Indigenous Rights Organizations Assert That They Have Cultivated Local Biodiversity

question 161

Multiple Choice

Indigenous rights organizations assert that they have cultivated local biodiversity for generations and that they should have control over the resulting:

• A) agricultural harvests
• B) tourism industry
• C) manufactured goods
• D) genetic resources

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Definitions:

Homo Habilis

Extinct hominin; earliest named Homo species; known only from Africa, where it arose 2.3 million years ago.

Homo Erectus

An extinct species of early human that lived throughout Africa and Eurasia during the Pleistocene Epoch.

Vertebrate Lung

A respiratory organ found in vertebrates that exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide with the environment.

Fishes

Aquatic, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits, often featuring scales, fins, and diverse forms and life histories.