conservation

Question 1

what does conservation for deforestation involve?

Answer 1

creation , management and protection of habitats
ideally it maintains the biosphere and enhances biodiversity locally

the conservation of existing gene pools in the wild and in captivity is vital for maintaining biodiversity for the future

Question 2

what is the conservation of existing gene pools in the wild and in captitivity for?

Answer 2

its vital to maintain biodoversity in the future

Question 3

what are the ways that conservation can be achieved ? 8 ways

Answer 3

habitat protection

international cooperation between governments and organisations

restricting activities that threaten an endangered species

legislation

breeding programmes

sperm and seed stores

pollution control

reintroduction programmes

Question 4

how can conservation be achieved by international cooperation between governments and organisations?

Answer 4

restrict trade in animal parts such as ivory to ensure that the international trade in animals and plant species do not threaten their survival

Question 5

why is genetic diversity important for a species?

Answer 5

to ensure speccies survival

improtant for the species to survive changing environments as natural selection is dependent on variation in the species

Question 6

when a species is conserved what happens to the gene pool?

Answer 6

it is also conserved

Question 7

in the wild what is important to maintain in the species?

Answer 7

important to maintain the genetic diversity of the species

Question 8

why is it important that species are conserved?

e.g what help do they give us

Answer 8

some organisms may have alleles that are useful to humans our domestic animals and plants have relatives that may have useful alleles that could be bred back into the domestic versions e.g help stop disease

this is the aim of sperm banks, seed banks and frozen zoos

plants may have medicinal properties if the species becomes extinct the resource is lost

Question 9

what is the aim of sperm banks, seed banks and frozen zoos?

Answer 9

some organisms may have alleles that are useful to humans our domestic animals and plants have relatives that may have useful alleles that could be bred back into the domestic versions e.g help stop disease

Question 10

what do captive breeding programmes maintain?

Answer 10

maintain the genetic diversity of the stocks of captive animals to ensure diversity of the species