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 Name:___________________________________________________ Date:_______ Period:_________Study Guide Unit 7: Saving Species and Ecosystem ServiceTest Date:____________ Directions: use your notes and assignments to complete the study guide and prepare for the test.Know Key Terms:Arboretum BioaccumulationBiomagnificationBioprospectorBotanical garden Captive breeding Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)Egg pulling Endangered speciesEndangered Species Act (ESA)Habitat fragmentationSeed bank Threatened speciesShort Answers:Describe the meaning of mass extinction and the mass extinctions have occurred on Earth.What is the impact of humans and extinction? Understand keystone species and the impact of keystone species to other species. Explain the following:BioaccumulationHabitat Destruction Invasive SpeciesIsland SpeciesOverexploitation Explain the following:Exotic Pet TradeGreenhouse Gas EmissionIllegal Trade (Poaching)Overharvesting What are the causes of greenhouse gas? Explain Agricultural Chemical in relationship to DDT?Essay Prompts: Be able to explain ONE of the following difficult questions using the facts and evidence discussed in this unit (two paragraphs minimal). Should we focus on protecting species or should we focus?more on protecting ecosystems and the ecosystem services they provide?How do we allocate limited resources between these two priorities?How do we decide which species should get the most attention in our efforts to protect as many species as possible? For example, should we focus on protecting the most threatened species or on protecting keystone species?Protecting species that are appealing to humans, such as panda bears and?orangutans, can increase public awareness of the need for wildlife?conservation. Is this more important than focusing on the ecological?importance of species when deciding which ones to protect?How do we determine which habitat areas are the most critical to protect? How do we allocate limited resources among these areas? ................
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