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 options: 1. they only live on the island of madagascar so if their habitat is altered, they have no where to live. 2. they have a protected habitat that humans are not allowed to build or alter. 3. their population is too big so they may over eat all the trees on the island and run out of food. 4. they can live on any island in the world so they may try to migrate.

Explanation:

• Option 1: Endemic species (like ring - tailed lemurs in Madagascar) are native to and only exist in a specific area (Madagascar here). If their habitat is changed (due to human activities, climate change, etc.), they don't have an alternative natural habitat to move to, increasing extinction risk.
• Option 2: If their habitat was protected and unalterable, they wouldn't be at a higher extinction risk, so this is incorrect.
• Option 3: There's no indication that ring - tailed lemurs have an overly large population that would lead to over - eating trees. In fact, habitat loss is a major threat, not overpopulation - related food shortage.
• Option 4: Endemic species are restricted to their native area; they can't live on any island in the world, 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.