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domestic animal |
an animal that isno longer wild, but has been bred ortamed by humans to perform variousfunctions |
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artificial selection |
technique inwhich individual plants or animalswith desirable traits are bredtogether to develop plants oranimals with specific traits; alsocalled selective breeding |
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selective breeding |
technique inwhich individual plants or animalswith desirable traits are bredtogether to develop plants oranimals with specific traits; alsocalled artificial selection |
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natural selection |
a naturally occurringprocess in which only thoseorganisms with the best traits for survivalin an environmentsurvive to reproduce; over timethis process results in changes in thegenetic characteristics of a species |
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extirpation |
the extinction of aspecies from specific geographic areas |
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bioindicator species |
species thathelp indicate environmental change |
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seed bank |
a collection of geneticallydiverse seeds |
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global treaties |
internationalagreements between many nationsworldwide |
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protected areas |
natural areasprotected by law from certain kindsof human activities; includes preserves,refuges, and provincial andnational parks |