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GLOSSARY
aerial videography genetic
shooting video from a vehicle relating to genes, the biological
inthe air, such as a drone codes that offspring inherit
from their parents and that
conserving at least partially determine
protecting or restoring their characteristics
drones genomic testing
aircraft that do not have human collecting information about an
pilots on board organism’s genes
environmental DNA invasive species
samples of DNA collected from a species that is not native to a
a variety of environments specific area and that spreads
erosion quickly in a way that damages
the original ecosystem
the gradual wearing away of
rock or soil species
evolution a group of organisms that have
shared characteristics; members
the process by which species of the same species can mate
change over time in response to and have viable offspring
changes in their environment
sustainable
extinct able to keep going indefinitely
no longer surviving in the world
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