Question 1

How much of our total land mass do national parks in Canada occupy?

Accepted Answer

A)  25% 
B)  5% 
C)  3% 
D)  1% 
A)  25% 
B)  5% 
C)  3% 
D)  1% C

Question 2

Which characteristic is NOT in an old-growth forest?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has a clear forest floor. 
B)  It contains large numbers of snags and fallen logs. 
C)  It has incurred no major disturbance for several hundred years. 
D)  It provides a variety of ecological niches. 
A)  It has a clear forest floor. 
B)  It contains large numbers of snags and fallen logs. 
C)  It has incurred no major disturbance for several hundred years. 
D)  It provides a variety of ecological niches. A

Question 3

Which monitoring method provides accurate evidence about the rate of destruction of tropical rain forests?

Accepted Answer

A)  lumber sales records 
B)  satellite scans 
C)  official measurements by conservationists 
D)  official government reports 
A)  lumber sales records 
B)  satellite scans 
C)  official measurements by conservationists 
D)  official government reports B

Question 4

Why is fire important to forests?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fire is important in initiating breeding in many insect species. 
B)  Fire may help release minerals locked up inside organisms. 
C)  Fire is important in releasing sulfates back into the atmosphere. 
D)  Fire reduces net productivity of the forest. 
A)  Fire is important in initiating breeding in many insect species. 
B)  Fire may help release minerals locked up inside organisms. 
C)  Fire is important in releasing sulfates back into the atmosphere. 
D)  Fire reduces net productivity of the forest.

Question 5

More than 50% of Canada's plant and animal species are represented within Canada's national parks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Selection cutting and strip cutting are not effective tools for forest management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is one means of reducing global demand for wood?

Accepted Answer

A)  reduce construction waste and junk mail 
B)  limit the use of laminated boards 
C)  make paper from spruce trees 
D)  make paper from plant fibres other than trees 
A)  reduce construction waste and junk mail 
B)  limit the use of laminated boards 
C)  make paper from spruce trees 
D)  make paper from plant fibres other than trees

Question 8

What is the function of Ramsar sites in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  To protect areas of aesthetic value. 
B)  To protect biodiversity at high mountain sites. 
C)  To protect selected marine sanctuaries on the British Columbia coastline. 
D)  To protect wetlands and bird sanctuaries needed for waterfowl management. 
A)  To protect areas of aesthetic value. 
B)  To protect biodiversity at high mountain sites. 
C)  To protect selected marine sanctuaries on the British Columbia coastline. 
D)  To protect wetlands and bird sanctuaries needed for waterfowl management.

Question 9

What is a possible outcome of selective cutting?

Accepted Answer

A)  a special seed-distribution plan 
B)  growth of more mature trees 
C)  crowding of trees 
D)  an uneven-aged stand of trees 
A)  a special seed-distribution plan 
B)  growth of more mature trees 
C)  crowding of trees 
D)  an uneven-aged stand of trees

Question 10

Why is the Pacific yew tree important?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a source of food for exportation. 
B)  It is a source of strong painkiller. 
C)  It is a source of dyes. 
D)  It is a source of treatment for ovarian cancer. 
A)  It is a source of food for exportation. 
B)  It is a source of strong painkiller. 
C)  It is a source of dyes. 
D)  It is a source of treatment for ovarian cancer.

Question 11

Which industry did the Clayoquot Sound,BC,resource management conflict focus on?

Accepted Answer

A)  agriculture 
B)  forestry 
C)  fishing 
D)  diamond mining 
A)  agriculture 
B)  forestry 
C)  fishing 
D)  diamond mining

Question 12

Canada's first national park,Banff,was established in 1885.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What percentage of plant species in the world's tropical forests has been examined closely for possible medicinal properties?

Accepted Answer

A)  less than 10% 
B)  less than 5% 
C)  less than 3% 
D)  less than 1% 
A)  less than 10% 
B)  less than 5% 
C)  less than 3% 
D)  less than 1%

Question 14

Which statement about Canada's national parks is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  National parks occupy only 30% of Canada's land mass. 
B)  Canada has 23 national parks. 
C)  Canada's national parks are managed according to a preservationist ethic. 
D)  Resource extraction is permitted in Canada's national parks. 
A)  National parks occupy only 30% of Canada's land mass. 
B)  Canada has 23 national parks. 
C)  Canada's national parks are managed according to a preservationist ethic. 
D)  Resource extraction is permitted in Canada's national parks.

Question 15

____________________ is a measure of the variety and variability of organisms found in the ecosphere or in a particular ecosystem.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ is a measure of the variety...

Question 16

What is NOT likely to be a part of ecosystem restoration?

Accepted Answer

A)  secondary succession 
B)  replacement 
C)  creating artificial ecosystems 
D)  rehabilitation 
A)  secondary succession 
B)  replacement 
C)  creating artificial ecosystems 
D)  rehabilitation

Question 17

Which cutting method leaves only a few mature,healthy,wind-resistant trees for regenerating the forest?

Accepted Answer

A)  clear-cutting 
B)  selection cutting 
C)  shelter wood cutting 
D)  seed-tree cutting 
A)  clear-cutting 
B)  selection cutting 
C)  shelter wood cutting 
D)  seed-tree cutting

Question 18

The ___________________ value of something is the value that the thing has "in itself" or "for its own sake."

Accepted Answer

existence

Question 19

Biodiversity is comprised of two components-existence values and instrumental value.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which statement describes a second-growth forest?

Accepted Answer

A)  an uncut stand of trees or a stand that has not been seriously disturbed by humans 
B)  a stand of trees resulting from secondary ecological succession 
C)  a managed tract with uniformly aged trees 
D)  a storehouse of biodiversity 
A)  an uncut stand of trees or a stand that has not been seriously disturbed by humans 
B)  a stand of trees resulting from secondary ecological succession 
C)  a managed tract with uniformly aged trees 
D)  a storehouse of biodiversity

Exam 11: Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: Managing and Protecting Ecosystems

How much of our total land mass do national parks in Canada occupy?

Which characteristic is NOT in an old-growth forest?

Which monitoring method provides accurate evidence about the rate of destruction of tropical rain forests?

Why is fire important to forests?

More than 50% of Canada's plant and animal species are represented within Canada's national parks.

Selection cutting and strip cutting are not effective tools for forest management.

What is one means of reducing global demand for wood?

What is the function of Ramsar sites in Canada?

What is a possible outcome of selective cutting?

Why is the Pacific yew tree important?

Which industry did the Clayoquot Sound,BC,resource management conflict focus on?

Canada's first national park,Banff,was established in 1885.

What percentage of plant species in the world's tropical forests has been examined closely for possible medicinal properties?

Which statement about Canada's national parks is accurate?

____________________ is a measure of the variety and variability of organisms found in the ecosphere or in a particular ecosystem.

What is NOT likely to be a part of ecosystem restoration?

Which cutting method leaves only a few mature,healthy,wind-resistant trees for regenerating the forest?

The ___________________ value of something is the value that the thing has "in itself" or "for its own sake."

Biodiversity is comprised of two components-existence values and instrumental value.

Which statement describes a second-growth forest?

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