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6330093199Conservation biologyA field of study that focuses on Ecology, Physiology, Molecular biology, Genetics, and Evolutionary b iology0
6330105571Restoration ecologyA field of study that applies ecological principles to return degraded ecosystems to conditions as similar as possible to their natural state1
6330116419Endangered speciesA species that is "in danger of becoming extinct throughout all or a significant portion of its range"2
6330122471Threatened speciesA species that is likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future3
6330134365Ecosystem servicesEncompasses all the processes through which natural ecosystems and their species help sustain human life4
6330141721Habitat destructionThe H in H.I.P.P.O. stands for5
6330146760Invasive speciesThe I in H.I.P.P.O. stands for6
6330154581PopulationThe first P in H.I.P.P.O. stands for (hint: pop)7
6330161056PollutionThe second P in H.I.P.P.O. stands for (hint: pol)8
6330176296Over exploitationThe O in H.I.P.P.O. stands for9
6330186775Introduced speciesA species that humans move from native locations to new geographic regions10
6330194856OverexploitationHuman harvesting of wild plants or animals at rates exceeding the ability of populations of those species to rebound11
6330202714BioremediationThe use of living organisms to detoxify ecosystems12
6330206037Biological augmentationUses organisms to add essential materials to a degraded ecosystem13

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