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Protecting a species inside its natural habitat is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Protecting a species away from its natural habitat is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Regions of very high species richness and endemism are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Endemism means species that are:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Protecting a species inside its natural habitat is called:

  1. In situ
  2. In vitro
  3. In vivo
  4. In line
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Correct answer: A. In situ

1. Conservation approaches are divided by where the species is kept. 2. Protection on site, in the natural habitat, is called in situ conservation. 3. So the correct answer is in situ. _Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 15 'Biodiversity and Conservation'_

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Protecting a species away from its natural habitat is called:

  1. Ex line
  2. Ex situ
  3. Ex vitro
  4. Ex vivo
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Correct answer: B. Ex situ

1. Some species need urgent measures to save them from extinction. 2. Taking them off site for protection is ex situ conservation. 3. So the correct answer is ex situ. _Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 15 'Biodiversity and Conservation'_

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Regions of very high species richness and endemism are called:

  1. Hotspots
  2. Hollows
  3. Headlands
  4. Highlands
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Correct answer: A. Hotspots

1. Conservationists identified these regions for priority protection. 2. They are called biodiversity hotspots. 3. So the correct answer is hotspots. _Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 15 'Biodiversity and Conservation'_

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