Question

4 multiple choice 1 point
why are endemic species like the ring - tailed lemur in madagascar more likely to go extinct?
image of ring - tailed lemurs in their habitat

• they only live on the island of madagascar so if their habitat is altered, they have no where to live.
• they have a protected habitat that humans are not allowed to build or alter.
• their population is too big so they may over eat all the trees on the island and run out of food.
• they can live on any island in the world so they may try to migrate.

Explanation:

• For the first option: Endemic species are those restricted to a specific geographic area (here, Madagascar for ring - tailed lemurs). If their habitat (the only place they live) is altered (due to human activities, climate change, etc.), they have no alternative suitable habitat to move to, increasing extinction risk.
• For the second option: A protected habitat that humans can't alter would actually decrease extinction risk, so this is incorrect.
• For the third option: There's no indication that ring - tailed lemurs have an over - sized population that would lead to over - eating trees. In fact, habitat loss is a major threat to them, not over - population.
• For the fourth option: Endemic species are not able to live on any island; they are restricted to their native, specific area (Madagascar in this case), so this is incorrect.

Answer:

A. They only live on the island of Madagascar so if their habitat is altered, they have no where to live.