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Question 1

Hippopotamus Skin

Answer 1

Secretes Hipposudoric Acid
Natural sunscreen and antimicrobial agent
Used to help improve treatment of burn victims

Question 2

Encarsia Formosa

Answer 2

Parasitic wasps released into greenhouses to kill whitefly

Question 3

Crop Wild Relative Species

Answer 3

Wild relatives of domesticated crips

Question 4

Centres of diversity

Answer 4

Nikolai Vavilov identified areas with high CWR concentrations

Question 5

IUCN

Answer 5

International Union for Conservation of Nature

Question 6

Endemic Species

Answer 6

One not found in any other area

Question 7

Criteria for IUCN categorisation

Answer 7

• Flagship Species
• Endemic Species
• Degree of population dispersal
• Evolutionarily unique
• Keystone Species
• Under Threat

Question 8

Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981)

Answer 8

• Designated zones e.g. SSSI
• Protection of wild birds and nests
• No uprooting of wildflowers
• Mammal protection and setts
• Bats and the woodworm treatment mustn’t be toxic

Question 9

CITES

Answer 9

Convention on International Trade of Species

Question 10

CITES Appendix 1

Answer 10

All international trade is banned, unless for breeding program for conservation

Question 11

CITES Appendix 2

Answer 11

Trade is permitted, but limited exploitation

Question 12

IWC

Answer 12

International Whaling Commission

Question 13

Activated Carbon Filters

Answer 13

Remove organic chemicals as they are absorbed into the Carbon particles

Question 14

Flocculation

Answer 14

Neutralises the electrostatic charges of clay particles, allowing them to settle

Question 16

Reflected Insolation

Answer 16

30%

Question 17

Reflected Insolation by Albedo

Answer 17

5%

Question 18

Reflected by clouds

Answer 18

25%