Question 1

One of the biggest problems for national parks in the U.S. is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of One of the biggest problems for national...

Question 2

Michael Rosenzweig suggests we need to learn how to share with other species the spaces we dominate. He calls this new form of conservation biology ____.

Accepted Answer

A) reconciliation ecology 
B) rehabilitation ecology 
C) refurbishment biology 
D) community building 
E) formation building 
A) reconciliation ecology 
B) rehabilitation ecology 
C) refurbishment biology 
D) community building 
E) formation building

Question 3

Even moderate levels of grazing are unhealthy for grasslands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Robert Costanza of the University of Vermont estimates the monetary worth of the earth's ecological services per year at which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) $150 billion 
B) $500 billion 
C) $1.5 trillion 
D) $33.2 trillion 
E) $500 trillion 
A) $150 billion 
B) $500 billion 
C) $1.5 trillion 
D) $33.2 trillion 
E) $500 trillion

Question 5

Ecologists and forest fire experts recommend several strategies for reducing fire-related harm to forests and people. What is one of those strategies?

Accepted Answer

A) Encourage growth of young trees and underbrush. 
B) Set small, contained surface fires in highest-risk forest areas. 
C) Set crown fires in highest-risk forest areas. 
D) Prevent all fires on public lands. 
E) Thin a zone of 150 meters around houses and buildings in fire prone areas. 
A) Encourage growth of young trees and underbrush. 
B) Set small, contained surface fires in highest-risk forest areas. 
C) Set crown fires in highest-risk forest areas. 
D) Prevent all fires on public lands. 
E) Thin a zone of 150 meters around houses and buildings in fire prone areas.

Question 6

In the last 8,000 years, humans have reduced the earth's original forest cover by about 23%.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Forest losses are concentrated in ____________________ countries.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Forest losses are concentrated in ____________________ countries....

Question 8

Which of the following is true of surface fires?

Accepted Answer

A) They increase the chance of crown fires. 
B) They kill all vegetation and wildlife in their path. 
C) They prevent the germination of trees species like jack pine and the giant sequoia. 
D) They free mineral nutrients that are locked up in vegetation and litter. 
E) They destroy mineral nutrients that are locked up in vegetation. 
A) They increase the chance of crown fires. 
B) They kill all vegetation and wildlife in their path. 
C) They prevent the germination of trees species like jack pine and the giant sequoia. 
D) They free mineral nutrients that are locked up in vegetation and litter. 
E) They destroy mineral nutrients that are locked up in vegetation.

Question 9

One of the reasons for cutting trees is to provide pulp for making paper. However, paper can be made from a number of other sources. What is not a viable source of paper?

Accepted Answer

A) rice straw 
B) animal fats 
C) hemp 
D) agricultural residues 
E) kenaf 
A) rice straw 
B) animal fats 
C) hemp 
D) agricultural residues 
E) kenaf

Question 10

Parks in developing countries possess the least biodiversity of all parks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is probably the biggest problem for U.S. national parks today?

Accepted Answer

A) popularity 
B) regulations 
C) environmentalists 
D) rock collectors 
E) soil erosion 
A) popularity 
B) regulations 
C) environmentalists 
D) rock collectors 
E) soil erosion

Question 12

Four of the following are important ecological services provided by forests; one is not. Choose the one that is not.

Accepted Answer

A) Reduces soil erosion 
B) Releases atmospheric carbon 
C) Purifies water and air 
D) Influences local and regional climate 
E) Provides numerous wildlife habitat 
A) Reduces soil erosion 
B) Releases atmospheric carbon 
C) Purifies water and air 
D) Influences local and regional climate 
E) Provides numerous wildlife habitat

Question 13

Which of the following is a method of grassland restoration?

Accepted Answer

A) removal of riparian areas and water holes from grasslands 
B) removal of salt blocks for cattle 
C) eliminating herbicide use allowing all plants to grow 
D) use of portable fencing to confine cattle to ungrazed areas 
E) removal of native grasses to reduce growth 
A) removal of riparian areas and water holes from grasslands 
B) removal of salt blocks for cattle 
C) eliminating herbicide use allowing all plants to grow 
D) use of portable fencing to confine cattle to ungrazed areas 
E) removal of native grasses to reduce growth

Question 14

Degradation of a tropical forest usually begins when a(n)____________________ is cut deep into the forest.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Degradation of a tropical forest usually begins...

Question 15

Conservationists around the world are using a design in which an inner core of a reserve is surrounded by two protective areas. This design is known as ____.

Accepted Answer

A) habitat corridors 
B) buffer zone concept 
C) wilderness concept 
D) transition zones 
E) reserve concept 
A) habitat corridors 
B) buffer zone concept 
C) wilderness concept 
D) transition zones 
E) reserve concept

Question 16

Overgrazing occurs when too many animals graze for too long and exceed the carrying capacity of a rangeland area. Overgrazing causes all of the following except ____.

Accepted Answer

A) reduced grass cover 
B) exposure of the soil to wind erosion 
C) increased retention of water 
D) compacted soil 
E) more invasion by inedible plant species 
A) reduced grass cover 
B) exposure of the soil to wind erosion 
C) increased retention of water 
D) compacted soil 
E) more invasion by inedible plant species

Question 17

How much larger is the value of climate regulation than recreation?

Accepted Answer

approximat

Question 18

Protected areas linking isolated reserves is a design called ____.

Accepted Answer

A) habitat corridors 
B) buffer zone concept 
C) wilderness concept 
D) transition zones 
E) reserve concept 
A) habitat corridors 
B) buffer zone concept 
C) wilderness concept 
D) transition zones 
E) reserve concept

Question 19

Burning tropical forests accounts for how much of the human-created greenhouse gas emissions?

Accepted Answer

A) 6% 
B) 11% 
C) 17% 
D) 23% 
E) 27% 
A) 6% 
B) 11% 
C) 17% 
D) 23% 
E) 27%

Question 20

Hemp requires fewer pesticides and yield more pulp per hectare. What other source of pulp provides this benefit?

Accepted Answer

A) rice straw 
B) animal fats 
C) wood 
D) agricultural residues 
E) kenaf 
A) rice straw 
B) animal fats 
C) wood 
D) agricultural residues 
E) kenaf

One of the biggest problems for national parks in the U.S. is ____________________.

Michael Rosenzweig suggests we need to learn how to share with other species the spaces we dominate. He calls this new form of conservation biology ____.

Even moderate levels of grazing are unhealthy for grasslands.

Robert Costanza of the University of Vermont estimates the monetary worth of the earth's ecological services per year at which of the following?

Ecologists and forest fire experts recommend several strategies for reducing fire-related harm to forests and people. What is one of those strategies?

In the last 8,000 years, humans have reduced the earth's original forest cover by about 23%.

Forest losses are concentrated in ____________________ countries.

Which of the following is true of surface fires?

One of the reasons for cutting trees is to provide pulp for making paper. However, paper can be made from a number of other sources. What is not a viable source of paper?

Parks in developing countries possess the least biodiversity of all parks.

What is probably the biggest problem for U.S. national parks today?

Four of the following are important ecological services provided by forests; one is not. Choose the one that is not.

Which of the following is a method of grassland restoration?

Degradation of a tropical forest usually begins when a(n)____________________ is cut deep into the forest.

Conservationists around the world are using a design in which an inner core of a reserve is surrounded by two protective areas. This design is known as ____.

Overgrazing occurs when too many animals graze for too long and exceed the carrying capacity of a rangeland area. Overgrazing causes all of the following except ____.

How much larger is the value of climate regulation than recreation?

Protected areas linking isolated reserves is a design called ____.

Burning tropical forests accounts for how much of the human-created greenhouse gas emissions?

Hemp requires fewer pesticides and yield more pulp per hectare. What other source of pulp provides this benefit?

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

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Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Population Control

The Human Population and Its Impact

Climate and Biodiversity

Aquatic Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach

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Exam 10: Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach

One of the biggest problems for national parks in the U.S. is ____________________.

Michael Rosenzweig suggests we need to learn how to share with other species the spaces we dominate. He calls this new form of conservation biology ____.

Even moderate levels of grazing are unhealthy for grasslands.

Robert Costanza of the University of Vermont estimates the monetary worth of the earth's ecological services per year at which of the following?

Ecologists and forest fire experts recommend several strategies for reducing fire-related harm to forests and people. What is one of those strategies?

In the last 8,000 years, humans have reduced the earth's original forest cover by about 23%.

Forest losses are concentrated in ____________________ countries.

Which of the following is true of surface fires?

One of the reasons for cutting trees is to provide pulp for making paper. However, paper can be made from a number of other sources. What is not a viable source of paper?

Parks in developing countries possess the least biodiversity of all parks.

What is probably the biggest problem for U.S. national parks today?

Four of the following are important ecological services provided by forests; one is not. Choose the one that is not.

Which of the following is a method of grassland restoration?

Degradation of a tropical forest usually begins when a(n)____________________ is cut deep into the forest.

Conservationists around the world are using a design in which an inner core of a reserve is surrounded by two protective areas. This design is known as ____.

Overgrazing occurs when too many animals graze for too long and exceed the carrying capacity of a rangeland area. Overgrazing causes all of the following except ____.

How much larger is the value of climate regulation than recreation?

Protected areas linking isolated reserves is a design called ____.

Burning tropical forests accounts for how much of the human-created greenhouse gas emissions?

Hemp requires fewer pesticides and yield more pulp per hectare. What other source of pulp provides this benefit?

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems

Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Population Control

The Human Population and Its Impact

Climate and Biodiversity

Aquatic Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach

Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity

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