Determining the Maximum Risk of the Extinction of a Species

question 20

Multiple Choice

Determining the maximum risk of the extinction of a species through the use of computer models is called

• A) impact assessment.
• B) sensitivity analysis.
• C) scenario building.
• D) worst-case analysis.
• E) similar entities.

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Definitions:

Primary Oocyte

An immature egg cell that has begun the first meiotic division but is arrested in its process until puberty in females.

Follicular Cells

Follicular cells are cells that line the follicles in the thyroid gland and are responsible for the production and secretion of thyroid hormones.

Uric Acid

Waste product formed by the breakdown of proteins and nucleic acids.

Urea

A waste product formed in the liver, dissolved in blood, and excreted in urine; it is the principal nitrogenous end-product of protein and amino acid metabolism.