Aquecimento global j\u00e1 leva popula\u00e7\u00f5es de lagartos \u00e0 extin\u00e7\u00e3o<\/a>, Estad\u00e3o<\/p>\nExcerpt: “O aquecimento global est\u00e1 inviabilizando a sobreviv\u00eancia de v\u00e1rias popula\u00e7\u00f5es de lagartos, reduzindo o tempo em que os animais\u00a0 se mant\u00eam ativos para buscar comida e gerar filhotes, diz estudo internacional publicado a revista Science. Pelo menos 5% das esp\u00e9cies existentes j\u00e1 est\u00e3o comprometidas, afirma o pesquisador brasileiro Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha, um dos autores do estudo. Rocha \u00e9 professor do Departamento de Ecologia do Instituto de Biologia da UERJ.<\/em>”<\/p>\nQuestions<\/span><\/p>\n1. Where does the scientist in the article work? Where did the study take place?<\/p>\n
2. Why is global warming contributing to lizard extinction?<\/p>\n
3. The scientist studied the Liolaemus lutzae<\/em> species, found in Rio de Janeiro. How many populations used to exist, and how many have disappeared?<\/p>\n4. What does the Science article predict will happen in 2080?<\/p>\n
Answers<\/span><\/p>\n1. He works at the Biology Institute at the Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro. The study took place in Mexico.<\/p>\n
2. The increased heat can cause overheating, so lizards spend less time in the sun, and by spending less time out in the open, they’re less likely to reproduce.<\/p>\n
3. There were 24, and 7 disappeared.<\/p>\n
4. The article predicts 20 percent of the world’s current lizard species will be extinct.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today we’re going to look at an article about lizards and global warming. Have a read and try to answer the questions. Aquecimento global j\u00e1 leva popula\u00e7\u00f5es de lagartos \u00e0 extin\u00e7\u00e3o, Estad\u00e3o Excerpt: “O aquecimento global est\u00e1 inviabilizando a sobreviv\u00eancia de v\u00e1rias popula\u00e7\u00f5es de lagartos, reduzindo o tempo em que os animais\u00a0 se mant\u00eam ativos…<\/p>\n
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