Question 1

The first nationwide restoration project in Africa is now taking place in

Accepted Answer

A)  Rwanda 
B)  Uganda 
C)  Kenya 
D)  South Africa 
E)  Nairobi 
A)  Rwanda 
B)  Uganda 
C)  Kenya 
D)  South Africa 
E)  Nairobi A

Question 2

In China, reforestation projects have been undertaken to

Accepted Answer

A)  halt encroachment of the Gobi and Taklamakan Deserts. 
B)  replant the rainforest in southern China. 
C)  return the buffalo to the North China Plain. 
D)  diminish water pollution in the Yangze River. 
A)  halt encroachment of the Gobi and Taklamakan Deserts. 
B)  replant the rainforest in southern China. 
C)  return the buffalo to the North China Plain. 
D)  diminish water pollution in the Yangze River. A

Question 3

To use a site to create a new and different kind of biological community rather than the existing one is known as reallocation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Maintaining healthy savannahs is largely dependent upon

Accepted Answer

A)  frequency of fires. 
B)  tornadoes. 
C)  frequency of hurricanes. 
D)  thinning of dense stands of oak trees. 
A)  frequency of fires. 
B)  tornadoes. 
C)  frequency of hurricanes. 
D)  thinning of dense stands of oak trees.

Question 5

The restoration of Nonsuch Island in Bermuda has been very successful, particularly in preserving the

Accepted Answer

A)  Pine martin 
B)  Bermuda cahow 
C)  Bermuda cedar 
D)  Forest lynx 
E)  Long-tailed tropic bird 
A)  Pine martin 
B)  Bermuda cahow 
C)  Bermuda cedar 
D)  Forest lynx 
E)  Long-tailed tropic bird

Question 6

Reclamation refers to the cleansing and repair of degraded sites via physical or chemical means.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Efforts to repair or reconstruct ecosystems are known as

Accepted Answer

A)  Land stewardship 
B)  Conservation reserve programs 
C)  Landscape ecology 
D)  Restoration ecology 
E)  Mitigation 
A)  Land stewardship 
B)  Conservation reserve programs 
C)  Landscape ecology 
D)  Restoration ecology 
E)  Mitigation

Question 8

"Brown fields" is another name for

Accepted Answer

A)  Tallgrass prairies 
B)  Degraded wetlands 
C)  Prairies converted into croplands 
D)  Abandoned, contaminated industrial sites 
E)  Abandoned, contaminated surface mines 
A)  Tallgrass prairies 
B)  Degraded wetlands 
C)  Prairies converted into croplands 
D)  Abandoned, contaminated industrial sites 
E)  Abandoned, contaminated surface mines

Question 9

Which of the following is often all that is needed for wetland restoration?

Accepted Answer

A)  To dredge new canals 
B)  To restore the water supply 
C)  To establish a fire program 
D)  To stop harvesting organisms 
A)  To dredge new canals 
B)  To restore the water supply 
C)  To establish a fire program 
D)  To stop harvesting organisms

Question 10

Much of the Great Plains has a declining human population, due largely to

Accepted Answer

A)  the scarcity of open space. 
B)  economic factors. 
C)  free ranging buffalo. 
D)  conversion of grasslands to agriculture. 
A)  the scarcity of open space. 
B)  economic factors. 
C)  free ranging buffalo. 
D)  conversion of grasslands to agriculture.

Question 11

________________ uses chemical, physical, or biological methods to remove pollution.

Accepted Answer

A)  Remediation 
B)  Reclamation 
C)  Mitigation 
D)  Restoration 
E)  Rehabilitation 
A)  Remediation 
B)  Reclamation 
C)  Mitigation 
D)  Restoration 
E)  Rehabilitation

Question 12

Describe at least three methods that may be used in restoring streams. What is the main purpose of each method? List the benefits associated with each of these techniques.

Accepted Answer

Should include some of the following:
1)

Question 13

Problems encountered in the Florida Everglades due to modification of the natural flow of water include

Accepted Answer

A)  Loss of 90 percent of wading bird populations in Everglades National Park 
B)  Water shortages in many cities during the dry season 
C)  Increased number of hurricanes 
D)  Loss of 90 percent of wading bird populations in Everglades National Park and water shortages in many cities during the dry season 
E)  All of these are correct 
A)  Loss of 90 percent of wading bird populations in Everglades National Park 
B)  Water shortages in many cities during the dry season 
C)  Increased number of hurricanes 
D)  Loss of 90 percent of wading bird populations in Everglades National Park and water shortages in many cities during the dry season 
E)  All of these are correct

Question 14

The first wildlife refuge established in the United States was

Accepted Answer

A)  Pelican Island 
B)  Arctic National 
C)  Yellowstone 
D)  Rocky Flats 
E)  Baskett Slough 
A)  Pelican Island 
B)  Arctic National 
C)  Yellowstone 
D)  Rocky Flats 
E)  Baskett Slough

Question 15

Native American people frequently set fire to the prairie in order to provide for hunting grounds and ease of travel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The word "mitigation" has come to mean to

Accepted Answer

A)  Let nature heal itself 
B)  Partially restore an ecosystem 
C)  Restore or create an ecosystem in exchange for a similar, damaged one 
D)  Move to a new environment when one has been damaged 
E)  Use natural processes to treat sewage water 
A)  Let nature heal itself 
B)  Partially restore an ecosystem 
C)  Restore or create an ecosystem in exchange for a similar, damaged one 
D)  Move to a new environment when one has been damaged 
E)  Use natural processes to treat sewage water

Question 17

Creating a new wetland where one has been destroyed is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  wetland rehabilitation 
B)  wetland restoration 
C)  wetland mitigation 
D)  wetland reclamation 
E)  bioremediation 
A)  wetland rehabilitation 
B)  wetland restoration 
C)  wetland mitigation 
D)  wetland reclamation 
E)  bioremediation

Question 18

In the United States, most reforestation projects result in

Accepted Answer

A)  Huge amounts of biomass, which is then burned to produce energy 
B)  Large old-growth forests 
C)  Monoculture forests 
D)  Small deciduous forests with a large variety of tree types 
E)  None of these is correct 
A)  Huge amounts of biomass, which is then burned to produce energy 
B)  Large old-growth forests 
C)  Monoculture forests 
D)  Small deciduous forests with a large variety of tree types 
E)  None of these is correct

Question 19

In Vermont, most of the land is currently being used for sheep farming.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Compare and contrast the two methods that are currently being used to preserve shortgrass prairies in Montana.

Accepted Answer

The intent of both is obviously to prese

Exam 13: Restoration Ecology

The first nationwide restoration project in Africa is now taking place in

In China, reforestation projects have been undertaken to

To use a site to create a new and different kind of biological community rather than the existing one is known as reallocation.

Maintaining healthy savannahs is largely dependent upon

The restoration of Nonsuch Island in Bermuda has been very successful, particularly in preserving the

Reclamation refers to the cleansing and repair of degraded sites via physical or chemical means.

Efforts to repair or reconstruct ecosystems are known as

"Brown fields" is another name for

Which of the following is often all that is needed for wetland restoration?

Much of the Great Plains has a declining human population, due largely to

________________ uses chemical, physical, or biological methods to remove pollution.

Describe at least three methods that may be used in restoring streams. What is the main purpose of each method? List the benefits associated with each of these techniques.

Problems encountered in the Florida Everglades due to modification of the natural flow of water include

The first wildlife refuge established in the United States was

Native American people frequently set fire to the prairie in order to provide for hunting grounds and ease of travel.

The word "mitigation" has come to mean to

Creating a new wetland where one has been destroyed is referred to as

In the United States, most reforestation projects result in

In Vermont, most of the land is currently being used for sheep farming.

Compare and contrast the two methods that are currently being used to preserve shortgrass prairies in Montana.

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