The Science around Us- quiz

WILDLIFE TRADE QUIZ

    True or False Questions

Powdered rhino horn is most valued in oriental medicine as an aphrodisiac.
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You return from Europe wearing a 1950s tigerskin coat that you caught in a curio shop. You will have no problem bringing it into the U.S.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agents are not able to intercept most of the illegal wildlife shipments that arrive at U.S. ports of entry.
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Whales are still hunted by several countries in the world.
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The koala of Australia was once endangered because it was heavily hunted for its fur.
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At least one North American bird species became extinct primarily bacause of hunting and trade.
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Under no circumstances, an endangered species can be traded.
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The U.S. Endangered Species Act regulates wildlife trade in the U.S.
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The Amercian alligator is almost extinct.
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Strict international standards for shipping live animals prevent injury and death during transport from exporting to importing countries.
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It is legal to import the polar bear rug into the U.S. as polar bears are not endangered.
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If you buy a parrot outside of the United States as a pet, you cannot bring it straight to your home.
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You buy a pair of leather boots in Mexico, and the salesperson tells you they are made of snakeskin. Upon you return to the United States, the customs inspector confiscates them because they are acyually made of sea turtle skin. You can get them back because you did not know you were breaking a law.
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Most macaws available in pet shops are captive bred.
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Five to ten ocelot pelts are needed to make one fur coat.
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Plants are protected from trade under the the U.S. Endangered Species Act or the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fanuna and Floara.
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"Smuggling" is the method least often used to bring illegal wildlife into the United States.
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Wearing "fake" crocodile or snakeskin shoes is a good alternative to wearing the real thing.
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It is illegal to collect bald eagle feathers.
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The principal threat to the Asian elephant is global warming.
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The United States is the second largest consumer of wildlife in the world.
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Most tropical saltwater fish available for sale as pets are collected from the sea.
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Less than 10 countries have laws that regulate international trade to prevent the decline of species threatened or potentially threatened with extinction.
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Wild animals born in captivity make good pets.
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Better enforcement of the Endangered Species Act will put an end to illegal wildlife trade.
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