24.4 Conservation & Preservation

Question 1

What is conservation?

Answer 1

Maintenance of biodiversity

through active management

Question 2

What is preservation?

Answer 2

Protection of an area

by restricting/banning human use

so that the ecosystem is kept in its original state

Question 3

24.4 Conservation & Preservation

What does reclamation entail?

Answer 3

Restoration of a destroyed habitat

or controlled burning of forest (to halt succession & increase biodiversity)

Question 4

Reclamation is a form of [conservation/preservation].

Answer 4

conservation

Question 5

What is the difference between conservation & preservation?

Answer 5

Preservation protects ecosystem from interference so it remains in its original state

Conservation = active management of ecosystem

Question 6

What is the importance of conservation?

Answer 6

ECONOMIC - provide resources for human’s income & survival - e.g timber industry

SOCIAL - enjoyment of natural beauty - e.g for exercise

ETHICAL - responsibility to conserve natural ecosystems for future generations - e.g all animals have right to life