The study of living organisms so the knowledge gained can be applied to engineering or technological developments.
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Teratology
The study of the causes of birth defects.
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Indigenous species
Species that are native to the area.
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Gene pool
The total variety of different genes in all the members of a population.
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Vavilov Centre
An area of the world, identified by Russian zoologist Nikolai Vivilov, where crop plants were first domesticated and where wild varieties are still found.
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CITES
The convention on international trade in endangered species.
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Niche
The niche of a species is the role it plays in its habitat, which includes how it makes use of resources and responds to the other species in its habitat.
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Endemic
An endemic species is indigenous to a particular area and is not naturally found elsewhere.
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Wildlife and countryside act
A UK act of parliment that provides protection for many wildlife species and designated protected areas.
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SSSI's
Sites of special scientific interest
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NNR's
National nature reserves
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SPA's
Special protection areas
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SAC's
Special areas of conservation
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MNR's
Marine nature reserves
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Ramsar site
A wetland site designated to protect its biodiversity.
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International Whaling Commision
The IWC is an international organisation that aims to ensure the sustainable exploitation of whales.
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EU Common Fisheries Policy
The european union agreement to manage fishing and aquaculture. It attempts to balance the needs of the member states and their fishing industries with sustainable exploitation of the environment.
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Inbreeding
Describes breeding between closely related individuals. Inbreeding increases the risk of recessive genes producingoffspring with disadvantageous characteristics.
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Cryopreservation
The preservation of material by freezing, such as the freeziing of semen for artificial insemination.
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Artificial insemination
A form of selective breeding where semen is collected from a chosen male and is inserted artificially into the chosen female to cause her to become pregnant.
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Micro-propagation
A tissue culture method where large numbers of plants can be produced from a tissue sample from an original plant, without the need for seeds. The young plants may be raised on agar under sterile conditions.
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RSPB
Royal society for the protection of birds.
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Environmental stewardship scheme
An agri-environmental scheme where farmers receive payments for farm management practices that benefit wildlife and the environment. Higher payments are available for organic farmers.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
The study of the causes of birth defects.
Back
Teratology
Card 3
Front
Species that are native to the area.
Back
Card 4
Front
The total variety of different genes in all the members of a population.
Back
Card 5
Front
An area of the world, identified by Russian zoologist Nikolai Vivilov, where crop plants were first domesticated and where wild varieties are still found.
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