BIOL 318 Final Exam Questions With
Complete Answers
The increase of the human population from about one billion to over seven
billion, with its accrued "ecological debt" during the past century is an example
of: - ANSWER exponential growth
According to the Global Footprint Network, in approximately what year did the
human ecological footprint begin to exceed global biocapacity? - ANSWER 1970
According to Lee et al. (2012), there are three grand challenges to achieving
sustainability. Which of the following is not one of these three?
Select one:
a. biodiversity
b. climate change
c. urbanization
d. food security - ANSWER food security
Tropical forest ecosystems are important because __________________.
Select one:
a. they harbor over half of all known land species on the planet
b. they play a crucial role in the planet's atmospheric and water cycle
c. they serve as a major key sink for carbon dioxide
d. all of the above - ANSWER all of the above
Which of the following is not one of the major greenhouse gases?
Select one:
a. Methane (CH4)
b. Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
c. Ozone (O3)
d. Oxygen (O2)
e. Sulfer Dioxide (SO2) - ANSWER Sulfer Dioxide (SO2)
Match each species with the primary driver of population loss, leading to it's
original listing status as threatened or endangered under the ESA: - ANSWER
African elephant and rhino -- hunting and harvesting of ivory
Caliippe silverspot -- loss of floral habitat due to real estate development
American pika -- elevated temperatures in mountain territory caused by climate
change
, Coho salmon -- overfishing and timber harvesting near rivers and spawning
grounds
Indiana bat -- infection with white nose syndrome
Whooping crane -- pollution and water diversion away from wetland feeding
grounds
Black footed ferret -- conversion of landscape for agriculture
Magellanic penguin -- shipping lanes through feeding areas
Sumatran orangutan -- conversion of rainforests for palm oil plantations
California condor -- exposure to lead bullets left by hunters
Identify the incorrect statement describing The Endangered Species Act:
Select one:
a. is enforced by the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS Fisheries).
b. provides incentives for private landowners to develop in accordance with
preservation of threatened and endangered species which use that land as
critical habitat
c. has resulted in the full recovery and delisting for a majority of endangered and
threatened species afforded protections under the act
d. has successfully protected against mass extinctions of threatened and
endangered species across America
e. prevents the complete taking of species on any federal, state, or locally
administered land and waterways in US territories - ANSWER has resulted in the
full recovery and delisting for a majority of endangered and threatened species
afforded protections under the act
The ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT of 1973 has been reauthorized several times
throughout its history. Which of the following amendments have never been
made to the existing federal law?
Select one:
a. "God Squad" exemptions
b. Recovery Tax Refunds
c. "No surprises" clause
d. Incidental Take Permits
e. Habitat Conservation Plans - ANSWER Recovery Tax Refunds
For any species listed as threatened or endangered under Section 4 of the ESA,
which of the following is not required as a provision?
Select one:
a. incidental take permit
b. critical habitat designation
c. a recovery plan
d. monitoring following delisting - ANSWER incidental take permit
Which of the following flagship or charismatic species listed as threatened or
endangered species has become extinct under the ESA?
Complete Answers
The increase of the human population from about one billion to over seven
billion, with its accrued "ecological debt" during the past century is an example
of: - ANSWER exponential growth
According to the Global Footprint Network, in approximately what year did the
human ecological footprint begin to exceed global biocapacity? - ANSWER 1970
According to Lee et al. (2012), there are three grand challenges to achieving
sustainability. Which of the following is not one of these three?
Select one:
a. biodiversity
b. climate change
c. urbanization
d. food security - ANSWER food security
Tropical forest ecosystems are important because __________________.
Select one:
a. they harbor over half of all known land species on the planet
b. they play a crucial role in the planet's atmospheric and water cycle
c. they serve as a major key sink for carbon dioxide
d. all of the above - ANSWER all of the above
Which of the following is not one of the major greenhouse gases?
Select one:
a. Methane (CH4)
b. Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
c. Ozone (O3)
d. Oxygen (O2)
e. Sulfer Dioxide (SO2) - ANSWER Sulfer Dioxide (SO2)
Match each species with the primary driver of population loss, leading to it's
original listing status as threatened or endangered under the ESA: - ANSWER
African elephant and rhino -- hunting and harvesting of ivory
Caliippe silverspot -- loss of floral habitat due to real estate development
American pika -- elevated temperatures in mountain territory caused by climate
change
, Coho salmon -- overfishing and timber harvesting near rivers and spawning
grounds
Indiana bat -- infection with white nose syndrome
Whooping crane -- pollution and water diversion away from wetland feeding
grounds
Black footed ferret -- conversion of landscape for agriculture
Magellanic penguin -- shipping lanes through feeding areas
Sumatran orangutan -- conversion of rainforests for palm oil plantations
California condor -- exposure to lead bullets left by hunters
Identify the incorrect statement describing The Endangered Species Act:
Select one:
a. is enforced by the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS Fisheries).
b. provides incentives for private landowners to develop in accordance with
preservation of threatened and endangered species which use that land as
critical habitat
c. has resulted in the full recovery and delisting for a majority of endangered and
threatened species afforded protections under the act
d. has successfully protected against mass extinctions of threatened and
endangered species across America
e. prevents the complete taking of species on any federal, state, or locally
administered land and waterways in US territories - ANSWER has resulted in the
full recovery and delisting for a majority of endangered and threatened species
afforded protections under the act
The ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT of 1973 has been reauthorized several times
throughout its history. Which of the following amendments have never been
made to the existing federal law?
Select one:
a. "God Squad" exemptions
b. Recovery Tax Refunds
c. "No surprises" clause
d. Incidental Take Permits
e. Habitat Conservation Plans - ANSWER Recovery Tax Refunds
For any species listed as threatened or endangered under Section 4 of the ESA,
which of the following is not required as a provision?
Select one:
a. incidental take permit
b. critical habitat designation
c. a recovery plan
d. monitoring following delisting - ANSWER incidental take permit
Which of the following flagship or charismatic species listed as threatened or
endangered species has become extinct under the ESA?
