biodiversity 2 Flashcards

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1
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the……………………arguments for conserving biodiversity are obvious

A

narrowly utilitarian

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2
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more than………percent of the drugs currently sold in the market worldwide are derived from plants

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25

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3
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………species of plants contribute to the traditional medicines

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25,000

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4
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traditional medicines used by ……..peoples around the world.

A

native

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5
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useful plants are in ………….forests waiting to be explored

A

tropical rain

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6
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the………………argument says that biodiversity plays a major role in many ecosystem services that nature provides

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broadly utilitarian

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7
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amazon forest is estimated to produce through …………..

A

photosynthesis

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8
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…….percent of the total oxygen in the earth atmosphere

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20

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9
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the ecosystem provides through a ……….. layer

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pollinators

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10
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the ……….argument for conserving biodiversity relates to millions of plants, animal and microbe species

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ethical

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11
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……………or…………… is species has intrinsic value even if it may not be current or any economic value to us

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philosophically or spiritually

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12
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we save the entire forest to save the tiger, this approach is called ………..

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situ conservation

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13
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in situ conservation faced with the conflict between ………….and ………………..

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development and conservation

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