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Asked by anon-218611 to Shannah, Richard, Matthew (known as Kaan by, johnpaterson, Emma, Anna on 13 Jun 2019.
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Emma Markham answered on 13 Jun 2019:
This is a difficult choice! The logical part of me says the almost extinct plant, because this could be the unique habitat and food source for lots of insects and animals, and without it many other creatures could become endangered. But my instinct says the almost extinct animal, because I’m more able to empathise and relate to an animal than a plant. I think if I was put on the spot I would go with the animal.
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John Paterson answered on 14 Jun 2019:
Tough questions! I think to some extent it would depend on what they were and what their place in a food chain or ecosystem is. Generally though plants tend to be more important than animals to both food chains and the environment – this is because they can use photosynthesis to make food from sunlight. Therefore I think it would be sensible to save the plant. I wouldn’t want to make that choice though!
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Anna Gardner answered on 14 Jun 2019:
If our plants went extinct, then so would the animals because we all need them to survive.
And so, I would always choose plants! 🙂
This would depend on what animal and plant we are talking about. However, if you take the example of an oak tree…. Over 2,300 animals need the oak tree for survival. As you can see, some plants are really really important for animal survival.
It could be that if we saved the plant, then the animal would also be survived from extinction!
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anon-218611 commented on :
Yes I agree as loads of insects and birds like woodpeckers depend on a certain plant.