Question 1

Cash crops provided by tropical rain forests include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  coffee. 
B)  apples. 
C)  sugarcane. 
D)  cashews. 
E)  soybeans. 
A)  coffee. 
B)  apples. 
C)  sugarcane. 
D)  cashews. 
E)  soybeans.

Question 2

Plants used to produce paper as substitutes for wood pulp include all but which one?

Accepted Answer

A)  kenaf 
B)  ragweed 
C)  hemp 
D)  cotton 
E)  rice 
A)  kenaf 
B)  ragweed 
C)  hemp 
D)  cotton 
E)  rice

Question 3

According to E.O.Wilson,protecting the world's biodiverse ecosystems is best implemented by all of the following steps except

Accepted Answer

A)  mapping the world's biodiversity and identifying and protecting biological hotspots. 
B)  protecting remaining old-growth forests. 
C)  restoration projects, including rivers and lakes. 
D)  prioritizing protection of the world's endangered megafauna. 
E)  making conservation affordable for people living near reserves. 
A)  mapping the world's biodiversity and identifying and protecting biological hotspots. 
B)  protecting remaining old-growth forests. 
C)  restoration projects, including rivers and lakes. 
D)  prioritizing protection of the world's endangered megafauna. 
E)  making conservation affordable for people living near reserves.

Question 4

The reintroduction of the gray wolf has had a negative impact on the Yellowstone National Park ecosystem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Forests provide natural capital in all of the following ecological services except

Accepted Answer

A)  reducing soil erosion. 
B)  storing atmospheric carbon. 
C)  grazing for livestock. 
D)  purifying the air. 
E)  recycling chemical nutrients. 
A)  reducing soil erosion. 
B)  storing atmospheric carbon. 
C)  grazing for livestock. 
D)  purifying the air. 
E)  recycling chemical nutrients.

Question 6

Economic approaches to protecting tropical forests include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  full-cost pricing of tropical forest trees. 
B)  pressuring international lending agencies to not lend money for environmentally destructive projects. 
C)  phasing out subsidies that encourage unsustainable deforestation. 
D)  subsidizing poor loggers through road construction. 
E)  long-term sustainable harvesting practices. 
A)  full-cost pricing of tropical forest trees. 
B)  pressuring international lending agencies to not lend money for environmentally destructive projects. 
C)  phasing out subsidies that encourage unsustainable deforestation. 
D)  subsidizing poor loggers through road construction. 
E)  long-term sustainable harvesting practices.

Question 7

Currently,most of the world's forests are

Accepted Answer

A)  secondary-growth. 
B)  old-growth. 
C)  tree plantations. 
D)  clear cut. 
E)  protected. 
A)  secondary-growth. 
B)  old-growth. 
C)  tree plantations. 
D)  clear cut. 
E)  protected.

Question 8

Protecting marine biodiversity is difficult because of all the following reasons except

Accepted Answer

A)  human ecological footprint is expanding rapidly. 
B)  much of the damage is not visible to people. 
C)  much of the ocean lies outside of countries' legal jurisdiction. 
D)  people can't protect what they can't access. 
E)  people often view the ocean as inexhaustible. 
A)  human ecological footprint is expanding rapidly. 
B)  much of the damage is not visible to people. 
C)  much of the ocean lies outside of countries' legal jurisdiction. 
D)  people can't protect what they can't access. 
E)  people often view the ocean as inexhaustible.

Question 9

Examples of ecological restoration include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  replanting a forest. 
B)  restoring a prairie. 
C)  removing a dam. 
D)  building levees to minimize a floodplain. 
E)  eliminating invasive species. 
A)  replanting a forest. 
B)  restoring a prairie. 
C)  removing a dam. 
D)  building levees to minimize a floodplain. 
E)  eliminating invasive species.

Question 10

Coral reefs

Accepted Answer

A)  provide habitat for many freshwater species. 
B)  are threatened by decreasing ocean pH and increasing ocean temperature. 
C)  are projected to recover in 50% of their natural range by 2010. 
D)  all of the above answers. 
E)  none of these answers. 
A)  provide habitat for many freshwater species. 
B)  are threatened by decreasing ocean pH and increasing ocean temperature. 
C)  are projected to recover in 50% of their natural range by 2010. 
D)  all of the above answers. 
E)  none of these answers.

Question 11

Purchasing sustainably labeled fish from species that are not overfished are viable ways that individual consumers can help manage the world's fisheries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Sustainable use of tropical forests can be encouraged by all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  reforestation of degraded forests. 
B)  encouragement of debt-for-nature swaps and conservation concessions. 
C)  requiring loggers to use more sustainable harvesting practices. 
D)  increasing exports of raw lumber and wood products. 
E)  encouraging the purchase of certified lumber products. 
A)  reforestation of degraded forests. 
B)  encouragement of debt-for-nature swaps and conservation concessions. 
C)  requiring loggers to use more sustainable harvesting practices. 
D)  increasing exports of raw lumber and wood products. 
E)  encouraging the purchase of certified lumber products.

Question 13

Building the dirt road in the area could be seen by some as a benefit.List three potential things that could be viewed as a benefit as a result of building the dirt road.

Accepted Answer

Answers could include opening-

Question 14

The removal of all trees from a given area in a single cutting to establish a new even-aged stand is called

Accepted Answer

A)  selective cutting. 
B)  seed-tree cutting. 
C)  clear-cutting. 
D)  shelterwood cutting. 
E)  strip cutting. 
A)  selective cutting. 
B)  seed-tree cutting. 
C)  clear-cutting. 
D)  shelterwood cutting. 
E)  strip cutting.

Question 15

Further rises in sea level due to the melting of the polar ice caps will increase the number of mangroves worldwide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A productive pasture or truck farm taking the place of a degraded forest is an example of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A productive pasture or truck farm taking...

Question 17

What is the major difference between a marine protected area and a marine reserve?

Accepted Answer

Marine protected areas are par

Question 18

A strategy that helped Costa Rica move from having one of the world's highest deforestation rates to having one of the lowest is

Accepted Answer

A)  reserving large areas of land to biodiversity. 
B)  engaging local and indigenous people in conservation efforts. 
C)  eliminating subsidies for converting forests to rangeland. 
D)  utilizing ecotourism as a major source of income. 
E)  all of these answers. 
A)  reserving large areas of land to biodiversity. 
B)  engaging local and indigenous people in conservation efforts. 
C)  eliminating subsidies for converting forests to rangeland. 
D)  utilizing ecotourism as a major source of income. 
E)  all of these answers.

Question 19

Tropical forests account for 25% of the earth's forested areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Legally declaring a tract of land as a(n)____________________ is one way to protect it from human exploitation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Legally declaring a tract of land as...

Cash crops provided by tropical rain forests include all of the following except

Plants used to produce paper as substitutes for wood pulp include all but which one?

According to E.O.Wilson,protecting the world's biodiverse ecosystems is best implemented by all of the following steps except

The reintroduction of the gray wolf has had a negative impact on the Yellowstone National Park ecosystem.

Forests provide natural capital in all of the following ecological services except

Economic approaches to protecting tropical forests include all of the following except

Currently,most of the world's forests are

Protecting marine biodiversity is difficult because of all the following reasons except

Examples of ecological restoration include all of the following except

Coral reefs

Purchasing sustainably labeled fish from species that are not overfished are viable ways that individual consumers can help manage the world's fisheries.

Sustainable use of tropical forests can be encouraged by all of the following except

Building the dirt road in the area could be seen by some as a benefit.List three potential things that could be viewed as a benefit as a result of building the dirt road.

The removal of all trees from a given area in a single cutting to establish a new even-aged stand is called

Further rises in sea level due to the melting of the polar ice caps will increase the number of mangroves worldwide.

A productive pasture or truck farm taking the place of a degraded forest is an example of ____________________.

What is the major difference between a marine protected area and a marine reserve?

A strategy that helped Costa Rica move from having one of the world's highest deforestation rates to having one of the lowest is

Tropical forests account for 25% of the earth's forested areas.

Legally declaring a tract of land as a(n)____________________ is one way to protect it from human exploitation.

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

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Biodiversity and Evolution

Community Ecology, Population Ecology, and the Human Population

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach

Food,Soil,and Pest Management

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Nonrenewable Energy Resources

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion

Urbanization and Solid and Hazardous Waste

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Exam 6: Sustaining Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach

Cash crops provided by tropical rain forests include all of the following except

Plants used to produce paper as substitutes for wood pulp include all but which one?

According to E.O.Wilson,protecting the world's biodiverse ecosystems is best implemented by all of the following steps except

The reintroduction of the gray wolf has had a negative impact on the Yellowstone National Park ecosystem.

Forests provide natural capital in all of the following ecological services except

Economic approaches to protecting tropical forests include all of the following except

Currently,most of the world's forests are

Protecting marine biodiversity is difficult because of all the following reasons except

Examples of ecological restoration include all of the following except

Coral reefs

Purchasing sustainably labeled fish from species that are not overfished are viable ways that individual consumers can help manage the world's fisheries.

Sustainable use of tropical forests can be encouraged by all of the following except

Building the dirt road in the area could be seen by some as a benefit.List three potential things that could be viewed as a benefit as a result of building the dirt road.

The removal of all trees from a given area in a single cutting to establish a new even-aged stand is called

Further rises in sea level due to the melting of the polar ice caps will increase the number of mangroves worldwide.

A productive pasture or truck farm taking the place of a degraded forest is an example of ____________________.

What is the major difference between a marine protected area and a marine reserve?

A strategy that helped Costa Rica move from having one of the world's highest deforestation rates to having one of the lowest is

Tropical forests account for 25% of the earth's forested areas.

Legally declaring a tract of land as a(n)____________________ is one way to protect it from human exploitation.

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems

Biodiversity and Evolution

Community Ecology, Population Ecology, and the Human Population

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach

Food,Soil,and Pest Management

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Nonrenewable Energy Resources

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion

Urbanization and Solid and Hazardous Waste

Economics, Politics, Worldviews, and Sustainability

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