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What percentage of Earth's water is made up of rivers, lakes, and wetlands?
What percentage of Earth's water is made up of rivers, lakes, and wetlands?
- 1%
- 7%
- 10%
- 3% (correct)
What are anadromous fish?
What are anadromous fish?
- Fish that hatch in salt water and live in fresh water
- Fish that hatch in fresh water and live in salt water (correct)
- Fish that hatch in fresh water and live in fresh water
- Fish that hatch in salt water and live in salt water
What is the estimated percentage of North American freshwater fish species that have become imperiled in recent decades?
What is the estimated percentage of North American freshwater fish species that have become imperiled in recent decades?
- 10%
- 20%
- 30%
- 40% (correct)
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- Freshwater fish live in rivers, lakes, and wetlands that make up less than 3 percent of Earth's water supply.
- There are more than 800 known freshwater fish species in North America alone.
- Worldwide, the number is over 10,000 species.
- Some freshwater fish, such as salmon and trout, are called anadromous. They hatch in fresh water, head out to sea, where they live until they return to fresh water to reproduce.
- Then there are catadromous species, or those that do it in reverse, such as freshwater eels. These animals hatch at sea, live most of their lives in fresh water, then return to the ocean to reproduce.
- Freshwater fish face threats from human activity, such as overfishing, marine pollution, habitat loss, dam building, and the introduction of invasive species.
- Around 40 percent of North American freshwater fish species have become imperiled in recent decades.
- And since 1900, at least 57 species of freshwater fish in North America have gone extinct.
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