According to the videos you watched, modern AZA zoos see provide:. i. excellent care for their animals up close and personal confrontations with animals the public might not otherwise meet.
ii. species conservation through up close encounters with animals.
iii. care for animals on the brink of extinction until they can be reintroduced into the wild.
iv. a way to spark the interests of children, the zoologists of the future.

Over the past 60 years, many amphibian species have experienced significant population declines and some species have become extinct. scientists suspected that local human activities such as the destruction of wetlands, regional pollution, and deforestation were the main reasons for these losses. however, research over the past 20 years reveals significant amphibian population declines in protected areas of the world, such as nature preserves and parks. these global declines suggest widespread problems including increased ultraviolet radiation, acid rain, and disease. in switzerland, for example, 14 of the 20 native amphibian species are threatened with extinction. chytridiomycosis is a fungal disease first identified in 1998 as a cause of massive amphibian deaths. in some severely impacted populations, a few individuals have survived, perhaps because of some natural resistance. if these resistant individuals continue to survive and prosper, new resistant populations might emerge. this would be an example of the founder effect artificial selection genetic drift natural selection sexual selection

Indicate whether the following statements about the biases in the fossil record are true or false. a) inland species are more likely to be preserved than marine species b) organisms with hard body parts are more likely to be preserved than are those composed soft tissues. c) species that existed over a larger area are more likely to be preserved than species existing over a smaller area. d) organisms that lived very long ago are more likely to be found as fossils than organisms that lived relatively recently e) the fossils of larger organisms are more likely to be found than the fossils of smaller organisms

Which statement best describes how the loudness of the sound affects the high-pressure region created by the sound wave? a. a louder sound has no effect on the pressure created. b. a louder sound means a high-pressure region that is higher. c. a louder sound means a high-pressure region that is not as high.