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EXTINCTION: Species vulnerability and the Red List.
A graph showing past mass extinctions.
Summarise the causes of the 5 main extinctions.
Explain why the current levels of extinction are different.
The Anthropocene/6th Mass extinction.
What is the Anthropocene and why do scientists think we are currently in the 6th mass extinction? (make notes from the
video). What human factors cause extinction?
EXTINCTION: Species vulnerability and the Red List.
Draw a mind map summarising factors which make species prone/vulnerable to extinction.
The Red List
What is the IUCN Red List?
What key factors determine if an animal goes on to the list?