Question 1

The newer approach to estimating fish populations, one which takes into account interactions between species and has more room for error, is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) maximum sustained yield 
B) minimum sustained yield 
C) commercial sustained yield 
D) potential sustained yield 
E) optimum sustained yield 
A) maximum sustained yield 
B) minimum sustained yield 
C) commercial sustained yield 
D) potential sustained yield 
E) optimum sustained yield

Question 2

In order to protect a stream or lake from excessive inputs of nutrients and pollutants, we must protect its ____.

Accepted Answer

A) biodiversity 
B) tributaries 
C) riparian zones 
D) banks 
E) watershed 
A) biodiversity 
B) tributaries 
C) riparian zones 
D) banks 
E) watershed

Question 3

The UN estimates that ____________________% of all ocean pollution comes from land-based coastal activities.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The UN estimates that ____________________% of all...

Question 4

About 10% of the wading birds in the Everglades National Park have vanished.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The purpose of mitigation banking is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) encourage sustainable fishing practices 
B) trade wetlands for forest lands 
C) allow for development of wetland for a fee 
D) require the restoration of all wetlands 
E) allow the destruction of wetlands if an equal wetland is created elsewhere 
A) encourage sustainable fishing practices 
B) trade wetlands for forest lands 
C) allow for development of wetland for a fee 
D) require the restoration of all wetlands 
E) allow the destruction of wetlands if an equal wetland is created elsewhere

Question 6

Rising sea levels from projected climate change luckily will not disrupt sea turtles because they are aquatic species.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In recent years, jellyfish blooms have ____.

Accepted Answer

A) been degraded by commercial fishing 
B) benefited ecotourism 
C) altered ocean current flows 
D) been declining in numbers 
E) been rising in numbers 
A) been degraded by commercial fishing 
B) benefited ecotourism 
C) altered ocean current flows 
D) been declining in numbers 
E) been rising in numbers

Question 8

The Columbia River dam system has benefited many people, but it has ____.

Accepted Answer

A) sharply increased populations of invasive salmon 
B) sharply reduced populations of wild salmon 
C) sharply reduced populations of herring 
D) inhibited migration patterns of trout 
E) inhibited reproductive cycles of common carp 
A) sharply increased populations of invasive salmon 
B) sharply reduced populations of wild salmon 
C) sharply reduced populations of herring 
D) inhibited migration patterns of trout 
E) inhibited reproductive cycles of common carp

Question 9

Many scientists and policy makers are suggesting an ecosystem approach to sustain aquatic systems. The cornerstone of this would include establishment of fully protected ____.

Accepted Answer

A) marine reserves 
B) benthic zones 
C) high seas zones 
D) continental shelf areas 
E) wildlife reserves 
A) marine reserves 
B) benthic zones 
C) high seas zones 
D) continental shelf areas 
E) wildlife reserves

Question 10

Ocean acidification is defined as rising levels of acid in ocean waters due to the ocean's absorption of ____ from the atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

A) N2O (nitrous oxide) 
B) CaCO3 (calcium carbonate) 
C) H2CO3 (carbonic acid) 
D) CO2 (carbon dioxide) 
E) CO3 (carbonate ions) 
A) N2O (nitrous oxide) 
B) CaCO3 (calcium carbonate) 
C) H2CO3 (carbonic acid) 
D) CO2 (carbon dioxide) 
E) CO3 (carbonate ions)

Question 11

Nearly ____________________ of the world's annual fish catch by weight consists of non-target bycatch species, that is, not the fish species that was intended to be caught.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Nearly ____________________ of the world's annual fish...

Question 12

A number of new species, called bioinvaders, are being introduced to aquatic ecosystems, which increases biodiversity and benefits these systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

All the nations of the world are overfishing the world's global oceans, taking _____ more than the sustainable yield of fish.

Accepted Answer

A) 10% 
B) 28% 
C) 42% 
D) 57% 
E) 75% 
A) 10% 
B) 28% 
C) 42% 
D) 57% 
E) 75%

Question 14

Use the figure above to answer the question(s)below. What is trawl fishing, what types of fish does it target, and which letter depicts it on the figure?

Accepted Answer

Trawl fishing catches fishes a

Question 15

According to environmental economists, attaching even crudely estimated ____________________ to river and stream ecosystem services would help to sustain them.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to environmental economists, attaching even crudely...

Question 16

Humans have explored only about ____________________% of the earth's global ocean and know little about its biodiversity.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Humans have explored only about ____________________% of...

Question 17

Biologist E. O. Wilson proposed a list of priorities for protecting aquatic biodiversity. What is one of those priorities?

Accepted Answer

A) Decrease government subsidies for commercial fishing. 
B) Identify and preserve the world's aquatic biodiversity hot spots. 
C) Stop the melting of the arctic ice. 
D) Stop ocean and freshwater acidification. 
E) Find ways to move people living in or near aquatic ecosystems elsewhere. 
A) Decrease government subsidies for commercial fishing. 
B) Identify and preserve the world's aquatic biodiversity hot spots. 
C) Stop the melting of the arctic ice. 
D) Stop ocean and freshwater acidification. 
E) Find ways to move people living in or near aquatic ecosystems elsewhere.

Question 18

In 1968, the U.S. Congress passed the ____ to establish protection of rivers with outstanding wildlife, geological, scenic, recreational, historical, or cultural values.

Accepted Answer

A) National Rivers and Wetlands Act 
B) National Rivers of Interest Act 
C) National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
D) Federal Freshwater Act 
E) Federal Scenic Waterways Act 
A) National Rivers and Wetlands Act 
B) National Rivers of Interest Act 
C) National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
D) Federal Freshwater Act 
E) Federal Scenic Waterways Act

Question 19

The traditional approach to estimating fish populations is the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) potential sustained yield 
B) minimum sustained yield 
C) commercial sustained yield 
D) maximum sustained yield 
E) optimum sustained yield 
A) potential sustained yield 
B) minimum sustained yield 
C) commercial sustained yield 
D) maximum sustained yield 
E) optimum sustained yield

Question 20

Biodiversity is higher in the surface region of the ocean rather than in the bottom region of the ocean.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The newer approach to estimating fish populations, one which takes into account interactions between species and has more room for error, is ____.

In order to protect a stream or lake from excessive inputs of nutrients and pollutants, we must protect its ____.

The UN estimates that ____________________% of all ocean pollution comes from land-based coastal activities.

About 10% of the wading birds in the Everglades National Park have vanished.

The purpose of mitigation banking is to ____.

Rising sea levels from projected climate change luckily will not disrupt sea turtles because they are aquatic species.

In recent years, jellyfish blooms have ____.

The Columbia River dam system has benefited many people, but it has ____.

Many scientists and policy makers are suggesting an ecosystem approach to sustain aquatic systems. The cornerstone of this would include establishment of fully protected ____.

Ocean acidification is defined as rising levels of acid in ocean waters due to the ocean's absorption of ____ from the atmosphere.

Nearly ____________________ of the world's annual fish catch by weight consists of non-target bycatch species, that is, not the fish species that was intended to be caught.

A number of new species, called bioinvaders, are being introduced to aquatic ecosystems, which increases biodiversity and benefits these systems.

All the nations of the world are overfishing the world's global oceans, taking _____ more than the sustainable yield of fish.

Use the figure above to answer the question(s)below. What is trawl fishing, what types of fish does it target, and which letter depicts it on the figure?

According to environmental economists, attaching even crudely estimated ____________________ to river and stream ecosystem services would help to sustain them.

Humans have explored only about ____________________% of the earth's global ocean and know little about its biodiversity.

Biologist E. O. Wilson proposed a list of priorities for protecting aquatic biodiversity. What is one of those priorities?

In 1968, the U.S. Congress passed the ____ to establish protection of rivers with outstanding wildlife, geological, scenic, recreational, historical, or cultural values.

The traditional approach to estimating fish populations is the ____.

Biodiversity is higher in the surface region of the ocean rather than in the bottom region of the ocean.

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 Terrestrial Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach

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Exam 11: Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity

The newer approach to estimating fish populations, one which takes into account interactions between species and has more room for error, is ____.

In order to protect a stream or lake from excessive inputs of nutrients and pollutants, we must protect its ____.

The UN estimates that ____________________% of all ocean pollution comes from land-based coastal activities.

About 10% of the wading birds in the Everglades National Park have vanished.

The purpose of mitigation banking is to ____.

Rising sea levels from projected climate change luckily will not disrupt sea turtles because they are aquatic species.

In recent years, jellyfish blooms have ____.

The Columbia River dam system has benefited many people, but it has ____.

Many scientists and policy makers are suggesting an ecosystem approach to sustain aquatic systems. The cornerstone of this would include establishment of fully protected ____.

Ocean acidification is defined as rising levels of acid in ocean waters due to the ocean's absorption of ____ from the atmosphere.

Nearly ____________________ of the world's annual fish catch by weight consists of non-target bycatch species, that is, not the fish species that was intended to be caught.

A number of new species, called bioinvaders, are being introduced to aquatic ecosystems, which increases biodiversity and benefits these systems.

All the nations of the world are overfishing the world's global oceans, taking _____ more than the sustainable yield of fish.

Use the figure above to answer the question(s)below. What is trawl fishing, what types of fish does it target, and which letter depicts it on the figure?

According to environmental economists, attaching even crudely estimated ____________________ to river and stream ecosystem services would help to sustain them.

Humans have explored only about ____________________% of the earth's global ocean and know little about its biodiversity.

Biologist E. O. Wilson proposed a list of priorities for protecting aquatic biodiversity. What is one of those priorities?

In 1968, the U.S. Congress passed the ____ to establish protection of rivers with outstanding wildlife, geological, scenic, recreational, historical, or cultural values.

The traditional approach to estimating fish populations is the ____.

Biodiversity is higher in the surface region of the ocean rather than in the bottom region of the ocean.

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 Terrestrial Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach

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