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Wide variety of organisms or biota is referred to as...
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biodiversity
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Organisms that have some sort of beneficial value for mankind are said to have ____ value.
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instrumental
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Organisms that have value for their own sake -- not necessarily useful to us -- are said to have ____ value.
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intrinsic
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A very common bird that went extinct in the early 20th century is the...
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passenger pigeon
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When an organism ceases to exist on this planet, then we say it has gone...
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extinct
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Organisms that still have members of the species living are said to be....
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extant
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If an organism is useful for agriculture, medicine, recreational, aesthetic, or scientific value, we say it has ____ value.
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instrumental
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If a cultivated species becomes blighted and doomed, then it might be rescued by use of ...
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wild genes from wild "original" versions of the same species.
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About _____ of our medicines have their origins from species in the tropical rain forests.
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1/3
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A foremost sociobiologist, ant expert, and champion of biodiversity is scientist....
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E. O. Wilson
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E.O. Wilson said that cutting down a rainforest is like....
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burning down a library without ever reading any of the books.
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A common flower that we use as ornamental around here that also is a source of anticancer drugs is...
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rosy periwinkle (also called Vinca)
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Organisms that we have no problem driving to extinction are those that create such diseases as...
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smallpox
polio |
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The reason that most species go extinct is due to...
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habitat loss
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A major law that protects endangered species in this country is the...
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Endangered Species Act (ESA)
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The classification given to a species before it goes extinct is...
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endangered
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The classification given to a species before it becomes endangered is...
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threatened
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If an organism is on the endangered species list then what does that mean for the organism?
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You can't bother it in any way or alter its habitat in any way
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Opponents to the ESA are mostly...
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logging and oil interests
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A bird in the Carolinas is endangered because it requires live old-growth loblolly & long-leaf pine trees, which are not perpetuated because of squelched forest fires. Who is this bird?
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Red-cockaded woodpecker
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The natural rate of extinction is called....
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background extinction
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We have learned that in order to protect a species, we need to protect the _____ and not just some individuals.
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habitat
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CITES stands for....
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Convention on Trade in Endangered Species
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CITES is an agreement between countries that...
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bans trade of endangered species
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A species brought in somewhere to control another species is called...
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an introduced or exotic species
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