Question 1

Which U.S.state is leading the way in establishing marine protected areas where fishing will be banned or strictly limited?

Accepted Answer

A) Washington 
B) Oregon 
C) California 
D) Florida 
E) Texas 
A) Washington 
B) Oregon 
C) California 
D) Florida 
E) Texas

Question 2

By law, a country's offshore fishing zone extends to ____ kilometers from its shores.

Accepted Answer

A) 50 
B) 100 
C) 200 
D) 300 
E) 370 
A) 50 
B) 100 
C) 200 
D) 300 
E) 370

Question 3

What part should subsidies play, if any, in the effort to reach sustainable fishing?

Accepted Answer

Subsidies are a hot topic in internation

Question 4

Four of the following are reasons protecting marine biodiversity is difficult; one is not.Choose the one that is not.

Accepted Answer

A) Human ecological footprint is expanding. 
B) Much of the damage is not visible to most people. 
C) Oceans lie outside the legal jurisdiction of any country 
D) There is no understanding of what needs to be done. 
E) People view the ocean as inexhaustible. 
A) Human ecological footprint is expanding. 
B) Much of the damage is not visible to most people. 
C) Oceans lie outside the legal jurisdiction of any country 
D) There is no understanding of what needs to be done. 
E) People view the ocean as inexhaustible.

Question 5

Which of the following has not been a contributing factor to the dramatic loss of aquatic fish species in Lake Victoria?

Accepted Answer

A) increase in population of Nile perch 
B) frequent blooms of algae 
C) flooding from torrential rains 
D) nutrients from surrounding farms and deforested land 
E) release of untreated sewage 
A) increase in population of Nile perch 
B) frequent blooms of algae 
C) flooding from torrential rains 
D) nutrients from surrounding farms and deforested land 
E) release of untreated sewage

Question 6

Industrialized fishing has become highly mechanized.Which of the following is not one of the major methods used to harvest marine fishes?

Accepted Answer

A) trawler fishing 
B) purse-seine fishing 
C) rod and reel fishing 
D) long-lining 
E) drift-net fishing 
A) trawler fishing 
B) purse-seine fishing 
C) rod and reel fishing 
D) long-lining 
E) drift-net fishing

Question 7

Under intense pressure from humans, coastal habitats are disappearing at rates ____________________ times faster than the rate of tropical forest loss.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Under intense pressure from humans, coastal habitats...

Question 8

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 9

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 10

Most fishing fleets today come from _______________ countries, especially those in Asia.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Most fishing fleets today come from _______________...

Question 11

Mitigation banking is supposed to accomplish what?

Accepted Answer

A) nothing 
B) trading wetlands for forest lands 
C) allowing development of wetland for a fee 
D) requiring the restoration of all wetlands 
E) allowing destruction of wetlands if an equal wetland is created elsewhere 
A) nothing 
B) trading wetlands for forest lands 
C) allowing development of wetland for a fee 
D) requiring the restoration of all wetlands 
E) allowing destruction of wetlands if an equal wetland is created elsewhere

Question 12

The _______________ marine biodiversity occurs in coral reefs, estuaries, and on the deep-ocean floor.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _______________ marine biodiversity occurs in coral...

Question 13

Strategies for protecting the earth's precious biodiversity will not be implemented without bottom-up political pressure from individual citizens and groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

When it appears that it is no longer profitable to continue fishing as a result of overfishing, the fish populations are said to be

Accepted Answer

A) locally extinct 
B) commercially extinct 
C) economically extinct 
D) biologically extinct 
E) ecologically extinct 
A) locally extinct 
B) commercially extinct 
C) economically extinct 
D) biologically extinct 
E) ecologically extinct

Question 15

Which of the following countries is not observing the international moratorium on commercial whaling?

Accepted Answer

A) United States 
B) Norway 
C) Great Britain 
D) Canada 
E) Australia 
A) United States 
B) Norway 
C) Great Britain 
D) Canada 
E) Australia

Question 16

Sea turtle tourism brings in almost ____________________ more money than the sale of turtle products such as meat, leather, and eggs.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Sea turtle tourism brings in almost ____________________...

Question 17

Which of the following provides a damping effect on storm-driven waves and tsunamis, and will help reduce the impact of rising sea levels from global climate change?

Accepted Answer

A) continental shelf 
B) coral reefs 
C) mangrove forests 
D) estuaries 
E) tidal basins 
A) continental shelf 
B) coral reefs 
C) mangrove forests 
D) estuaries 
E) tidal basins

Question 18

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s).
-At approximately what year did the cod fishery reach its maximum catch?

Accepted Answer

about 1968

Question 19

The ____________________ system includes coastal communities and the government working together to manage fisheries.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ system includes coastal communities and...

Question 20

The leatherback sea turtle survived the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs but may become extinct because of human activities.Which of the following is not a threat to these turtles?

Accepted Answer

A) bottom trawler fishing 
B) being hunted for meat, leather, and eggs 
C) tourism 
D) becoming entangled in fishing nets and traps 
E) plastic bags 
A) bottom trawler fishing 
B) being hunted for meat, leather, and eggs 
C) tourism 
D) becoming entangled in fishing nets and traps 
E) plastic bags

Exam 11: Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity

Which U.S.state is leading the way in establishing marine protected areas where fishing will be banned or strictly limited?

By law, a country's offshore fishing zone extends to ____ kilometers from its shores.

What part should subsidies play, if any, in the effort to reach sustainable fishing?

Four of the following are reasons protecting marine biodiversity is difficult; one is not.Choose the one that is not.

Which of the following has not been a contributing factor to the dramatic loss of aquatic fish species in Lake Victoria?

Industrialized fishing has become highly mechanized.Which of the following is not one of the major methods used to harvest marine fishes?

Under intense pressure from humans, coastal habitats are disappearing at rates ____________________ times faster than the rate of tropical forest loss.

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

The traditional approach to estimating fish populations is the

Most fishing fleets today come from _______________ countries, especially those in Asia.

Mitigation banking is supposed to accomplish what?

The _______________ marine biodiversity occurs in coral reefs, estuaries, and on the deep-ocean floor.

Strategies for protecting the earth's precious biodiversity will not be implemented without bottom-up political pressure from individual citizens and groups.

When it appears that it is no longer profitable to continue fishing as a result of overfishing, the fish populations are said to be

Which of the following countries is not observing the international moratorium on commercial whaling?

Sea turtle tourism brings in almost ____________________ more money than the sale of turtle products such as meat, leather, and eggs.

Which of the following provides a damping effect on storm-driven waves and tsunamis, and will help reduce the impact of rising sea levels from global climate change?

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -At approximately what year did the cod fishery reach its maximum catch?

The ____________________ system includes coastal communities and the government working together to manage fisheries.

The leatherback sea turtle survived the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs but may become extinct because of human activities.Which of the following is not a threat to these turtles?

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