms.
Detailed explanation-2: -Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), plant and animal species may be listed as either endangered or threatened. “Endangered” means a species is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
Detailed explanation-3: -A species is said to be extinct when it no longer lives anywhere on the planet. Extinction occurs when the last members of a species die because they cannot acquire the food, water, shelter, and/or space necessary to survive.
Detailed explanation-4: -As species go extinct, they are taken out of the food chain. Animals that ate the newly-extinct species have to find new food sources or starve. This can damage the populations of other plants or animals. Furthermore, if a predator goes extinct, its prey’s population can proliferate, unbalancing local ecosystems.