ESS 3.3

Programs that breed animals in captivity then release them to the wild are called...

• Kidnapping
• Breeding Buildings
• Captive Breeding Programs
• Catch and Release Programs

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

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

Biologists put extra effort into protecting these because they have many species living in them.

• Cities
• Biodiversity Hotspots
• Farms
• Conservation stations

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The unknown value in the potential of the species for agriculture, medicine, genetic diversity and biotechnology is its...

• Ecological value

• Economic value

• Aesthetic value

• Ethical value

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The species that plays the biggest role in the habitat is?

• Smaller species
• Larger species 
• Keystone Species
• Evolving species 

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Charles Darwin’s observation that finches of different species on the Galápagos Islands have many similar physical characteristics supports the hypothesis that these finches 
 

• have the ability to interbreed.
  have the ability to interbreed.
• acquired traits through use and disuse.
• all eat the same type of food.
• descended from a common ancestor.

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Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

• Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
• Because they come from dominant alleles.
• Because they come from recessive alleles.
• Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

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Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring? 

• Evolution 
• Variation 
• Adaptation
• Natural Selection 

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The 3 different types of biodiversity (in IB ESS) are; 

• Genes, Species, Habitats
• Genes, Species, Ecosystems
• Species, Habitats, Communities
• Biosphere, Genes, Habitats

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What is the name of a common biodiversity index?

• Living
• Carr
• Elton
• Simpson