Population ecology

Question 1

Endangered Species Act Program for the protection of threatened plants and animals and their habitats of 1973

Answer 1

The act prohibited the commerce of those species considered to be endangered or threatened

Question 2

Convention on international trade in endangered species of wild flora and fauna (CITES) of 1973

Answer 2

This agreement bans the capture, exportation, or sale of endangered and threatened species

Question 3

HIPPCO causes of extinction

Answer 3

Habitat destruction/fragmentation
Invasive a
Population
Pollution
Climate change
Over harvesting/over exploitation

Question 4

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972

Answer 4

This act protected marine animals from falling below their optimum sustainable population levels