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domestic animal

an animal that isno longer wild, but has been bred ortamed by humans to perform variousfunctions

artificial selection

technique inwhich individual plants or animalswith desirable traits are bredtogether to develop plants oranimals with specific traits; alsocalled selective breeding

selective breeding

technique inwhich individual plants or animalswith desirable traits are bredtogether to develop plants oranimals with specific traits; alsocalled artificial selection

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

extirpation

the extinction of aspecies from specific geographic areas

bioindicator species

species thathelp indicate environmental change

seed bank

a collection of geneticallydiverse seeds

global treaties

internationalagreements between many nationsworldwide

protected areas

natural areasprotected by law from certain kindsof human activities; includes preserves,refuges, and provincial andnational parks