BSC 340 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
According to the theory of succession, communities - ANSWERprogress to the climax
community
An ecosystem that does not recover quickly from a disturbance is - ANSWERsensitive
and vulnerable
Coral bleaching - ANSWERhappens naturally but is occurring at an increased frequency
and intensity because of human activity
If people are moved from their ancestral home during the creation of a reserve, an
expected outcome among the people would be - ANSWERhostility towards
conservation
Marine productivity is strongly influenced by the amount of - ANSWERsunlight
NIMBY - ANSWERnot in my backyard
The sustainable ecosystem approach seeks to maintain _____________ as a means of
maintaining ____________ and _____________ - ANSWERecosystem function,
biodiversity, people's productive capacity
Productivity of an ecosystem is determined by - ANSWERclimate, nutrient availability
Temperate forests are resilient T/F - ANSWERtrue
This approach to natural resource conservation prioritizes the protection of biodiversity -
ANSWERsustainability, preservationist
This ecosystem is dominated by perennial grasses - ANSWERsteppe
This ecosystem tends to be found at high latitudes and altitudes - ANSWERtundra
Tropical forests have - ANSWERlittle fertile soil
Which is characteristic of sensitive ecosystems? - ANSWERlow soil fertility, few
evolutionary adaptations to disturbance
Claude Jenkins provides guidance - ANSWERlandowners
, If native grasses are used as livestock forage, what might be hard for the landowner to
accept - ANSWERsome patches of bare ground around the grass is okay and will not
result in lower livestock production
What did Claude Jenkins do with a landowner to create wading bird habitat? -
ANSWERcreate an area with exposed soil and mud
What is a common method of prairie restoration? - ANSWERremove red cedar trees
To improve quail habitat, Claude recommended the landowner reduce pine
_______________ - ANSWERdensity/basal area
What is the name of the physiographic region that is 300 miles long and 25 miles wide
where Claude has worked a lot? - ANSWERBlack Belt Prairie
Sustainable ecosystem approach - ANSWERMaintaining ecosystem structure and
function as a means of maintaining biodiversity and productive capacity
Sustainable ecosystem approach encompasses goals of both - ANSWERutilitarian and
preservationist
ability of a given level of harvest to produce profits over a long period of time -
ANSWEREconomic viability
Ability of an ecosystem to cope with a given level of use indefinitely -
ANSWERSustainability
Not economically ______________ if not _____________ - ANSWERviable,
sustainable
___________________ ecosystems do not recover quickly from disturbance -
ANSWERSensitive
Sensitive ecosystems are _______________ to disturbance - ANSWERvulnerable
Sensitive ecosystems are less - ANSWERresilient
Sensitive ecosystems often have ____________ biological value - ANSWERhigh
Tundra description - ANSWERhigh latitudes and altitudes, low productivity, important for
breeding waterfowl and shorebirds, too cold for trees, soil shallow and infertile, short
growing seasons
Temperate forest description - ANSWERproductive, cope with fire, regenerate quickly,
timber harvest, grazing, cleared for agriculture, steep slopes are more sensitive
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
According to the theory of succession, communities - ANSWERprogress to the climax
community
An ecosystem that does not recover quickly from a disturbance is - ANSWERsensitive
and vulnerable
Coral bleaching - ANSWERhappens naturally but is occurring at an increased frequency
and intensity because of human activity
If people are moved from their ancestral home during the creation of a reserve, an
expected outcome among the people would be - ANSWERhostility towards
conservation
Marine productivity is strongly influenced by the amount of - ANSWERsunlight
NIMBY - ANSWERnot in my backyard
The sustainable ecosystem approach seeks to maintain _____________ as a means of
maintaining ____________ and _____________ - ANSWERecosystem function,
biodiversity, people's productive capacity
Productivity of an ecosystem is determined by - ANSWERclimate, nutrient availability
Temperate forests are resilient T/F - ANSWERtrue
This approach to natural resource conservation prioritizes the protection of biodiversity -
ANSWERsustainability, preservationist
This ecosystem is dominated by perennial grasses - ANSWERsteppe
This ecosystem tends to be found at high latitudes and altitudes - ANSWERtundra
Tropical forests have - ANSWERlittle fertile soil
Which is characteristic of sensitive ecosystems? - ANSWERlow soil fertility, few
evolutionary adaptations to disturbance
Claude Jenkins provides guidance - ANSWERlandowners
, If native grasses are used as livestock forage, what might be hard for the landowner to
accept - ANSWERsome patches of bare ground around the grass is okay and will not
result in lower livestock production
What did Claude Jenkins do with a landowner to create wading bird habitat? -
ANSWERcreate an area with exposed soil and mud
What is a common method of prairie restoration? - ANSWERremove red cedar trees
To improve quail habitat, Claude recommended the landowner reduce pine
_______________ - ANSWERdensity/basal area
What is the name of the physiographic region that is 300 miles long and 25 miles wide
where Claude has worked a lot? - ANSWERBlack Belt Prairie
Sustainable ecosystem approach - ANSWERMaintaining ecosystem structure and
function as a means of maintaining biodiversity and productive capacity
Sustainable ecosystem approach encompasses goals of both - ANSWERutilitarian and
preservationist
ability of a given level of harvest to produce profits over a long period of time -
ANSWEREconomic viability
Ability of an ecosystem to cope with a given level of use indefinitely -
ANSWERSustainability
Not economically ______________ if not _____________ - ANSWERviable,
sustainable
___________________ ecosystems do not recover quickly from disturbance -
ANSWERSensitive
Sensitive ecosystems are _______________ to disturbance - ANSWERvulnerable
Sensitive ecosystems are less - ANSWERresilient
Sensitive ecosystems often have ____________ biological value - ANSWERhigh
Tundra description - ANSWERhigh latitudes and altitudes, low productivity, important for
breeding waterfowl and shorebirds, too cold for trees, soil shallow and infertile, short
growing seasons
Temperate forest description - ANSWERproductive, cope with fire, regenerate quickly,
timber harvest, grazing, cleared for agriculture, steep slopes are more sensitive
