AQA Environmental science Conservation

The roles of an SSSI are (pick two)

• To protect best examples of UK flora and fauna

• to include a management plan if carrying out OLD - operation likely to damage

• to protect only wetlands and waterfowl

• designated under the EU directive

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Special protected Areas (SPA) are (pick 2)

• Designated under UK legislation

• Designated under EU Birds directive

• to protect only wetlands

• to protect areas that are internationally important to bird species.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Special Areas of conservation (SACs) are (pick 2)

• Designated under UK legislation

• Designated under EU Habitats directive

• to identify habitats that are internationally important

• Best examples of UK flora and fauna

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Ramsar sites are (pick two)

• Intergovernmental agreements

• designed to protect wetlands and waterfowl

• designated by EU habitat directives

• designated by UK legislation

Not a method of habitat conservation

• SSSi (Site of Special Scientific Interest)

• NNR (National Nature reserve)

• SAC (Special area of Conservation)

• AONB (Area of outstanding natural beauty)

• Ramsar site

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Hard release breeding programs involve...

• no post release support

• provision of food

• provision of nests

• limited and then reduced provision of food and nests

Soft release breeding programmes involve... (select 2)

• no post release support

• gradual release into larger areas

• provision of food

• introduction of predators to stimulate natural hiding behaviours

Problems faced by organisms released from breeding programmes (select three)

• Finding and recognising food

• Recognising poisonous foods

• Recognising and avoiding predators

• legal protection

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NOT a Reason why keeping species in captivity maybe difficult

• Habitat size requirements

• Food requirements

• Financial constraints

• Needing to control specific abiotic conditions

• Lack public interest.

IUCN stands for

• International Union for cultivating nature

• International Union for conservation of nature

• International Universal conservation of nature

• Important upholdment of culturing nature