Captive Breeding

question 32

Multiple Choice

Captive breeding

• A)can work for animals,but is generally not used for endangered plants.
• B)has allowed for the re- introduction of many species to areas from which they had disappeared.
• C)has advanced to the point where biologists believe it can be used to save most endangered species.
• D)is the main conservation technique used to try to save endangered species from extinction.

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