Question

A species facing extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future is called
A. Vulnerable
B. Endemic
C. Critically endangered
D. Extinct

Answer 1

Hint: The species which are about to get extinct due to the natural and man-made influence and are in a critical situation for their survival. These species are protected and kept in their natural habitat where the invasion of predators is nil. They are facing the danger of their survival.

Complete answer:
 If we talk about the species at a high level of extinction we can get the idea that the number of individuals of that species is decreasing rapidly. The main reason for a species to go under extinction is habitat loss due to the invasion of man or sometimes due to natural calamities also. The option D can be neglected easily because extinct species are the one which are already gone and no individual of that species is alive.
Let’s discuss all the given options one by one and we may find our answer, first is the vulnerable species. The species who are not in danger of extinction but if the conditions around them keep on deuterating then they may also face the danger of getting extinct but at the present they are not in danger and their number of individuals is good enough. So, this cannot be our answer.
Next, we have endemic species, the species which can be found in a specific and certain area only known as the endemic species. These kinds of species remain confined to the habitat where they are comfortable and they cannot be found in any other habitat.
The last is the critically endangered species, now if we talk about the endangered species then these are the species whose number of individuals are decreasing slowly over the period of time and after a certain time, they will go extinct if proper precautions are not taken. Now the species whose number of individuals are also decreasing but at a quicker rate as compared to the endangered species then those species are called as critically endangered species and they are at high risk of extinction.

Hence the correct answer is option C.

Note:
For protection of the endangered species special protective measures are taken and the individuals of those species are given extra care and stricter rules are implemented so that the hunters cannot hunt those animals or species.