Ch. 10 Brainscape

Question 1

Biodiversity

Answer 1

the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

Question 2

Gene

Answer 2

a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.

Question 3

keystone species

Answer 3

a species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend, such that if it were removed the ecosystem would change drastically.

Question 4

Ecotourism

Answer 4

tourism directed toward exotic, often threatened, natural environments, intended to support conservation efforts and observe wildlife.

Question 5

endangered species

Answer 5

a species of animal or plant that is seriously at risk of extinction.

Question 6

threatened species

Answer 6

a plant or animal species generally perceived as likely, in the near future, to become endangered within all or much of its range

Question 7

exotic species

Answer 7

those that occur in areas outside of their natural geographic range.

Question 8

Poaching

Answer 8

the illegal trafficking and killing of wildlife

Question 9

germplasm

Answer 9

germ cells and their precursors serving as the bearers of heredity.

Question 10

Endangered Species Act

Answer 10

prohibits importing, exporting, taking, possessing, selling, and transporting endangered and threatened species

Question 11

habitat conservation plan

Answer 11

guides protection and enhancement of habitats for ‘threatened’ and ‘endangered’ wildlife species, while ongoing natural resource management continues.

Question 12

Biodiversity Treaty

Answer 12

promote the conservation of biodiversity and to ensure the sustainable use and equitable sharing of genetic resources.