A species that is at risk of extinction across a significant portion or all of its range is described as?

• A. Biodiversity
• B. Monocrop
• C. Endangered
• D. Seed dispersal

Answer: (C)

Extinction risk categories describe how likely a species is to disappear from the wild. Endangered is the label used when a species faces a very high risk of extinction across a substantial portion of, or the entire, geographic range. That means the species isn’t just rare in one area; its decline is widespread enough to threaten its survival unless conditions improve. The description in the question—being at risk of extinction across a significant part of its range—fits this designation exactly.

Biodiversity refers to the variety of life in an area, not the risk of extinction. Monocrop is a farming practice that grows one crop species, and seed dispersal is the process by which seeds spread. None of these describe extinction risk, so they aren’t the right fit.