SAMPLE: Ecology

Film Science: Questions for Safari - Endangered Species: The Sumatran Tiger

1. Indonesia is in what biome?

2. Young Indonesian gibbons are mostly cared for by which parent?

3. Since the gibbons are almost entirely arboreal (tree dwellers), how do they drink?

4. Describe the social structure of the Sumatran tiger.

5. What is the least sensitive of the tiger's senses?

6. a) Where is the tiger positioned in its food chain?

b) In the scene where the small female tiger catches the junglefowl, will she have gained or lost energy?

c) On average, how successful a hunter is the Sumatran tiger?

7. a) Indonesia represents what percentage of the Earth's landmass?

b) In general does it have a large or small biodiversity?

8. Why do human activities increase the threat to the tiger's existence?

9. a) At present, how concerned are Indonesians about the extinction of a number of species?

b) Although the problem seems complex, what is the simple solution?

c) The severity of the situation is compared to what?