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Question 1

what is the best approach to conservation?

Answer 1

in situ management

Question 2

what environment is best to conserve vulnerable species?

Answer 2

ex situ management eg zoo

Question 3

what is genetic drift?

Answer 3

the change in allele frequencies overtime due to some alleles not getting passed onto offspring purely by chance in small populations

Question 4

what is interbreeding depression?

Answer 4

when there is a rise of homozygous genotypes in a small population which results in recessive alleles causing less fit offspring

Question 5

what is important within a population for survival?

Answer 5

genetic variation

Question 6

what are stud-books?

Answer 6

shows the history and location of all the captive animals of that species in the places that are co operating in an overall breeding plan

Question 7

how do stud-books help maintain genetic variation?

Answer 7

they provide raw data to ensure the genetics of the individuals are equally represented in subsequent offspring

Question 8

give an example of plant conservation

Answer 8

the millennium seed bank