Human Activity and Biological Diversity
Reduction of Biological Diversity
Selecting Desirable Traits
Reducing Our Impact on Biological Diversity
extinction
all the individuals of the same species are wiped out from the entire planet
extirpation
all the species in a certain location go extinct
artificial selection
overspecialization
when you become too specialized that you cannot adapt your lifestyle (eg, Panda bears and bamboo)
artificial insemination
take a syringe or needle, harvest sperm from a male, inject it into a female that is fertile
in vitro fertilization
fertilization that occurs outside the body in a laboratory (eg; test tube baby)
genetic engineering
modify an organisms genetics so that it has a specific trait (eg; fruit flies gaining a gene that allows them to glow)
cloning
when you create an identical copy of an already living thing (eg; Storm Troopers)
In-situ conservation
eg; National Park
conservation efforts that take place in a naturally occurring (and protected) habitat
Ex-situ conservation
eg; Zoo, seed bank
conservation efforts that take place outside the organisms natural habitat