Chapter 1.GA, Problem 6GA

Intvestigating Endagered and Theatened Species

An endangered species is one that is through to be in danger of becoming extinct throughtout all or a major part of its habitat. A threatened species is one that may become endangered. The Division of Endangered species at the state of threatened and endangered wildlife in the United States and around the world. The table below was compiled from early $2013$ data in the Division of Endangered species’ box score. The “Total Species” column gives the total number of endangered and threatened species for each group.

	Endangered and Threatened Species Worldwide
Animals	Group	Endangered Species	Threatened Species	Total Species
	Mammals	$325$		$361$
	Birds	$286$		$317$
	Reptiles	$84$		$126$
	Amphibians	$25$		$37$
	Fishes	$95$		$166$
	Snails	$34$		$47$
	Clams	$74$		$86$
	Crustaceans	$20$		$23$
	Insects	$61$		$71$
	Arachnids	$12$		$12$
	Corals	$0$		$2$
	Animal Total
Plants	Flowering Plants	$571$		$820$
	Conifers	$2$		$5$
	Ferns and others	$26$		$30$
	Lichens	$2$		$2$
	Plant Total
	Grand Total

Write a paragraph discussing the conclusions that can be drawn from the table.