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- what conditions are necessary for preserving dna over a long period of time?
○ volcanic ash
○ cold, frozen ground
○ abundant tree resin
- what is a benefit of bringing animals back from extinction?
○ the animals could create tourism revenue.
○ the animals could be engineered to help people.
○ the animals could restore aspects of an ecosystem.
- what is a risk of bringing animals back from extinction?
○ the animals could harm people.
○ the animals could adapt to climate change.
○ people could see what extinct animals were like.
Question 1
To preserve DNA over long periods, cold, frozen ground (like permafrost) slows decomposition and enzymatic activity that degrades DNA. Volcanic ash and tree resin are less associated with long - term DNA preservation compared to cold, frozen conditions.
Bringing extinct animals back can help restore ecosystems. For example, if a keystone species is brought back, it can re - establish food webs and nutrient cycles. Creating tourism revenue is a secondary or less - significant benefit, and engineering animals to help people is not a primary benefit of de - extinction for the natural world.
One risk of de - extinction is that the reintroduced animals could harm people. Adapting to climate change is not a risk (it would be a positive in terms of survival), and people seeing extinct animals is a potential benefit, not a risk.
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B. cold, frozen ground