BiologyCode 9700
Conservation
What this topic asks you to be able to do
- explain why climate change, competition, hunting by humans, and the degradation and loss of habitats can drive species and populations to extinction
- outline why it is necessary to preserve biodiversity
- outline how seed banks, 'frozen zoos', conserved areas (including national parks and marine parks), botanic gardens and zoos each contribute to the conservation of endangered species
- describe the assisted reproduction methods that are used to conserve endangered mammals, limited to surrogacy, embryo transfer and IVF
- account for why invasive alien species need to be kept in check
- outline how the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) each contribute to conservation