MATCHING For the List of Animals, Select the Characteristic That Would

question 20

Multiple Choice

MATCHING
For the list of animals, select the characteristic that would most likely contribute to its possible premature extinction.
-snow leopard

• A)low reproductive rate
• B)specialized niche
• C)narrow distribution
• D)feeds at a high trophic level
• E)rare
• F)fixed migratory pattern
• G)commercially valuable
• H)large territory

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Definitions:

North America

A continent located in the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere, comprising countries like the USA, Canada, and Mexico.

Church of England

The primary state church in England, a Christian denomination that broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century under King Henry VIII.

Christianize Indians

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Powhatan Confederacy

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