Biology: Concepts and Investigations 2nd Edition by Mariëlle Hoefnagels

Exercise 8

Human activities and natural phenomena can drive plant species to extinction. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service maintains lists of threatened and endangered plant species. What are some examples of threatened or endangered species in your area? What are the most important threats to those species? What are the potential consequences of a plant species' extinction? What steps should we take to save threatened and endangered plants?