Assisted Colonization Is Being Proposed as a Method to Prevent

question 6

Multiple Choice

Assisted Colonization is being proposed as a method to prevent species extinction in response to what environmental threat?

• A) prevalence of invasive species
• B) global climate change
• C) habitat destruction
• D) overexploitation
• E) all of these choices are correct

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Definitions:

Metabolism

The set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms for converting food into energy.

Aneuploidies

Chromosomal abnormalities where the number of chromosomes in a cell is not an exact multiple of the haploid set, leading to genetic disorders or variations.

Chromosome

A structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.

Maternal PKU

A concern in pregnancies of women with phenylketonuria (PKU), where elevated levels of phenylalanine can lead to developmental issues in the fetus.