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What is the comparison between existing species and extinct ones?
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Existing species can be seen in the wild or in captivity. You can't say the same for extinct species. An extinct species has no living members.
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Is it true similarities between living species and extinct species can not be used to determine their relationship to each other?
Similarities between living species and extinct species can be used to determine their relationship with one another. Beyond physical characteristics, a comparison of DNA can help establish the relationship between animals.
What do pere david's deers eat?
The Pere David's Deer is about, by research, the rarest and most endangered deer species, and almost nearly extinct, in the status "extinct in the wild". Due to the low popularity, and no more existing in the wild, it is unknown what the Pere David's Deer eats or feeds on in the wild, but it can eat several given things in captivity.
Are donkeys extinct?
No, extinct means there are no animals of that species still alive. Donkeys are still used regularly on farms, in petting zoos, and in some areas, as transportation.
When did the kiwi bird become extinct?
Kiwi birds have only been endangered for less than 80 years. Their numbers were in the millions at that time.
Which layer is most likely to contain fossils that resemble existing species?
new layer of the fossils
How long are species extinct for?
The word 'extinct' means that something (usually an animal) is not longer existing or living.Thus, species are extinct forever.
What is the difference between extinct and endangered?
Extinct means its gone forever. endangered means there are only a few left
Name one similarity between extinct and endangered species?
They are both species
What is the difference between a species that is extinct and a species that is endangered?
A species that is extinct no longer exists anymore. Like the dinosaurs, for example. When a species is endangered, that means there are very few of their kind left on this planet.
When no living member of a species exist the species?
when there are no living members of a species the species is said to be "extinct".
What percentage of the then existing species went extinct as a result of the KT boundary event?
75 percent of plants, animals and microbes.
What is the trade-off between saving an endangered species or recreating an extinct one?
The trade off between saving an endangered species or recreating an extinct one is huge. Saving an endangered species can often be accomplished with land set aside for protection. Recreating an extinct species requires scientific accomplishment along with the creation of an area for the species to exist.
When no living member in your species exist the species?
when there are no living members of a species the species is said to be "extinct".
What are the extinct species in the maldives?
extinct species of Maldives
Why are they extinct?
There was an asteroid impact in the Yucatan Peninsula, about 65 million years ago, which caused global catastrophe for the existing species of the time.
The death of all the organisms of a species?
Extinct (Extinction)
What is the difference between endangered and extinct animals?
Endangered Species are ones that have a very small population and that population is at a greater risk of becoming extinct. Many species that become extinct never make to the endangered species list. Extinct Species are ones that are either known (documented) to be extinct or are so few in population that a recovery is considered highly unlikely even under excellent conditions.
