Question 1

Which public participation program has provided an annual "snap shot" of bird populations every year since 1900?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nocturnal Owl Survey 
B)  Christmas Bird Count 
C)  Canadian Lakes Loon Survey 
D)  Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas 
A)  Nocturnal Owl Survey 
B)  Christmas Bird Count 
C)  Canadian Lakes Loon Survey 
D)  Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas

Question 2

Which population has been depleted due to the pet trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  temperate fish 
B)  arctic fish 
C)  tropical birds 
D)  Canadian mammals 
A)  temperate fish 
B)  arctic fish 
C)  tropical birds 
D)  Canadian mammals

Question 3

Why were passenger pigeons hunted?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their feathers were used to stuff pillows. 
B)  They were fed to cats. 
C)  People feared them. 
D)  They ate too many insects. 
A)  Their feathers were used to stuff pillows. 
B)  They were fed to cats. 
C)  People feared them. 
D)  They ate too many insects.

Question 4

What are the basic causes of depletion and premature extinction of wild species?

Accepted Answer

population growth; r

Question 5

What is a biologist likely to say about the passenger pigeon?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is ecologically extinct. 
B)  It is locally extinct. 
C)  It is endangered. 
D)  It is biologically extinct. 
A)  It is ecologically extinct. 
B)  It is locally extinct. 
C)  It is endangered. 
D)  It is biologically extinct.

Question 6

Which species became extirpated from Canada because its prey species had become a species at risk?

Accepted Answer

A)  coyotes 
B)  bobcats 
C)  swift foxes 
D)  black-footed ferrets 
A)  coyotes 
B)  bobcats 
C)  swift foxes 
D)  black-footed ferrets

Which public participation program has provided an annual "snap shot" of bird populations every year since 1900?

Which population has been depleted due to the pet trade?

Why were passenger pigeons hunted?

What are the basic causes of depletion and premature extinction of wild species?

What is a biologist likely to say about the passenger pigeon?

Which species became extirpated from Canada because its prey species had become a species at risk?

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Exam 12: Sustaining Biodiversity: the Species Approach

Which public participation program has provided an annual "snap shot" of bird populations every year since 1900?

Which population has been depleted due to the pet trade?

Why were passenger pigeons hunted?

What are the basic causes of depletion and premature extinction of wild species?

What is a biologist likely to say about the passenger pigeon?

Which species became extirpated from Canada because its prey species had become a species at risk?

Environmental Problems: an Introduction and Overview

Environmental History: Learning From the Past

Science, systems, matter, and Energy

Ecosystems: What Are They, and How Do They Work

Evolution and Biodiversity

Climate and Terrestrial Biodiversity

Aquatic Biodiversity

Community Ecology

Population Ecology

Applying Population Ecology: the Human Population

Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: Managing and Protecting Ecosystems

Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity

Food and Soil Resources

Water Resources

Geology and Nonrenewable Mineral Resources

Nonrenewable Energy Resources

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Risk,toxicology,and Human Health

Air Pollution

Climate Change and Ozone Loss

Water Pollution

Pest Management

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Sustainable Cities

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Environmental World-views, ethics, and Sustainability

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