Biodiversity and Conservation Flashcards
What are the two classes of Natural resources
Renewable and non-renewable
What are the methods used to conserve biodiversity
ESA,CITES,and corridors
What are two technics used to restore biodiversity
Bioremediation and Augmentation
what are three types of biodiversity
Genetic, ecosystem, and species
why is biodiversity important
Biodiversity helps the world grow and survive new changes
What are the direct and indirect values of biodiversity?
indirect values help humans live naturally
direct values help with medicine
What are the threats to biodiversity?
Humans and noninvasive species
How is the current extinction rate different from the background extinction rate?
the background is the gradual prosses if nothing happens
the current is as the rate is when the numbers come out
How can the decline of a single species affect an entire ecosystem?
it will start to kill of everything that depends on that species
