Exam 27: Learned After the Fact

Which statement is correct?

The grassland protection mechanism that helps to reduce soil erosion, reduce water pollution, and increase wildlife habitat is known as ______________________.

Which of the following is a way to protect our grasslands?

Grassland that are MOST susceptible to desertification are found in ____________ areas.

What are the challenges of a planned grazing approach to grassland management?

Infographic 27.4. -Refer to Infographic 27.4. Which soil layer contains the most decaying material and living organisms?

Which area seems to be at threat for major desertification?

This layer contains rocks that are in the process of being broken down in order to produce new soil. Which horizon is this?

How does undergrazing reduce the biodiversity of grasslands?

Designing a process, such as grazing, so that it occurs in a way that is similar to how it happens in nature is known as ______________.

Infographic 27.3. -Refer to Infographic 27.3. Discuss three characteristics many of those areas at highest risk of desertification have in common.

Infographic 27.3. -Refer to Infographic 27.3. Discuss some scenarios of how the healthy grass in the first picture might begin to look like the overgrazed grass in the second picture.

Since the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, ______________.

Grasslands provide which of the following ecosystem services?

What are some of the important ecosystem services provided by grasslands?

Prairies are found in which of the following biome classifications?

How does overgrazing lead to soil erosion?

All of the following are examples of grasslands except ____________________.

The grassland that is found in cold climates is known as a ____________________.

Appropriate amounts of grazing lower the amount of weeds growing in that area.