What Major Factor Prevents the Use of Captive Breeding Programs

question 174

Multiple Choice

What major factor prevents the use of captive breeding programs as a solution for saving endangered species?

• A) Breeding programs only work when a large population remains in the wild to teach captive-bred animals.
• B) The number of endangered species exceeds the space and resources available to maintain them in the wild.
• C) Breeding programs do not usually raise viable offspring.
• D) Genetic diversity of species bred in captivity is far too high for them to survive in the wild.
• E) Species bred in captivity become too attached to their keepers to be released into the wild.

Recognize ethical considerations and psychological impacts involved in obedience studies.

Analyze the effects of authority, persuasion, and minor opinions on behavior and compliance.

Explain the role of commitment, self-perception, and social norms in compliance and obedience.

Understand the psychological processes involved in resistance to conformity and the factors that enable it.

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Definitions:

Dispersion

Measures the spread of a set of data points around their mean or median value.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure that represents the dispersion or spread of a dataset relative to its mean, indicating how spread out the data points are.

Variance

A measure of the dispersion of a set of data points around their mean; conceptually, it's the average of the squared differences from the Mean.

Cash Flows

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