Principles of Habitat Conservation & Management Voc

________ is an area in which animals, plants and other organisms live.

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

• Biosphere

• Biome

Define Habitat Destruction in the context of habitat conservation.

• The process of protecting natural habitats from destruction.

• The alteration or elimination of a natural habitat, making it unable to support the species that live there.

• The creation of new habitats to support biodiversity.

• The study of ecosystems and their components.

What does Habitat Degradation mean in habitat conservation?

• The process of improving habitat quality

• The process of restoring habitats to their original state

• The process of reducing the quality and functionality of a habitat

• The process of expanding habitats for wildlife

Preservation in habitat conservation refers to the protection of natural environments from what?

• Human intervention

• Climate change

• Natural disasters

• Animal migration

Natural processes the habitat regulates, such as biological control of predator and prey populations and prevention of soil erosion.

• Regulating services

• Supporting services

• Cultural services

• Deforestation

Provisional Services: Products obtained from a habitat; used every day, such as ________, water, wood and oil.

• food

• plastic

• metal

• glass

Cultural Services: Non-material benefits provided by a habitat such as ________ and recreation.

• tourism

• food production

• water filtration

• carbon storage

What is the concept of Restoration in habitat conservation?

• The process of creating new habitats from scratch.

• The process of returning a habitat to its original condition.

• The process of introducing new species to a habitat.

• The process of conserving a habitat by preventing human access.

Natural processes the habitat facilitates to maintain the conditions of the earth, such as oxygen production and nutrient cycling

• Carbon sequestration

• Supporting services

• Regulating services

• Cultural services

What is Habitat Fragmentation as per the principles of habitat conservation?

• The process of creating large, continuous habitats for species.

• The division of large habitats into smaller, isolated patches.

• The restoration of degraded habitats to their original state.

• The introduction of non-native species into a habitat.