APES- Chapter 18 Flashcards

5944067949	Threatened species	A species that have a high risk of extinction in the future.	0
5944069761	Near-threatened species	Species that are very likely to become threatened in the future.	1
5944072047	Least concern species	Species that are widespread and abundant.	2
5944075125	Intrinsic value	Value independent of any benefit to humans.	3
5944077967	Instrumental value	Worth as an instrument or a tool that can be used to accomplish a goal.	4
5944084485	Provision	A good that humans can use directly.	5
5944093335	Native species	Species that live in their historical range, typically where they have lived fir thousands or millions of years.	6
5944096609	Exotic species	A species living outside its historical range. Also known as alien species.	7
5944099640	Invasive species	A species that spreads rapidly across large areas.	8
5944106207	Lacey Act	A US act that prohibits interstate shipping of all illegally harvested plants and animals.	9
5944114313	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)	A 1973 treaty formed to control the international trade if threatened plants and animals.	10
5944116470	Red List	A list of worldwide threatened species.	11
5944118485	Marine Mammal Protection Act	A 1972 US act to protect declining populations of marine mammals.	12
5944121766	Endangered Species	A species that is in danger of extinction within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.	13
5944126253	Convention on Biological Diversity	An international treaty too help protect biodiversity.	14
5944130087	Edge habitat	Habitat that occurs where two different communities come together, typically, forming an abrupt transition, such as where a grassy field meets a forest.	15
5944135735	Biosphere reserve	Protected area consisting of zones that vary in the amount of permissible human impact.	16