Question 1

Climate scientists estimate the oceans will rise between 3.2 and 5.2 feet by the year 2100.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s).
-Which letter indicates drift netting?

Accepted Answer

The answer of   
Use the Figure above to...

Question 3

Complex computer models for managing large marine systems have made it easy to get groups of nations to cooperate in planning and managing the large system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Consumers have a role to play in the effort to sustain aquatic biodiversity and ecosystem services, including all of the following, except

Accepted Answer

A) demanding sustainable seafood 
B) encouraging fishing subsidies 
C) looking for labeling indicating where fish were caught 
D) encouraging certification of sustainably caught seafood 
E) select plant-eating species of fish raised through aquaculture 
A) demanding sustainable seafood 
B) encouraging fishing subsidies 
C) looking for labeling indicating where fish were caught 
D) encouraging certification of sustainably caught seafood 
E) select plant-eating species of fish raised through aquaculture

Question 5

Leading marine scientists suggest we need at least ____% of the world's oceans fully protected as marine reserves.

Accepted Answer

A) 67 
B) 41 
C) 33 
D) 35 
E) 13 
A) 67 
B) 41 
C) 33 
D) 35 
E) 13

Question 6

How many of the 500 fish species called cichlids, found in African Lake Victoria, have gone extinct since 1980?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 50 
C) 100 
D) 150 
E) 200 
A) 10 
B) 50 
C) 100 
D) 150 
E) 200

Question 7

In Israel, one person has restored a severely damaged coral reef in the Red Sea by building an underwater restaurant next to it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s).
-What happened immediately after the maximum catch?

Accepted Answer

rapid decl

Question 9

Since the dams were built on the Columbia River, the wild Pacific salmon population has dropped by ____________________% .

Accepted Answer

The answer of Since the dams were built on the...

Question 10

Sustainable management of freshwater fishes involves all of the following, except

Accepted Answer

A) supporting populations of commercial and sport fish species 
B) supporting introduction of commercially important nonnative species 
C) preventing over fishing 
D) building and stocking reservoirs and farm ponds 
E) controlling predators and parasites 
A) supporting populations of commercial and sport fish species 
B) supporting introduction of commercially important nonnative species 
C) preventing over fishing 
D) building and stocking reservoirs and farm ponds 
E) controlling predators and parasites

Question 11

The National Wild and Scenic River Act, passed in 1968, protects designated rivers from all of the following, except

Accepted Answer

A) widening 
B) straightening 
C) dredging 
D) damming 
E) watershed destruction 
A) widening 
B) straightening 
C) dredging 
D) damming 
E) watershed destruction

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

The goals of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan include all of the following, except

Accepted Answer

A) Restore the curving flow of the Kissimmee River. 
B) Build a series of massive dams to stop water leaving the Everglades. 
C) Remove 400 kilometers of canals and levees south of Lake Okeechobee. 
D) Buy 240 square kilometers of farmland and allow it to become marsh. 
E) Create 18 large reservoirs and underground storage areas. 
A) Restore the curving flow of the Kissimmee River. 
B) Build a series of massive dams to stop water leaving the Everglades. 
C) Remove 400 kilometers of canals and levees south of Lake Okeechobee. 
D) Buy 240 square kilometers of farmland and allow it to become marsh. 
E) Create 18 large reservoirs and underground storage areas.

Question 14

Which of the following countries has a significant whaling industry and whale meat market?

Accepted Answer

A) United States 
B) Australia 
C) Great Britain 
D) Japan 
E) China 
A) United States 
B) Australia 
C) Great Britain 
D) Japan 
E) China

Question 15

Which of the following is a baleen whale?

Accepted Answer

A) killer whale 
B) sperm whale 
C) narwhal 
D) bottlenose dolphin 
E) blue whale 
A) killer whale 
B) sperm whale 
C) narwhal 
D) bottlenose dolphin 
E) blue whale

Question 16

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s).
-Which letter indicates purse seining?

Accepted Answer

The answer of   
Use the Figure above to...

Question 17

What are cetaceans?

Accepted Answer

A) whales and porpoises 
B) manatees 
C) seals 
D) sea lions 
E) walruses 
A) whales and porpoises 
B) manatees 
C) seals 
D) sea lions 
E) walruses

Question 18

Salmon populations in the Columbia River have increased by 35% since the dam system was put in place.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What percentage of the world's oceans is closed to fishing and other harmful human activities?

Accepted Answer

A) 1% 
B) 3% 
C) 5% 
D) 7% 
E) 11% 
A) 1% 
B) 3% 
C) 5% 
D) 7% 
E) 11%

Question 20

Wetlands serve as important reservoirs of ____________________ that provide ecological and economic services.

Accepted Answer

aquatic bi

Exam 11: Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity

Climate scientists estimate the oceans will rise between 3.2 and 5.2 feet by the year 2100.

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -Which letter indicates drift netting?

Complex computer models for managing large marine systems have made it easy to get groups of nations to cooperate in planning and managing the large system.

Consumers have a role to play in the effort to sustain aquatic biodiversity and ecosystem services, including all of the following, except

Leading marine scientists suggest we need at least ____% of the world's oceans fully protected as marine reserves.

How many of the 500 fish species called cichlids, found in African Lake Victoria, have gone extinct since 1980?

In Israel, one person has restored a severely damaged coral reef in the Red Sea by building an underwater restaurant next to it.

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -What happened immediately after the maximum catch?

Since the dams were built on the Columbia River, the wild Pacific salmon population has dropped by ____________________% .

Sustainable management of freshwater fishes involves all of the following, except

The National Wild and Scenic River Act, passed in 1968, protects designated rivers from all of the following, except

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

The goals of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan include all of the following, except

Which of the following countries has a significant whaling industry and whale meat market?

Which of the following is a baleen whale?

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -Which letter indicates purse seining?

What are cetaceans?

Salmon populations in the Columbia River have increased by 35% since the dam system was put in place.

What percentage of the world's oceans is closed to fishing and other harmful human activities?

Wetlands serve as important reservoirs of ____________________ that provide ecological and economic services.

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

Food, Soil, and Pest Management

Water Resources

Geology and Nonrenewable Mineral Resources

Nonrenewable Energy

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution

Climate Disruption and Ozone Depletion

Water Pollution

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Cities and Sustainability

Economics, Environment, and Sustainability

Politics, Environment, and Sustainability

Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and Sustainability

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