Grade 11 Biology – Biodiversity Summative Assignment
Research Assignment on an Endangered Species in Vietnam
Endangered species are organisms that are in danger of becoming extinct. Animals become
extinct for many reasons including loss of habitat, changes in environmental conditions, human
trafficking etc. While this occurs all over the world, we are going to take a closer look at what is
happening close to home. Vietnam is a country that has tremendous animal diversity but also
has a large number of endangered species
In this assignment we are going to use the knowledge learned in class to find out about a
species of animal that can be found in Vietnam but is now endangered.
Assignment
1) Pick an animal (you may find the sites at the bottom of this page useful)
2) Do research and give the following information on the animal
Part 1

Taxonomic info (give the full taxonomic information about the animal)
 Give the characteristics of animals in the same phylum and class
 Describe the animal in terms of its morphology and physiology
Part 2
 Species info
 Nutrition (what does it eat?)
 Reproduction (how often does it reproduce? How many offspring per
litter?)
 Habitat (What conditions does it require (climate, type of terrain,
vegetation, etc.)?
 Location in Vietnam
Part 3

Endangerment Information
 Level of endangerment (threatened, endangered, critically endangered)
 Number left (gene pool)
 Reason for endangerment
 Efforts to save it (what is being done to save it?
 Captivity information (are there many in captivity? Do they reproduce in
captivity?)
3) Give your opinion on what should be done to save it
 What would you do to save it if you were a zoologist working for the
government?
This report should be written in paragraph form with each part clearly labelled.
Due date: _______________________________
Minimum length – 2 pages, size 12 font, double spaced
Useful sites
http://hubpages.com/hub/List-of-Top-10-Endangered-Species-in-Asia
http://www.earthsendangered.com/continent3M.html
http://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/im0210
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http://www.animalinfo.org/country/vietnam.htm
http://www.thanhniennews.com/education-youth/vietnam-home-to-five-of-100-mostendangered-species-18972.html
Student
Animal
Mai
Siamese Crocodile
Julie
Saola
Eun Seong
Red Panda
Linda
Black Rhinoceros
James
European Otter
Danny
Sun Bear
Suli
Khue
Soft Shelled Turtle
Monica
Chinese Box Turtle
Duy
Elephant
Mark
Asian Black Bear
Hazlini
Tiger
Ngoc
Vietnamese Pond Turtle
Catherine
Natalie
Dung
Holly
Vietnamese Tree Frog