Environmental Science

3. the population of organisms that have genetically based characteristics such as size or color that differ from members of the same species in a different area
10. United Nations has facilitated treaties to protect biodiversity
12. the number or variety of species in a given area
14. DNA from endangered species inserted into cultivated egg cell with nucleus removed
16. environmentally responsible travel to protected natural areas for the purpose of appreciating nature, promoting conservation, and providing economic benefit to local people
17. an animal that feeds on grass and other plants
19. the variety of ecosystems, communities or habitats

1. an animal that eats flesh
2. happens when humans hunt, fish, or harvest a species faster than it can replenish its population
4. conservation organization pays countries for the right to conserve its resources not extract them
5. process of breeding and raising organisms in controlled conditions
6. a link of wildlife habitat that joins two or more larger areas of similar wildlife habitat
7. the general increase in species richness toward the equator
8. an area that both supports an especially high number of endemic species and is rapidly losing biodiversity
9. the differences in DNA among individuals of a population of species
11. organisms only existing in one geographic area
13. scientists who classify species using an organism’s physical appearance and genetic makeup
15. the variety of life across all levels of ecological organization
18. an organism that eats both plants and animals