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25 Cards in this Set
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4 reasons for decline in biological diversity
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1 - species into
2 - pollution 3 - habitat alteration 4 - hunting |
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What did endangered species act do?
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- created list for endangered/threatened
- protects critical habitat - creates/implements recovery plan |
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intrinsic value
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species are good for their own sake
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instrumental value
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species are good for humans
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5 major kingdoms
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Monera
Protista Myceta Plantae Animalia |
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Why is preservation of bio diversity important?
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- keystone species
- predators maintain population equilibrium - partners to maintain elaborate food chains/webs |
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example of species into
(decrease in bio diversity) |
gypsy moth
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example of pollution
(decrease in bio diversity) |
mercury pollution and decline of Indiana cave bat
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example of habitat alteration
(decrease in bio diversity) |
loss of suitable habitat
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example of hunting
(decrease in bio diversity) |
passenger pigeon
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4 values of wild species
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1 - agriculture
2 - medicine 3 - recreation 4 - intrinsic |
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definition of biological diversity
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diversity of living things found in natural world
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Lacey Act
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Nation's 1st wildlife protection law :
prompted by concern about interstate profits from illegally taken game |
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Candidate species
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substantial info to support listing, but no funding
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Threatened
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Likely to become endangered
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Critical Habitat
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geographic area with features essential to preservation
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Extinction
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complete loss
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Extripated
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no longer exitst in a part of its range but may exist elsewhere - may be recovered if critical habitat is restored
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Biological assesment
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Agency proposing land management project must outline impact to species - reviwed by US Fish/Wildlife to determine
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Monera
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single-cell prokaryote (bacteria)
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Protista
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single cell eukaryote (algae)
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Mycetae
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multi cell absorbative heterotroph (mushroom)
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Plantae
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multi cell autotroph
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Anamalia
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multi cell heterotroph
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2 in muskingum county that are on ESA
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endangered - indiana bat
threatened - bald eagle |
