Biology: Concepts and Investigations
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Chapter 14, Problem 4MCQ
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Mass extinction occurs when all individuals of a certain species perish or disappear from nature.
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If populations of white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) continue to decline, one approach to prevent extinction would be captive breeding. How does this process work?
a.
The remaining animals are moved into captivity to try to increase the population, after which they are reintroduced into the wild.
b.
The remaining animals are moved to a national park.
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The remaining animals are taken to the largest zoos so more people can see theam.
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A few individuals are moved to an outdoor enclosure to ensure that mates are available.
If populations of white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) continue to decline, one approach to prevent extinction would be captive breeding. How does this process work?
a.
The remaining animals are moved into captivity to try to increase the population, after which they are reintroduced into the wild.
b.
The remaining animals are moved to a national park.
c.
The remaining animals are taken to the largest zoos so more people can see them.
d.
A few individuals are moved to an outdoor enclosure to ensure that mates are available.
The Tasmanian tiger shown is extinct
Which sentence best describes what this means?
A.
The Tasmanian tiger was able to change to survive in
new environment.
B.
The Tasmanian tiger had many useful adaptations that helped it to live.
C. The Tasmanian tiger could not survive and will not be seen anymore.
O.
The Tasmanian tiger has had many of its habitats destroyed.
D.
Chapter 14 Solutions
Biology: Concepts and Investigations
Ch. 14.1 - What is the relationship between macroevolution...Ch. 14.1 - Prob. 2MCCh. 14.1 - What are some of the challenges in defining...Ch. 14.2 - Prob. 1MCCh. 14.2 - Prob. 2MCCh. 14.3 - Distinguish among allopatric, parapatric, and...Ch. 14.3 - Prob. 2MCCh. 14.3 - Prob. 3MCCh. 14.4 - Describe the theories of gradualism and punctuated...Ch. 14.4 - Prob. 2MC
Ch. 14.5 - Prob. 1MCCh. 14.5 - Prob. 2MCCh. 14.5 - Prob. 3MCCh. 14.6 - Describe the taxonomic hierarchy.Ch. 14.6 - What is the advantage of a cladistics approach...Ch. 14.6 - Distinguish between ancestral and derived...Ch. 14.6 - Prob. 4MCCh. 14.6 - How is a cladogram constructed?Ch. 14.6 - Prob. 6MCCh. 14.7 - Prob. 1MCCh. 14.7 - Prob. 2MCCh. 14 - The biological species concept defines species...Ch. 14 - Prob. 2MCQCh. 14 - A mountain range separates a population of...Ch. 14 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 14 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 14 - Prob. 6MCQCh. 14 - What type of reproductive barrier applies to each...Ch. 14 - Why do species become extinct? Choose a species...Ch. 14 - Prob. 3WIOCh. 14 - Which of the groups in figure 1.9 represent...Ch. 14 - On figure 14.20, circle a monophyletic group, a...Ch. 14 - Prob. 1PITCh. 14 - Add fertilization and offspring to this concept...Ch. 14 - Prob. 3PIT
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