1 .		Game hunting in the United States is currently threatening several species with extinction.   True  False
2 .		The Endangered Species Act enjoys universal support among both the public and politicians.   True  False
3 .		No species native to America has gone extinct in historical times.   True  False
4 .		Many modern medicines are derived from compounds found in wild plants.   True  False
5 .		It can be argued on a moral basis that species have a right to continue to exist.   True  False
6 .		The total number of species present on Earth is precisely known.   True  False
7 .		The largest number of extinctions over the past several hundred years have been on oceanic islands.   True  False
8 .		The tropical rainforests are thought to contain vast numbers of undiscovered species.   True  False