APESinaBox:EndangeredSpecies

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Name:AphichatTonjai

1:DefineThreatenedSpecies:
ThreatenedSpeciesarespeciesthatareatahighriskofextinctioninthenearfuture.

2:DefineEndangeredSpecies:
EndangeredSpeciesareataseriousriskofextinction.

3:Whataresomeofthehumanimpactstobiodiversity?
Thehumanimpactarehabitatloss,overharvesting,climatechangepollution,deforestation,and
invasivespecies.

4:Whatarethecharacteristicsofkselectedspecies?
Thecharacteristicsofkselectedspeciesarelonglifespan,fewbutlargeoffspring,goodparental
care,andslowpopulationgrowthbutstablepopulationsize.

5:Whatarethecharacteristicsofrselectedspecies?
Thecharacteristicsofrselectedspeciesareshortlifespan,manyreproductiveeventswith
manyoffspring,littletonoparentalcare,highlyvariablepopulationsize,andpotentialforrapid
growth.

6:Whataresomecausesforspeciestobecomethreatenedorendangeredmorethanothers?
Someofthecausesofspeciestobecomethreatenedorendangeredisbecausetheyare
usuallykselectors,specialists,andhavereproductionproblemofsmallpopulationsize.

7:Whatcanwedotoprotectendangeredspecies?
Whatcanbedonetoprotectendangeredspeciesisbyhabitatpreservation,legislation,breeding
program,andeducation.

8:Whataresomelawsthatprotectendangeredspecies?HowdoweknowifthelawisaUnited
StatesLaworInternationalTreaty?
SomeoftheselawsaretheEndangeredSpeciesAct,LaceyAct,,CITIES,andConventionon
Biodiversity.WeknowifthelawisaUSstateslaworinternationaltreatyisbythefactthatUS
statelawsarelabelasActs.Ifitatreaty,conventionoretcsthanitaninternationaltreaty.