the living world key words

Question 1

the conservation on international trade in endangered species.
bans or controls the trade between countries of protected species

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CITES

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semen is collected from a chosen male to be inserted artificially into the chosen female

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artificial insemination

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the study of living organisms so the knowledge gained can be applied to engineering or technological developments

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biomimetics

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the preservation of material by freezing, such as semen for artificial insemination

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cryopreservation

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the transfer of embryos from a rare species into a more common species so more young can be produced

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embryo transfer

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a species indigenous to a particular area and is not naturally found anywhere else

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endemic

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the total variety of different genes in all the members of a population

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gene pool

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breeding between closely related individuals

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inbreeding

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international whaling commission

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IWC

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appealing species used to highlight conservation issues

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flagship species

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stores of frozen seeds

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seed banks

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the study of birth defects

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teratology

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drug derived from the yew tree for breast cancer treatment

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taxol

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areas where crop plants were first domesticated and wild varieties can still be found

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Vavilov centres

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a habitat that links other habitats so animals can move between them

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biological corridor

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a method of boosting wild populations by keeping a breeding population in captivity

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captive breeding and release programmes

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a geographical region with a high plant biodiversity

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centre of diversity

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a taxon of animals that includes corals and jellyfish

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cnidarians

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wild plant varieties or species that are closely related to domesticated crops

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crop wild relatives

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agreements whereby an organisation agrees to pay part of a country’s debt in return for a commitment to a wildlife conservation programme

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debt for nature swaps

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species threatened with extinction and have few relatives that are genetically similar

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EDGE species

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the release of animals from captivity where they are not provided with post release support e.g food

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hard release

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the conservation of species in an area which is not its natural habitat

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ex situ conservation

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an organisation of 1,300 government and non government organisations that provides information on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it

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IUCN

international union for conservation of nature

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a species that has much more important ecological functions within their ecosystem than their abundance might suggest. e.g beavers

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keystone species

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the process of creating habitats that are similar to the conditions present before the natural habitat was changed by human actions

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re wilding

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the release of animals from captivity where they are provided with post release support e.g food

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soft release

Question 28

uk law that provides protection for many wildlife species

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wildlife and countryside act