Question 1

Which of the following industries is most responsible for deforestation in the world?

Accepted Answer

A) farming 
B) housing construction 
C) the lumber mills and wood pulp manufacturing 
D) hydroelectric plants 
A) farming 
B) housing construction 
C) the lumber mills and wood pulp manufacturing 
D) hydroelectric plants

Question 2

Salvage logging after a forest fire

Accepted Answer

A) reduces the risk of additional forest fires in the region. 
B) encourages the growth of seedlings springing up after the fire. 
C) clears the forest floor of branches and brush. 
D) disturbs the soil and reduces nutrients. 
A) reduces the risk of additional forest fires in the region. 
B) encourages the growth of seedlings springing up after the fire. 
C) clears the forest floor of branches and brush. 
D) disturbs the soil and reduces nutrients.

Question 3

A shrimp farm in Thailand results in

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A) the short-term loss of natural services. 
B) the local loss of natural services. 
C) long term gains by a regional shrimp farmer. 
D) specific gains to the shrimp farmer. 
A) the short-term loss of natural services. 
B) the local loss of natural services. 
C) long term gains by a regional shrimp farmer. 
D) specific gains to the shrimp farmer.

Question 4

Marine protected areas are

Accepted Answer

A) the primary regions of commercial aquaculture. 
B) successful and have proven vital to the recovery of many overfished regions. 
C) primarily breeding regions where whales and dolphins rear their young. 
D) temporary zones that shelter feeding activities of marine organisms for part of a year. 
A) the primary regions of commercial aquaculture. 
B) successful and have proven vital to the recovery of many overfished regions. 
C) primarily breeding regions where whales and dolphins rear their young. 
D) temporary zones that shelter feeding activities of marine organisms for part of a year.

Question 5

Agricultural pollution in the Everglades Restoration Plan will be controlled by

Accepted Answer

A) eliminating sugar cane farming. 
B) banning the use of chemical fertilizers. 
C) directing agricultural runoff into the Caloosahatchee river and then to the Gulf of Mexico. 
D) using manmade wetlands to remove agricultural nutrients before they enter the Everglades sheet flow. 
A) eliminating sugar cane farming. 
B) banning the use of chemical fertilizers. 
C) directing agricultural runoff into the Caloosahatchee river and then to the Gulf of Mexico. 
D) using manmade wetlands to remove agricultural nutrients before they enter the Everglades sheet flow.

Question 6

-This photograph illustrates

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A) the consumptive use of a natural resource. 
B) the productive use of a natural resource. 
C) the maximum sustainable yield of a resource. 
D) the carrying capacity of a population. 
A) the consumptive use of a natural resource. 
B) the productive use of a natural resource. 
C) the maximum sustainable yield of a resource. 
D) the carrying capacity of a population.

Question 7

The pervasive alteration of global ecosystems is mainly the result of

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A) global climate change. 
B) increased frequency of wildfires in the past 500 years. 
C) human activities. 
D) the movement of continents by plate tectonics. 
A) global climate change. 
B) increased frequency of wildfires in the past 500 years. 
C) human activities. 
D) the movement of continents by plate tectonics.

Question 8

The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP)has as one of its major goals to

Accepted Answer

A) pump excess water out of the Everglades system into the Atlantic. 
B) drain Lake Okeechobee to increase the amount of water in the Everglades wetlands. 
C) redirect water southward to provide water for cities and farms and restore some of the drained wetlands. 
D) expand the agricultural region from 550,000 to 900,000 acres. 
A) pump excess water out of the Everglades system into the Atlantic. 
B) drain Lake Okeechobee to increase the amount of water in the Everglades wetlands. 
C) redirect water southward to provide water for cities and farms and restore some of the drained wetlands. 
D) expand the agricultural region from 550,000 to 900,000 acres.

Question 9

Private conservation efforts to protect against the private development of land have relied upon the formation of

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A) new national parks. 
B) federal wilderness areas. 
C) land trusts. 
D) city parks. 
A) new national parks. 
B) federal wilderness areas. 
C) land trusts. 
D) city parks.

Question 10

Which of the following human activities have resulted in the conversion of nearly 50% of the Earth's land surface?

Accepted Answer

A) construction of roads and bridges 
B) construction of all homes and buildings 
C) production of crop and animal products 
D) construction and operation of mines 
A) construction of roads and bridges 
B) construction of all homes and buildings 
C) production of crop and animal products 
D) construction and operation of mines

Question 11

Regulating and cultural services provided by natural ecosystems

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A) typically have the highest economic value of any components of ecosystems. 
B) are public goods usually provided by markets. 
C) include goods such as fresh water,wild foods,and livestock. 
D) are essential but difficult to value in monetary terms. 
A) typically have the highest economic value of any components of ecosystems. 
B) are public goods usually provided by markets. 
C) include goods such as fresh water,wild foods,and livestock. 
D) are essential but difficult to value in monetary terms.

Question 12

Humans often manipulate the environment in ways that decrease the overall ecosystem capital because

Accepted Answer

A) short-term gains are often local,while long-term losses in regulating and cultural services are experienced regionally. 
B) short-term gains are often regional,while long-term losses in regulating and cultural services are experienced locally. 
C) long-term gains are often local,while short-term losses in regulating and cultural services are experienced regionally. 
D) long-term gains are often regional,while short-term losses in regulating and cultural services are experienced locally. 
A) short-term gains are often local,while long-term losses in regulating and cultural services are experienced regionally. 
B) short-term gains are often regional,while long-term losses in regulating and cultural services are experienced locally. 
C) long-term gains are often local,while short-term losses in regulating and cultural services are experienced regionally. 
D) long-term gains are often regional,while short-term losses in regulating and cultural services are experienced locally.

Question 13

Compared to near-shore aquaculture,open ocean aquaculture

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A) is more polluted. 
B) has higher concentrations of pathogens. 
C) is restricted to carnivorous species. 
D) has less competition from other activities. 
A) is more polluted. 
B) has higher concentrations of pathogens. 
C) is restricted to carnivorous species. 
D) has less competition from other activities.

Question 14

The concept of ecosystem capital is most likely appreciated by

Accepted Answer

A) a shrimp farmer in Thailand. 
B) a lumber company in Canada. 
C) a marine biologist in Florida. 
D) owners of a banana farm in Brazil. 
A) a shrimp farmer in Thailand. 
B) a lumber company in Canada. 
C) a marine biologist in Florida. 
D) owners of a banana farm in Brazil.

Question 15

Feeling a strong sense of environmental responsibility,you decide to do your part to decrease the global loss of rain forests.Which of the following activities helps you contribute to rain forest conservation?

Accepted Answer

A) eating more beef from Brazil 
B) purchasing village-managed shade-grown cacao from South America 
C) promoting the purchase of wood products from South America 
D) avoiding the purchase of all nuts and fruits harvested from forests in Brazil 
A) eating more beef from Brazil 
B) purchasing village-managed shade-grown cacao from South America 
C) promoting the purchase of wood products from South America 
D) avoiding the purchase of all nuts and fruits harvested from forests in Brazil

Question 16

Efforts to limit global deforestation should be concentrated

Accepted Answer

A) in the northern hemisphere. 
B) in the developing regions of the world. 
C) wherever there is the greatest concentration of people. 
D) in regions with the highest production of agricultural crops. 
A) in the northern hemisphere. 
B) in the developing regions of the world. 
C) wherever there is the greatest concentration of people. 
D) in regions with the highest production of agricultural crops.

Question 17

The value of many natural ecosystem services is most apparent as

Accepted Answer

A) we appreciate the damages and economic loss that result from the disruption of these ecosystems. 
B) new technologies allow us to more fully exploit the natural capital of these ecosystems. 
C) research into alternate energy resources continues. 
D) new species are discovered and described by scientists. 
A) we appreciate the damages and economic loss that result from the disruption of these ecosystems. 
B) new technologies allow us to more fully exploit the natural capital of these ecosystems. 
C) research into alternate energy resources continues. 
D) new species are discovered and described by scientists.

Question 18

Compared to forests using sustainable forest management,commercial forests managed for maximum sustainable yield of commercially valuable species will

Accepted Answer

A) support more biological diversity. 
B) be more resistant to pests. 
C) produce a greater variety of wood. 
D) have greater erosion problems. 
A) support more biological diversity. 
B) be more resistant to pests. 
C) produce a greater variety of wood. 
D) have greater erosion problems.

Question 19

In the Curtis Prairie Restoration Project,

Accepted Answer

A) there are expectations that the restored prairie will be exactly as it was when it was converted to farmland decades ago. 
B) fire will be excluded to give prairie plants an advantage over agricultural weeds. 
C) native prairie plant seeds were planted in abandoned farmland which was originally prairie. 
D) Restored prairie will be reopened for agricultural development. 
A) there are expectations that the restored prairie will be exactly as it was when it was converted to farmland decades ago. 
B) fire will be excluded to give prairie plants an advantage over agricultural weeds. 
C) native prairie plant seeds were planted in abandoned farmland which was originally prairie. 
D) Restored prairie will be reopened for agricultural development.

Question 20

The most promising solution to the global problem of depleted cod populations is to

Accepted Answer

A) raise baby cod in commercial hatcheries and release them into the ocean. 
B) encourage people across the world to eat other fish species. 
C) apply the principles used in the management of Pacific halibut. 
D) encourage better methods for catching cod that are otherwise not harvested. 
A) raise baby cod in commercial hatcheries and release them into the ocean. 
B) encourage people across the world to eat other fish species. 
C) apply the principles used in the management of Pacific halibut. 
D) encourage better methods for catching cod that are otherwise not harvested.

Exam 7: The Use and Restoration of Ecosystems

Which of the following industries is most responsible for deforestation in the world?

Salvage logging after a forest fire

A shrimp farm in Thailand results in

Marine protected areas are

Agricultural pollution in the Everglades Restoration Plan will be controlled by

-This photograph illustrates

The pervasive alteration of global ecosystems is mainly the result of

The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP)has as one of its major goals to

Private conservation efforts to protect against the private development of land have relied upon the formation of

Which of the following human activities have resulted in the conversion of nearly 50% of the Earth's land surface?

Regulating and cultural services provided by natural ecosystems

Humans often manipulate the environment in ways that decrease the overall ecosystem capital because

Compared to near-shore aquaculture,open ocean aquaculture

The concept of ecosystem capital is most likely appreciated by

Feeling a strong sense of environmental responsibility,you decide to do your part to decrease the global loss of rain forests.Which of the following activities helps you contribute to rain forest conservation?

Efforts to limit global deforestation should be concentrated

The value of many natural ecosystem services is most apparent as

Compared to forests using sustainable forest management,commercial forests managed for maximum sustainable yield of commercially valuable species will

In the Curtis Prairie Restoration Project,

The most promising solution to the global problem of depleted cod populations is to

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