FW 101 Exam 1 Study Guide – Practice Questions, Flashcards & Exam
Review
Wild - ANS ✔✔Not domesticated, cultivated or tamed
Renewable resource - ANS ✔✔replenish naturally through biological processes
natural - ANS ✔✔present in or produced by nature
native - ANS ✔✔originally living, growing or produced in a certain place
habitat - ANS ✔✔the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
fisheries and wildlife science - ANS ✔✔process of obtaining knowledge about and studying
fisheries and wildlife
conservation and example? - ANS ✔✔to maintain and use natural resources in a sustainable
manner; use now while maintaining options for future generations e.g. aspen
preservation and example? - ANS ✔✔to leave alone, keep in a perfect or unaltered state e.g.
wildlife preserves
human dimensions - ANS ✔✔government, policy, political science, psychology, sociology,
economics, administration, communication, public speaking, technical writing, law
stakeholders - ANS ✔✔historical: farmers, indigenous groups, oil/gas, hunting, government,
timber, mining
,Recent: government, NGOs(Huron River Watershed Council), hikers, farmers, tourists,
renewable energy(wind farms), commercial fishing
what are the three "things" biologists deal with when managing fisheries and wildlife
resources? - ANS ✔✔animal dimensions(e.g. population dynamics, life histories, animal
ecology), human dimensions(e.g. government, policy), and habitat(e.g. plant ecology, plant
morphology, range management)
Aldo Leopold, how did he describe management? - ANS ✔✔professor of wildlife management
at univ of wisconsin, wrote "a sand county almanac", developed a land ethic.
management: art of making land produce sustained annual crops of wild game for recreational
use
Aldo leopolds "land ethic" - ANS ✔✔The relationships between people and land are
intertwined: care for people cannot be separated from care for the land. A land ethic is a moral
code of conduct that grows out of these interconnected caring relationships.
what role do stakeholders play in FW management? - ANS ✔✔affected by management
decisions or theyre making management decisions
Fish - ANS ✔✔single species of individual
fishes - ANS ✔✔more than one species of fish
fishery - ANS ✔✔single species or all fishes in a specific area
fisheries - ANS ✔✔more than one fishery
, what are some of the common goals of FW management? - ANS ✔✔increase the size of a
population(e.g. bald eagles)
remove individuals from a population on a continuing basis(e.g. sea lampreys)
stabilize or reduce the size of a population(e.g. deer, elk)
replace function of extirpated/extinct species(e.g. elk)
what is adaptive management? - ANS ✔✔management process, where biologists evaluate
management practices after developing them and seek input from stakeholders, then re-
develop management plans if necessary
What disciplines have contributed to the development of fisheries and wildlife sciences? - ANS
✔✔fisheries: human dimensions(i.e. boaters, distributors, sales), habitat(i.e. watersheds, flow,
soils, cover), and aquatic/biota populations(i.e. microbes, zooplankton, aquatic/invasive species)
Wildlife: human dimensions(i.e. law, government), animal(i.e. ecology, genetics, zoology), and
habitat(i.e. range management, forestry succession)
Provide an overview of the changes in fish and wildlife use over time. - ANS ✔✔Abundance:
about 10,000 years ago, large mammals crossed the land bridge
transition to exploitation: 500 years ago, european explorers hit land, pandemics introduced,
human pop decline
Exploitation: up through 1800s, colonization of continent, market hunting, destruction of
habitat
Conservation/preservation: late 1800s to present day, agencies developed, policies, habitat
restoration and management
how does the North American Wildlife Conservation Model differ from the European model? -
ANS ✔✔European model believed that resources belonged to the king whereas North American
model believed that resources are for public use
-wildlife resources need to be managed to sustain their pop forever
-hunting opportunity for all
Review
Wild - ANS ✔✔Not domesticated, cultivated or tamed
Renewable resource - ANS ✔✔replenish naturally through biological processes
natural - ANS ✔✔present in or produced by nature
native - ANS ✔✔originally living, growing or produced in a certain place
habitat - ANS ✔✔the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
fisheries and wildlife science - ANS ✔✔process of obtaining knowledge about and studying
fisheries and wildlife
conservation and example? - ANS ✔✔to maintain and use natural resources in a sustainable
manner; use now while maintaining options for future generations e.g. aspen
preservation and example? - ANS ✔✔to leave alone, keep in a perfect or unaltered state e.g.
wildlife preserves
human dimensions - ANS ✔✔government, policy, political science, psychology, sociology,
economics, administration, communication, public speaking, technical writing, law
stakeholders - ANS ✔✔historical: farmers, indigenous groups, oil/gas, hunting, government,
timber, mining
,Recent: government, NGOs(Huron River Watershed Council), hikers, farmers, tourists,
renewable energy(wind farms), commercial fishing
what are the three "things" biologists deal with when managing fisheries and wildlife
resources? - ANS ✔✔animal dimensions(e.g. population dynamics, life histories, animal
ecology), human dimensions(e.g. government, policy), and habitat(e.g. plant ecology, plant
morphology, range management)
Aldo Leopold, how did he describe management? - ANS ✔✔professor of wildlife management
at univ of wisconsin, wrote "a sand county almanac", developed a land ethic.
management: art of making land produce sustained annual crops of wild game for recreational
use
Aldo leopolds "land ethic" - ANS ✔✔The relationships between people and land are
intertwined: care for people cannot be separated from care for the land. A land ethic is a moral
code of conduct that grows out of these interconnected caring relationships.
what role do stakeholders play in FW management? - ANS ✔✔affected by management
decisions or theyre making management decisions
Fish - ANS ✔✔single species of individual
fishes - ANS ✔✔more than one species of fish
fishery - ANS ✔✔single species or all fishes in a specific area
fisheries - ANS ✔✔more than one fishery
, what are some of the common goals of FW management? - ANS ✔✔increase the size of a
population(e.g. bald eagles)
remove individuals from a population on a continuing basis(e.g. sea lampreys)
stabilize or reduce the size of a population(e.g. deer, elk)
replace function of extirpated/extinct species(e.g. elk)
what is adaptive management? - ANS ✔✔management process, where biologists evaluate
management practices after developing them and seek input from stakeholders, then re-
develop management plans if necessary
What disciplines have contributed to the development of fisheries and wildlife sciences? - ANS
✔✔fisheries: human dimensions(i.e. boaters, distributors, sales), habitat(i.e. watersheds, flow,
soils, cover), and aquatic/biota populations(i.e. microbes, zooplankton, aquatic/invasive species)
Wildlife: human dimensions(i.e. law, government), animal(i.e. ecology, genetics, zoology), and
habitat(i.e. range management, forestry succession)
Provide an overview of the changes in fish and wildlife use over time. - ANS ✔✔Abundance:
about 10,000 years ago, large mammals crossed the land bridge
transition to exploitation: 500 years ago, european explorers hit land, pandemics introduced,
human pop decline
Exploitation: up through 1800s, colonization of continent, market hunting, destruction of
habitat
Conservation/preservation: late 1800s to present day, agencies developed, policies, habitat
restoration and management
how does the North American Wildlife Conservation Model differ from the European model? -
ANS ✔✔European model believed that resources belonged to the king whereas North American
model believed that resources are for public use
-wildlife resources need to be managed to sustain their pop forever
-hunting opportunity for all
