Conservation Biology

Conservation biology provides ways to preserve _____. 

• Threatened and endangered species
• Human comfort
• Captive populations

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What is habitat restoration? 

• The process of taking action to bring a damaged habitat back to a healthy condition
• The process of taking action to beautify a damaged habitat

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This piece of legislation was created in 1973 and internationally protects species from being illegally traded and sold.

• CITES

• Endangered Species Act

• Convention on Biological Diversity

• Clean Air Act

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This international agreement was passed in 1992 and works to conserve biodiversity, use biodiversity in a sustainable manner, and ensure the fair distribution of biodiversity's benefits.

• CITES

• endangered species act

• convention on biological diversity

• Kyoto Protocol

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_______________ occurs when individuals are bred and raised in captivity with the intent of reintroduction into the wild.

• cloning

• reintroduction

• captive breeding

• forensics

Concept originated by Norman Myers to describe a geographical region with a large number of endemic species and a large percentage of degraded habitat

• biodiversity hotspot

• extinction rate

• bush meat

• DNA barcoding

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Why is biodiversity important?

• Keeps ecosystems balanced

• Causes extinction

• it doesn't really matter

• It keeps plants alive

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If a species is only found in one place on Earth we call it a(n)...

• Local species
• Lonesome species
• Allopatric species
• Endemic species

What is the main goal of conservation biology?

• Protecting habitats

• Create new laws

• Create pollution

• Spend more money

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An endangered species is

• One whose numbers are so small that it is at risk of extinction
  
• One whose not been spotted after many years.
• One whose numbers are abundant.

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