Unit 2: Conservation Methods Check for Understanding

What is the purpose of the Endangered Species Act (ESA)?

• To protect threatened and endangered species

• To promote hunting and capturing of endangered species

• To sell threatened and endangered species

• To harm the habitat of listed species

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Which organization maintains a list of all threatened and endangered species in the US?

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)

• Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

• Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge

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What is the main focus of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)?

• Banning hunting, capturing, and selling of threatened and endangered species

• Protecting ecosystems and biodiversity

• Preserving genetic information in seed banks

• Promoting sustainable farming practices

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Which approach focuses on saving individual species?

• Single Species Approach

• Ecosystem Approach

• Wildlife refuge

• Seed Banks

What is the purpose of a wildlife refuge?

• To protect habitat for fish and wildlife

• To preserve genetic information in seed banks

• To ban hunting, capturing, and selling of threatened and endangered species

• To promote sustainable farming practices

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What is the purpose of seed banks?

• To preserve genetic information

• To protect habitat for fish and wildlife

• To ban hunting, capturing, and selling of threatened and endangered species

• To promote sustainable farming practices

Which method is NOT effective in reducing deforestation?

• Promoting sustainable farming practices

• Protecting the most diverse and endangered areas

• Subsidizing sustainable forest use

• Increasing poverty and population growth

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What is the purpose of debt-for-nature swaps?

• Paying off a country's debt in return for conservation efforts

• Promoting hunting and capturing of endangered species

• Selling threatened and endangered species

• Harming the habitat of listed species

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