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| Define: endangered species |
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| species of living organisms in danger of becoming extinct |
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| Describe a balanced ecosystem. |
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| The size of the population may go up or down, but the average size of the population stays the same over time. |
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| Name some natural disturbances that can upset the balance of an ecosystem. |
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| How can people upset the balance of an ecoysytem? |
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cut down forests build dams dig mines pollution of air, water, land (gases, wastes)
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| Name some endangered species. |
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whooping crane giant panda elephant humpback whale
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| What will happen to the endangered species if people continue to pollute the environment? |
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