Question 1

Up to 60% of the wood consumed in the U.S.is wasted unnecessarily.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

More than _____ % of the wildlife habitats in the United States are provided by the country's forests.

Accepted Answer

80

Question 3

One of the reasons for cutting trees is to provide pulp for making paper.However, paper can be made from all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) rice straw 
B) animal fats 
C) hemp 
D) agricultural residues 
E) kenaf 
A) rice straw 
B) animal fats 
C) hemp 
D) agricultural residues 
E) kenaf B

Question 4

Tree farms are more biologically diverse than second-growth forests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Hemp and which other source of pulp require fewer pesticides and yield more pulp per hectare?

Accepted Answer

A) rice straw 
B) animal fats 
C) wood 
D) agricultural residues 
E) kenaf 
A) rice straw 
B) animal fats 
C) wood 
D) agricultural residues 
E) kenaf

Question 6

Within _______________ we could eliminate the need to use trees to make paper.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Within _______________ we could eliminate the need...

Question 7

The temporary or permanent removal of large expanses of forest for agriculture, or other uses, is called

Accepted Answer

A) reforestation 
B) deforestation 
C) selective cutting 
D) strip cutting 
E) sustainable harvesting 
A) reforestation 
B) deforestation 
C) selective cutting 
D) strip cutting 
E) sustainable harvesting

Question 8

The ecosystem approach to sustaining biodiversity follows four of the following principles.Choose which one is not one of these principles.

Accepted Answer

A) Map global ecosystems and create an inventory of the species. 
B) Locate and protect the most endangered ecosystems. 
C) Seek to restore as many degraded ecosystems as possible. 
D) Allow the heavily degraded ecosystems to disappear. 
E) Make development biodiversity friendly by providing financial incentives. 
A) Map global ecosystems and create an inventory of the species. 
B) Locate and protect the most endangered ecosystems. 
C) Seek to restore as many degraded ecosystems as possible. 
D) Allow the heavily degraded ecosystems to disappear. 
E) Make development biodiversity friendly by providing financial incentives.

Question 9

Tropical forests are being lost at a rate equal to the total area of the state of Mississippi each year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Green Belt Movement is a women's self-help group in rural Kenya.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

If current deforestation rates continue about 40% of all the world's remaining intact forests will have been logged or converted to other uses in 20 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A majority of the loss of the tropical forests has occurred over the past 200 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Brazil's government has stated that the percentage of Amazon basin that has been deforested or degraded has increased from 1% in 1970 to ____% in 2008.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 4 
C) 8 
D) 20 
E) 32 
A) 2 
B) 4 
C) 8 
D) 20 
E) 32

Question 14

Which of the following is not true of tree plantations?

Accepted Answer

A) They are biologically highly diverse. 
B) They can return a fast profit. 
C) They are usually clear cut when sufficiently mature. 
D) The trees are often used for paper or reconstituted wood substitute. 
E) The trees are uniformly aged. 
A) They are biologically highly diverse. 
B) They can return a fast profit. 
C) They are usually clear cut when sufficiently mature. 
D) The trees are often used for paper or reconstituted wood substitute. 
E) The trees are uniformly aged.

Question 15

The National Park system was started in order to preserve the splendor of nature and to make that splendor available to current and future generations.Now these goals seem to compete with one another.Should access to the national parks be restricted? Should development around the parks be limited? Are the goals incompatible, and should they be modified? Choose a position on this topic and defend it.

Accepted Answer

The answer should include some discussio

Question 16

Which of the following is not an economic service provided by forests?

Accepted Answer

A) fuelwood 
B) mining 
C) reduce erosion 
D) lumber 
E) recreation 
A) fuelwood 
B) mining 
C) reduce erosion 
D) lumber 
E) recreation

Question 17

Four of the following are important ecological services provided by forests; one is not.Choose the one that is not.

Accepted Answer

A) Reduce soil erosion. 
B) Release atmospheric carbon. 
C) Purify water and air. 
D) Influence local and regional climate. 
E) Provide numerous wildlife habitats. 
A) Reduce soil erosion. 
B) Release atmospheric carbon. 
C) Purify water and air. 
D) Influence local and regional climate. 
E) Provide numerous wildlife habitats.

Question 18

Which of the following is one of the biggest problems for U.S.national parks today?

Accepted Answer

A) popularity 
B) too many concessions 
C) invasion of alien species 
D) rock collectors 
E) soil erosion 
A) popularity 
B) too many concessions 
C) invasion of alien species 
D) rock collectors 
E) soil erosion

Question 19

Which of the following can be used to reduce tropical deforestation?

Accepted Answer

A) educate settlers about sustainable forestry/agriculture. 
B) certify sustainably grown timber 
C) reduce poverty 
D) protect the most diverse and endangered areas 
E) All of these. 
A) educate settlers about sustainable forestry/agriculture. 
B) certify sustainably grown timber 
C) reduce poverty 
D) protect the most diverse and endangered areas 
E) All of these.

Question 20

Even carefully designed logging roads have harmful effects, including all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) increased erosion 
B) sediment runoff into waterways 
C) habitat fragmentation 
D) decreased access to farms, mines, and ranches 
E) loss of diversity 
A) increased erosion 
B) sediment runoff into waterways 
C) habitat fragmentation 
D) decreased access to farms, mines, and ranches 
E) loss of diversity

Exam 10: Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: the Ecosystem Approach

Up to 60% of the wood consumed in the U.S.is wasted unnecessarily.

More than _____ % of the wildlife habitats in the United States are provided by the country's forests.

One of the reasons for cutting trees is to provide pulp for making paper.However, paper can be made from all of the following except

Tree farms are more biologically diverse than second-growth forests.

Hemp and which other source of pulp require fewer pesticides and yield more pulp per hectare?

Within _______________ we could eliminate the need to use trees to make paper.

The temporary or permanent removal of large expanses of forest for agriculture, or other uses, is called

The ecosystem approach to sustaining biodiversity follows four of the following principles.Choose which one is not one of these principles.

Tropical forests are being lost at a rate equal to the total area of the state of Mississippi each year.

The Green Belt Movement is a women's self-help group in rural Kenya.

If current deforestation rates continue about 40% of all the world's remaining intact forests will have been logged or converted to other uses in 20 years.

A majority of the loss of the tropical forests has occurred over the past 200 years.

Brazil's government has stated that the percentage of Amazon basin that has been deforested or degraded has increased from 1% in 1970 to ____% in 2008.

Which of the following is not true of tree plantations?

Which of the following is not an economic service provided by forests?

Four of the following are important ecological services provided by forests; one is not.Choose the one that is not.

Which of the following is one of the biggest problems for U.S.national parks today?

Which of the following can be used to reduce tropical deforestation?

Even carefully designed logging roads have harmful effects, including all of the following except

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