Biodiversity Ch 10 Vocabulary

the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem is

• Biodiversity

• ecosystem

• earth

• Biome

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A ________ is a region of DNA that encodes function and is basic unit of heredity.

• gene

• keystone species

• endemic

• epidemic

A species which has a disproportionately large effect on its natural environment relative to its abundance.

• germ plasm

• endangered species

• keystone species

• extinct species

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This is designed to promote the conservation of biodiversity and to ensure the sustainable use and equitable sharing of genetic resources.

• Endemic species

• Biodiversity Treaty

• Biodiversity

• Habitat conservation

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What is a management practice that seeks to conserve, protect and restore habitats and prevent species extinction, fragmentation or reduction in range?

• Germ plasm

• Extinction

• Biodiversity

• Habitat Conservation

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A living genetic resources such as seeds or tissues that are maintained for the purpose of animal and plant breeding, preservation, and other research uses.

• Poaching

• Germplasm

• Ecotourism

• Gene

A type of tourism directed toward exotic, often threatened, natural environments, intended to support conservation efforts and observe wildlife.

• Ecotourism

• Poaching

• Endangered species act

• Walt Disney World

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Any species which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range is considered to be a

• Extinct Species

• Biodiversity

• Exotic Species

• Threatened species

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This is something that is introduced to a different geographic location, purposefully or accidentally, from a natural range outside of its normal environment.

• Extinct species

• Endangered species

• Exotic species

• Endemic Species

This is the illegal hunting or capturing of wild animals, usually associated with land use rights.

• Biodiversity Treaty

• Endangered species

• Habitat Conservation

• Poaching

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