Terms

Question 1

conservationist

Answer 1

practises sensible use of natural resources

Question 2

preservationist

Answer 2

advocates allowing some places and creatures to exist without human interference

Question 3

environmentalist

Answer 3

someone who is concerned about the impact of people on the environment

Question 4

ecologist

Answer 4

scientist who studies the relationship between organisms and their environment

Question 5

romantic transcendental preservation ethic

Answer 5

wilderness is a means to transcendental experience

Question 6

modern synthesis

Answer 6

species and ecosystems rarely in equilibrium
systems respond to environmental change and require maintenance of genetic diversity
humans will shape future biodiversity
realistic development plans must include people affected by conservation agenda

Question 7

habitat

Answer 7

the physical and biological environment uses by an individual, a population, a species, or a group of species

Question 8

ecosystem

Answer 8

group of organisms and their physical environment

Question 9

ecosystem degradation

Answer 9

Alterations to an ecosystem that degrades habitat for mass species