What are the ways in which captive breeding helps protect biodiversity? Check all that apply.

Question

Captive breeding can increase population numbers.
Captive breeding can prevent deforestation.
Captive breeding can result in overpopulation.
Captive breeding can help remove species from the Endangered Species List.
Captive breeding can result in the eventual release of offspring into the wild.

Answer 1

Captive breeding helps protect biodiversity in the following ways:

1. Captive breeding can increase population numbers. - True, as it allows for the increase of individuals in a species that is threatened or endangered.

2. Captive breeding can prevent deforestation. - False, while captive breeding directly addresses species population issues, it does not necessarily prevent deforestation.

3. Captive breeding can result in overpopulation. - False, while captive breeding programs can sometimes lead to overpopulation issues within the controlled environment, they are generally designed to increase numbers of endangered species rather than create overpopulation problems.

4. Captive breeding can help remove species from the Endangered Species List. - True, successful captive breeding can lead to population recovery, which may allow a species to be downlisted or removed from the Endangered Species List.

5. Captive breeding can result in the eventual release of offspring into the wild. - True, one of the key goals of captive breeding programs is to eventually reintroduce bred individuals back into their natural habitats to help restore populations.

So, the correct answers are:

• Captive breeding can increase population numbers.
• Captive breeding can help remove species from the Endangered Species List.
• Captive breeding can result in the eventual release of offspring into the wild.