A Component of in Situ Conservation That Uses the Principles

question 25

Multiple Choice

A component of in situ conservation that uses the principles of ecology to help return a degraded environment to a more functional and sustainable one is:

• A) establishment of seed banks
• B) artificial insemination and embryo transfer
• C) restoration ecology
• D) habitat fragmentation
• E) creation of wildlife corridors

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Definitions:

Production Possibilities

A graphical representation that shows the maximum combination of goods or services that can be produced with a fixed amount of resources.

Production Possibilities Frontier

A curve depicting all maximum output possibilities for two goods, given a set of inputs representing resource allocation.

Production Possibilities Frontier

A curve depicting all maximum output possibilities for two goods, given a set of inputs, representing the trade-offs of allocating resources between the production of those goods.

Opportunity Cost

The act of losing potential gains by not exploring other alternatives and choosing one.