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Distinguish between in-situ and ex-situ conservation, with two examples of each.
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Answer
In-situ conservation protects species in their natural habitat, as national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and biosphere reserves do. Ex-situ conservation protects them outside their habitat, as zoological parks, botanical gardens, seed banks and cryopreservation do.
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Explanation
In-situ conservation preserves the whole ecosystem, which ex-situ methods cannot.
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