Concepts of Biology
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ISBN: 9781938168116
Author: Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise
Publisher: OpenStax College
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Chapter 21, Problem 8RQ
Certain species of parrot cannot be brought to the United States to be sold as pets. What is the name of the legislation that makes this illegal?
a. Red List
b. Migratory Bird Act
c. CITES
d. Endangered Species Act (ESA)
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A. Having a permit to capture an endangered species for.research
B. Digging up an endangered plant in your backyard and selling it
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43. Which of the following would not be illegal under the Endangered Species Act?
A. Having a permit to capture an endangered species for research
B. Digging up an endangered plant in your backyard and selling it
C. Destroying the habitat of an endangered plant during the building of a federal highway
D. Capturing a wild animal listed as a threatened species for exhibition in a zoo, provided the
animal was well cared.
44. Which situation illustrates the relationship between a limiting factor and
population density?
A. When birth rate is greater than death rate, population…
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