Q: Conservation biology is the management of nature and of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction and the erosion of biotic interactions. It is an interdisciplinary subject drawing on natural and social sciences, and the practice of natural resource management.

The conservation ethic is based on the findings of conservation biology.

The term conservation biology and its conception as a new field originated with the convening of "The First International Conference on Research in Conservation Biology" held at the University of California, San Diego in La Jolla, California in 1978 led by American biologists Bruce A. Wilcox and Michael E. Soule with a group of leading university and zoo researchers and conservationists including Kurt Benirschke, Sir Otto Frankel, Thomas Lovejoy, and Jared Diamond. The meeting was prompted by the concern over tropical deforestation, disappearing species, eroding genetic diversity within species. The conference and proceedings that resulted sought to initiate the bridging of a gap between theory in ecology and evolutionary genetics on the one hand and conservation policy and practice on the other. Conservation biology and the concept of biological diversity (biodiversity) emerged together, helping crystallize the modern era of conservation science and policy. The inherent multidisciplinary basis for conservation biology has led to new subdisciplines including conservation social science, conservation behavior and conservation physiology. It stimulated further development of conservation genetics which Otto Frankel had originated first but is now often considered a subdiscipline as well.

Answer the following questions:
1. What is the conservation ethic based on?
2. What is this kind of biology?
3. What does conservation biology manage?
4. Does it involve biological diversity?
5. What are its goals?
6. Does it draw from just one discipline?
7. At what meeting did the name for the discipline originate?
8. What school hosted that?
9. In what city?
10. What year did it take place?
11. What scientists headed it?
12. What other scientists attended?
13. What worries were the reason for the event?
14. What did Otto Frankel originate?
A: 1. the findings of conservation biology
2. Conservation biology
3. nature
4. yes
5. protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems
6. no
7. The First International Conference on Research in Conservation Biology
8. the University of California
9. San Diego
10. 1978
11. Bruce A. Wilcox and Michael E. Soule
12. Kurt Benirschke, Sir Otto Frankel, Thomas Lovejoy, and Jared Diamond
13. tropical deforestation, disappearing species, eroding genetic diversity within species
14. conservation genetics
Q: CHAPTER V

FOLLOWING A TRAIL

Frank had started early for a walk with one of his school friends. Returning through the town at three in the afternoon, he saw people talking in groups. They presently met one of their chums.

"What is going on, Vincent?"

"Why, have you not heard? Faulkner, the magistrate, has been shot."

"Shot!" the two boys exclaimed. "Do you mean on purpose or accidentally?"

"On purpose. The servants heard a gun fired close by, and a minute later his horse galloped up to the door. Two men ran along the drive, and, not a hundred yards from the house, found him lying shot through the body. Three of the doctors went off at once. Thompson came back ten minutes ago, for some instruments, I believe. He stopped his gig for a moment to speak to the Rector, and I hear he told him that it might be as well for him to go up at once, as there was very little probability of Faulkner's living through the night."

"Well, I can't say that I am surprised," Frank said. "He has made himself so disliked, there are so many men who have a grudge against him, and he has been threatened so often, that I have heard fellows say dozens of times he would be shot some day. And yet I suppose no one ever really thought that it would come true; anyhow it is a very bad affair."

Leaving the other two talking together, Frank went on home. Mrs. Troutbeck was greatly shocked at the news.

Answer the following questions:
1. What happened to Faulkner?
2. How many doctors responded?
3. What is the name of one of them?
4. What did he return for?
5. True or False: He gave Faulkner a good chance at recovery.
6. Was Faulkner a popular man?
7. How many times had people said he would be shot?
8. How many times had he been threatened?
9. Who was Frank walking with?
10. What did they see in town?
11. What friend did they meet?
12. Who heard gunfire?
13. Was Faulkner far from home when he was shot?
14. How close was he?
15. True or False: Faulkner had been riding a horse.
16. Who did Thompson consult?
17. Did he want the Rector to visit Thompson in two days?
18. Did he want the Rector to visit Faulkner?
19. When?
20. True or False: Faulkner was shot in the leg.
A: 1. He was shot
2. Three
3. Thompson
4. Some instruments
5. False
6. No
7. Dozens of times
8. unknown
9. One of his school friends
10. People talking in groups
11. Vincent
12. The servants
13. No
14. Not a hundred yards from the house
15. True
16. the Rector
17. No
18. Yes
19. At once
20. False
Q: It was Saturday, and every Saturday all the children on the block would have a bicycle race. Juan rode his new red bicycle to the dead end street where the race was held. He knew he would win. His new bicycle would be faster than anyone's. Anita was there on her white bicycle. Todd was riding a blue bicycle, and Jasper soon arrived on a yellow bicycle. The race began, and Juan was in the lead. He heard Anita crying behind him. He turned to see her chain was broken, and she had fallen from her bike into the green grass. Juan stopped and turned around to help Anita. Jasper and Todd rode past them, and it was soon clear that Todd would win the race. Juan walked Anita home, and she thanked him for being a good friend.

Answer the following questions:
1. What day was it
2. Did the kids have a bicycle race?
3. what color bicycle did Juan have
4. Who had a white bike
5. Who fell
6. Who helped her
7. Who rode past and did not help
8. How many friends were riding that day
9. Was Juan a good friend to Anita?
10. Did Todd win the race?
11. What kind of street was the race held on
12. Was the yellow bike the new one?
A:
1. Saturday
2. yes
3. red
4. Anita
5. Anita
6. Juan
7. Jasper and Todd
8. Four
9. yes
10. yes
11. a dead end street
12. no