Conservation

Question 1

Define conservation

Answer 1

The protection, management, preservation and restoration of natural habitats and ecological communities to enhance biodiversity whilst allowing human activity.

Question 2

Describe how conservation helps to maintain genetic diversity in the wild and captivity

Answer 2

1) protecting habitats
2) international restrictions on trade
3) gene banks
4) sperm banks
5) seed banks
6) species reintroduction
7) education
8) ecotourism

Question 3

how does protecting habitats aid conservation

Answer 3

• they act as natural gene banks
• protected areas limit human activties allowing habitats and communities to re-establish
• examples of protected areas SSSI

Question 4

What does SSSI stand for

Answer 4

sites of special scientific interest

Question 5

What are gene banks

Answer 5

Endangered species are kept and entered into breeding programs in specified zoos to promote mating.

Question 6

what are sperm banks

Answer 6

used to store genes or ecologically important animals and or threatened species
Rather than moving animals, samples can be sent to use in breeding programmes of other zoos

Question 7

what are seed banks

Answer 7

maintain stocks of seeds in traditional varieties and vulnerable species in highly controlled conditions.
This means if or when needed seeds can be left to germinate

Question 8

define ecotourism

Answer 8

Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people

Question 9

Why do we conserve

Answer 9

1) ethical issues
2) agriculture or Horticulture
3) potential medical cures

Question 10

explain the role of ethical considerations in why we conserve

Answer 10

each species represents a certain combination of genes and alles. Each individual is considered unique and therefore intrinsically valuable

Question 11

explain why conservation is important for agriculture

Answer 11

plants and animals used in agriculture are selectively bred to increase genetic uniformity.
in the past breeders neglect certain characteristics such as disease resistance so conservation is needed to genes or characteristics can be bred into domestic crops.

Question 12

Describe why conservation is needed for medical use

Answer 12

certain medicines such as antibiotics are derived from plants or fungi
logic dictates that there are potential undiscovered potential drugs not yet to be discovered which could be of immense value.