Exam 13: Reserving Biodiversity- a Forest Without Elephants: Can We Save One of Earths Iconic Species- Water Resources

Table 13.2. -Refer to Table 13.2. Which conservation method do you think would benefit an endangered species whose habitat is being destroyed?

The Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) protects endangered species through conservation of natural habitats.

Infographic 13.1. -Refer to the graph in Infographic 13.1. Agriculture/aquaculture represents the greatest threat to vertebrate species. Why do you think this is? Frame your answer in terms of the major threats to global biodiversity.

Which strategies are included in the Endangered Species Act to protect endangered species?

Biodiversity is important in a population because:

In which protected area do you think an endangered species would best thrive?

Choices that I make here, in Minnesota, may affect elephant populations in Tanzania.

What are some limits to the single-species conservation approach?

What is true in debt-for-nature swaps?

Which are global threats to biodiversity?

What is one way a consumer might impact the conservation of species and their habitats?

Single-species conservation efforts would protect a species whose habitat was under constant threat.

Which of the following is classified as a protected area?

In contrast of single-species conservation, ecosystem conservation:

Why would efforts to reduce armed conflict in many communities aid the preservation of endangered species?

Conservation genetics is useful to determine:

Conservation biology is a science whose aim is to preserve:

What is the most important aspect of the protection of endangered species and ecosystems?

Many zoos participate in species survival plans in which members of a particular endangered species are transferred from zoo to zoo to mate with other members of that species. Why is this mating technique important for the continuation of the species?

Why do you think single-species conservation efforts have focused on cute and cuddly endangered species? What are the pros and cons to such an approach?