Unit 1 Chapter 2 - Wildlife Conservation

Question 1

Artificial insemination

Answer 1

Selective breeding by semen collected from a chosen male and inserted into a chosen female causing pregnancy

Question 2

Biomimetics

Answer 2

Study of living organisms so the knowledge gained can be applied to engineering and technical developments

Question 3

CITES

Answer 3

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

Question 4

Cryopreservation

Answer 4

Preservation of material by freezing

Question 5

Embryo Transfer

Answer 5

Transfer of embryos from female of rare species into female of closely related more common species

Question 6

Endemic

Answer 6

Species which are native to a particular area and not naturally found elsewhere

Question 7

Environmental Stewardship Scheme ESS

Answer 7

Agri-environmental Scheme. Farmers receive payments for farm management practices that benefit wildlife and the environment

Question 8

EU Common Fisheries Policy

Answer 8

Intended to ensure sustainable exploitation of fish resources but failed due to the inability to set appropriate quotas

Question 9

Gene Pool

Answer 9

Total number of different genes in all the individuals in a population

Question 10

Inbreeding

Answer 10

Breeding between closely related individuals which increases the risk of disadvantageous characteristics

Question 11

Indigenous Species

Answer 11

Native to the area

Question 12

International Whaling Commission IWC

Answer 12

Organisation aiming to ensure sustainable exploitation of whales

Question 13

Micro propagation

Answer 13

Production of large numbers of plants from tissue samples under laboratory conditions

Question 14

Niche

Answer 14

Role a species plays in its habitat

Question 15

NNR

Answer 15

National Nature Reserve

Question 16

Ramsar Site

Answer 16

Wetland site designated to protect its biodiversity

Question 17

RSPB

Answer 17

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Question 18

SAC

Answer 18

Special Area of Conservation

Question 19

SPA

Answer 19

Special Protection Area

Question 20

SSSI

Answer 20

Site of Special Scientific Interest

Question 21

Teratology

Answer 21

Study of non-inherited birth defects

Question 22

Vavilov Center

Answer 22

Area of the world where crop plants first domesticated and wild varieties are still found
UK Act of Parliament providing protection for many wildlife species and designated protected areas;