activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about the Atlantic Forest. She It is the Brazilian biome with the largest number of endangered plant and animal species in the country.. Let's find out about the research that found this fact? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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IBGE evaluated 21,456 species of animals and plants in all biomes
The Atlantic Forest is the Brazilian biome with the largest number of endangered plant and animal species in the country. This finding is from the survey Ecosystem Accounts – Species Threatened with Extinction in Brazil 2022, released this Wednesday (24), in Rio de Janeiro, by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
The survey is based on the lists of fauna - prepared by the Chico Mendes Institute for Conservation of Biodiversity (ICMBio) – and flora, produced by the Botanical Garden of Rio de Janeiro (JBRJ), both disclosed in the last year.
According to the study, the two institutions evaluated 21,456 species of animals and plants in all the country's biomes, that is, about 12% of all Brazilian biodiversity. From there, technicians classified the species in a situation of threat, which can be, in increasing order of concern: vulnerable (VU), endangered (EM) and critically endangered (CR).
Those considered “data deficient (DD)”, “least concern (LC)” and “near threatened (NT)” are not threatened. The NT category is the last step before the species enters the VU: vulnerable classification.
Regarding the environments, most of the species analyzed for both fauna and flora are from the terrestrial environment, going from 65% in 2014 to 70% in 2022. Freshwater species increased from 39% to 37% and those from the marine environment, from 16% to 15%.
Victor Abdala.
Available in:. Published: May 24, 2023. (With cut).
Question 1 – Read back:
“The finding is from the Ecosystem Accounts survey – Endangered Species […]”
What statement does the text refer to?
Question 2 – According to the text, the research was carried out:
( ) by the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden (JBRJ).
( ) by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
( ) by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio).
Question 3 – Underline the following expression that introduces an explanation:
“[…] evaluated 21,456 species of animals and plants in all biomes in the country, that is, about 12% of all Brazilian biodiversity.”
Question 4 – In the passage “From there, technicians classified the endangered species […]”, the text:
( ) narrates.
( ) describe.
( ) argues.
Question 5 – Identify the category that, according to the text, “is the last step before the species enters the VU classification: vulnerable”:
( ) “with insufficient data (DD)”.
( ) “least concern (LC)”.
( ) “near threatened (NT)”.
Question 6 – Link as indicated:
Percentage of analyzed species of fauna and flora, in 2022:
( 1 ) 15%.
( 2 ) 37%.
( 3 ) 70%.
Environment they live in:
( ) sea.
( ) Earth.
( ) fresh water.
Question 7 – It can be concluded that the text read is:
( ) a notice.
( ) a review.
( ) an opinion article.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.