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gonzo233

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Which of these statements best describes the situation of orangutans in Indonesian Borneo?
 
  A. Their numbers have been increasing since widespread conservation efforts started in the 1980s.
  B. Their numbers are drastically declining because of deforestation.
  C. Their primary threat is being hunted due to interference with agricultural crops.
  D. Their native habitat is savanna, so their numbers are decreasing after they were transported to forested Indonesian Borneo.
  E. Due to the ease of studying them, since they are large, many research projects have centered around them since the 1980s.

Question 2

________ is the greatest threat to endangered primates.
 
  A. Uniformitarianism
  B. Directional selection
  C. Intragroup predation
  D. Mutation
  E. Deforestation



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

E



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