WIS 2552 exercise 4
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 An adult snow leopard is roughly the size of a | Golden retriever |
| In the winter of 1993-1994, the value of a snow leopard skin was_____ times higher than the minimum yearly wage in Kyrgyzstan | 60 |
| The extirpation of the mountain lion, jaguarundi, and ocelot on barro colorado island, Panama is believed to be linked to the extinction of | ground-nesting birds |
| Along with physical defenses like spines, hairs, and lignin, leaves also produce_____ to discourage leaf eaters | chemicals |
| According to William Conway, "zoo propagation can probably aid in the survival of _____% or more of all the terrestrial vertebrates likely to become extinct in the next century | 15 |
| Hoatzins and kakapos are both folivorous____ | birds |
| Animal displays emphasizing____ will continue to be the centerpiece of zoo programs | education |
| Humans find flattened faces much more appealing then pointed snouts, probably because or own faces are flattened | true |
| According to Ben Beck, a reintroduction program is considered successful when it | creates a self-sustaining population of 500 |
| Flying requires and enormous amount of energy so most birds that feed on leaves _____ | glide or are flightless |
| orangutans are native to | Borneo and Sumatra |
| Animals that have already produced enough young or those that are hybrids between subspecies cannot be used for species survival plan (SSP) breeding are considered | surplus |
| Dr. Ben Beck reported that of 146 attempted reintroductions, only ____ percent have been judges to be successful | 16 |
| Penguins, koalas, giant pandas, apes, monkeys, and meercats all score high on the attractiveness scale because they often sit upright or walk on two limbs | True |
| With proper controls, harvesting of capybara can be a valuable conservation tool because it encourages ranchers to preserve the wetland habitats | true |
| capybara females produce five times more offspring in terms of weight, than do other larger grazers | true |
| a major focus of the international snow leopard trust has been to | identify ways to reduce leopard predation on livestock |
| the sound hunting technique of the serval is so well developed that these cats can't hunt in windy weather | true |
| Some folivores use ____ as another way to save energy | loud calls |
| Which two species are HIGHLY dependent on the gopher tortoise burrow to survive? | gopher frog and florida mouse |
| Koalas and sloths save energy by spending up to _______ hours a day motionless. | 22 |
| In Mongolia, low-cost incentives used to persuade villagers to protect wildlife and improve their animal husbandry involved providing people with ______. | children's clothes and flour |
| Long legs, a long neck and large ears are adaptation of both the serval and the maned wolf for ________. | pinpointing the location of rodents in tall grass. |
| The duplication of body shapes and behaviors in unrelated animals is called _____. | Convergent evolution |
| For any animal reintroduction program, the FIRST factor to consider is whether ________. | the original causes of the animals's decline are stilll present |
| One of the least successful reintroduction programs involved the _______. | European barn owl |
| What do the black-footed ferret, red wolf, Spix macaw and Pere David's deer have in common? | cannot survive without captive breeding |
| harp seals are an endangered species | false |
| William Conway estimated that the zoo ark would have room for _______ of the 20,000 plus mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians that would need our attention. | less than 1000 |
| A large head, large eyes, a rounded body and short stubby limbs trigger a human urge to _______. | nurture and protect |
| Critics of the capybara harvest charge that _________. | the method of killing is unnecessarily cruel |
| Capybara are giant, semi-aquatic _____. | Rodents |
| Impoverished herders in many countries are subsidizing snow leopard conservation by inadvertently providing the cats with a ready source of food- their own livestock. | true |
| ________ are one of the most evocative features of a "cute" animal. | large eyes |
| golden lion tamarinds are a species of | primate |
| Snow leopards are often forced to kill domestic livestock because local people shoot and trap the animals that make up their natural prey. | True |
| After laying her clutch of eggs the females gopher tortoise will need ______ to build enough nutritional reserves to produce another clutch. | 2 years |
| Low survival rates of young, birth defects, and increased susceptibility to diseases in zoo animals are attributed to ________. | inbreeding |
| Capybara are native to | south america |
| Most grazers can only be harvested at 10%, but the capybara's high reproductive rate allows them to be harvested at a rate of _____%. | 30 |
| Bananas, cashews, mangoes and durian all rely on ___________ for pollination. | bats |
| Those plant or animal species that play critical roles in a community are called ____ species | keystone |
| Leaf eaters typically produce just one small offspring which grows very slowly and is dependent on its mother for a long time. | True |
| In Africa, South America and Asia, heavy, hook like claws, a long sticky tongue and rudimentary teeth are standard characteristics of species that exploit the ______ niche. | Ant-eating |
| One of the most successful reintroduction programs involved the ________. | arabian oryx |
| Creating conservation priorities based on cuteness is not good policy, but attractive, appealing species can be useful for conservation purposes if they ____. | require large areas of habitat |
| ____ are keystone species in many new world tropical forests. | Figs |
| Other characteristics besides cuteness can make a species more attractive, ______, for instances, makes an animal more endearing. | large size |
| 60% of all potential snow leopard habitat is in _______. | China |
| Captive-bred animals may not be the best candidates for reintroduction because they often lack the skills needed to survive in the wild. | True |
| The Species Survival Plan (SSP) is a ________. | computerized mating system for zoo animals |
| A ger is a _________. | round felt tent |
| The tortoise burrow provides a refuge for various species of amphibians, reptiles and mammals. | true |
| Capybara are more efficient at converting grass to protein than are sheep or rabbits | true |
| A specialized stomach, slow locomotion, and sleeping a lot are a leaf-eaters adaptions to _____. | a low energy diet |
| the most common reason why so many creatures cannot be reintroduced is | habitat is gone |
| Scientists argue that many species thought to be keystone species to their ecosystem seem to be ________. | unobtrusive, rare and little known |
| Capybaras attain their greatest density (number per area) in the ________. | Venezuelan Ilano |
| Sloths, iguanas and possibly other folivores use _______ to raise their body temperature to normal. | solar heat |
| Animals on three continents (hedgehogs, porcupines, and tenrecs) have independently evolved spines as a strategy to avoid being eaten. | true |
| reintroduction is not a viable option for the majority of species threatened with extinction | true |
| capybara females produce five times more offspring, in terms of weight, than do other larger grazers | true |
| Experts recommended stopping the reintroduction of Orangutans rescued from the illegal pet trade because ______. | the habitat was already full |
| Every year over 100 million people visit North American zoos. | true |
| John Terborgh found that out of nearly 1500 species of plants about ____ were crucial to sustain most animals in a rainforest | 12 |
| Most leaf-eaters have leaf-digesting bacteria in their guts | true |
| Sea otters eat many ____, which are harmful grazers in kelp forests. | Sea urchins |
| The demands of living on low-energy food means that most folivores must conserve energy wherever possible, and this often translates to being very slow. | True |
| In the United States, one of the first attempts to reintroduce an animal to the wild involved the | Plains Bison |
| Fish in Africa and South America have independently evolved parallel solutions to living in silt laden rivers. They use ____ to communicate an hunt. | Electrical signals |
| In the 1960's, the dominant item in zoo news was | baby animals |
| Koalas, Kakapos, Indri lemurs and sloths are _____, or leaf-eaters | folivores |
| According to evolutionary biologist Stephen J. Gould, " we are all fooled by an evolved response of our own babies, and we transfer our reaction to the same set of features in other animals" | true |
| In developing countries, the survival of animals such as rhinos, and elephants is directly related to the amount of money spent on | Protection |
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