alleryA wild plant supplies a compound used in a marketed medicine. Which conservation argument does this illustrate most directly?
AEthical value alone
BLatitudinal gradients
CSpecies-area scaling
DNarrowly utilitarian value
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Narrowly utilitarian value
A medicine derived from a plant is a direct economic benefit of biodiversity. This is a narrowly utilitarian reason to conserve biological resources.
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