Methods Of Censerving Biodiversity

Question 1

What is CITES

Answer 1

The convention of international trade in endangered species
Appendix 1- species that are treated by extinction so trade is banned
Appendix 2- trade is allowed from court where the species population is relatively well protected

Question 2

What is IWC

Answer 2

international whaling community

Question 3

What is maximum sustainable yield ?

Answer 3

Large catch made without causing the adult population to decline

Question 4

What is ITTO

Answer 4

international tropical timber organisation

Question 5

What is cryopresevation?

Answer 5

Storage of eggs and seems and embryos by freezing them

Question 6

What is AI?

Answer 6

Artificial insemination - collect seems from male and insterted into the female to become pregnant

Question 7

Stages in embryo transfer?

Answer 7

Hormones used to stimulate the female to produce many eggs
Eggs washed out and collected
Eggs fertilised
Embryos are implanted into uteri of female