--- title: Extinct forever: the dodo, the passenger pigeon, the thyla… — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Biology description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 281 «Extinct forever: the dodo, the passenger pigeon, the thylacine and more» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/281-extinct-forever-the-dodo-the-passenger-pigeon-the-thylacine-and-more/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/) / Extinct forever: the dodo, the passeng… # Extinct forever: the dodo, the passenger pigeon, the thylacine and more The 15 questions of lesson 281 «Extinct forever: the dodo, the passenger pigeon, the thylacine and more» of the biology course of Mova's primary school with their options, 79 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/biology/281-extinct-forever-the-dodo-the-passenger-pigeon-the-thylacine-and-more/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/281-extinct-forever-the-dodo-the-passenger-pigeon-the-thylacine-and-more/t1/) — In a cartoon, the dodo is a dim, clumsy bird that trips over its own feet. What is the real story? — wrong ✗ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/281-extinct-forever-the-dodo-the-passenger-pigeon-the-thylacine-and-more/t2/) — «the dodo was too dumb to survive, natural selection innit» What is right? — right ✓ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/281-extinct-forever-the-dodo-the-passenger-pigeon-the-thylacine-and-more/t3/) — Count them: a picture shows 3 dodos and 2 great auks. How many legs and how many wings are there? — wrong ✗ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/281-extinct-forever-the-dodo-the-passenger-pigeon-the-thylacine-and-more/t4/) — «my cousin saw a Tasmanian tiger in the bush last year, so they're not extinct» What is the best answer? — wrong ✗ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/281-extinct-forever-the-dodo-the-passenger-pigeon-the-thylacine-and-more/t5/) — «there were billions of passenger pigeons, you can't kill billions» What is right? — right ✓ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/281-extinct-forever-the-dodo-the-passenger-pigeon-the-thylacine-and-more/t6/) — What would most likely have happened to the dodo if sailors had never brought rats, pigs and monkeys? — right ✓ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/281-extinct-forever-the-dodo-the-passenger-pigeon-the-thylacine-and-more/t7/) — «species die out all the time anyway so who cares» What is the best answer? — wrong ✗ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/281-extinct-forever-the-dodo-the-passenger-pigeon-the-thylacine-and-more/t8/) — Count them: a zebra and a quagga stand in a museum. How many tails, ears and legs do they have in all? — wrong ✗ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/281-extinct-forever-the-dodo-the-passenger-pigeon-the-thylacine-and-more/t9/) — «penguins live at the South Pole, so the first penguin must've been there» What is right? — right ✓ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/281-extinct-forever-the-dodo-the-passenger-pigeon-the-thylacine-and-more/t10/) — The news says a frog thought extinct for 50 years was found in a forest. What is this called? — wrong ✗ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/281-extinct-forever-the-dodo-the-passenger-pigeon-the-thylacine-and-more/t11/) — «they made new quaggas from DNA, so it's back from extinction» What is closer to the truth? — right ✓ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/281-extinct-forever-the-dodo-the-passenger-pigeon-the-thylacine-and-more/e1/) — Identify the principal cause of the extinction of the dodo. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/281-extinct-forever-the-dodo-the-passenger-pigeon-the-thylacine-and-more/e2/) — State the name and place of death of the last known passenger pigeon. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/281-extinct-forever-the-dodo-the-passenger-pigeon-the-thylacine-and-more/e3/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the rate of extinction at present. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/281-extinct-forever-the-dodo-the-passenger-pigeon-the-thylacine-and-more/e4/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a Lazarus species? — right ✓ · exam - ← previous: [280. 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