Careers in Wildlife Biology Final UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What 5 things are needed to get a species on the ESA? - CORRECT ANSWER - Habitat
destruction or modification
Overutilization
Disease or Predation
Inadequate regulatory mechanisms
Other factors
Endangered - CORRECT ANSWER - any species that is in danger of
extinction throughout all or a significant portion of
its range
Threatened - CORRECT ANSWER - any species that is likely to become
endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range
Species listing is based solely on... - CORRECT ANSWER - a biological evaluation of a
species' status
What are the key elements to a successful recovery? - CORRECT ANSWER - We know
why the species is in peril (the most important
limiting factor(s) have been identified)
We know what needs to be done (based on research
into the limiting factors)
We know how to do it (potentially viable
conservation strategies have been developed)
, We have the sociopolitical support and funding to
implement the conservation strategies
Resiliency - CORRECT ANSWER - Sufficiently large populations to withstand stochastic
events
Redundancy - CORRECT ANSWER - Sufficient number of populations
Representation - CORRECT ANSWER - Sufficient breadth of genetic and ecological
diversity
Facts - CORRECT ANSWER - Information with objective reality; truth;
indisputably the case.
Opinions - CORRECT ANSWER - views or judgments not necessarily
based in fact or knowledge
Misconceptions - CORRECT ANSWER - Views or opinions that are
incorrect because they are based on faulty
thinking or understanding
Advocates are people who... - CORRECT ANSWER - Write or speak in support of
something
Have a commitment to a particular idea,
philosophy, perspective, etc.
Work to convince others to accept their viewpoint
and make the same commitment
May feel it is worse to be idle or silent than wrong
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What 5 things are needed to get a species on the ESA? - CORRECT ANSWER - Habitat
destruction or modification
Overutilization
Disease or Predation
Inadequate regulatory mechanisms
Other factors
Endangered - CORRECT ANSWER - any species that is in danger of
extinction throughout all or a significant portion of
its range
Threatened - CORRECT ANSWER - any species that is likely to become
endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range
Species listing is based solely on... - CORRECT ANSWER - a biological evaluation of a
species' status
What are the key elements to a successful recovery? - CORRECT ANSWER - We know
why the species is in peril (the most important
limiting factor(s) have been identified)
We know what needs to be done (based on research
into the limiting factors)
We know how to do it (potentially viable
conservation strategies have been developed)
, We have the sociopolitical support and funding to
implement the conservation strategies
Resiliency - CORRECT ANSWER - Sufficiently large populations to withstand stochastic
events
Redundancy - CORRECT ANSWER - Sufficient number of populations
Representation - CORRECT ANSWER - Sufficient breadth of genetic and ecological
diversity
Facts - CORRECT ANSWER - Information with objective reality; truth;
indisputably the case.
Opinions - CORRECT ANSWER - views or judgments not necessarily
based in fact or knowledge
Misconceptions - CORRECT ANSWER - Views or opinions that are
incorrect because they are based on faulty
thinking or understanding
Advocates are people who... - CORRECT ANSWER - Write or speak in support of
something
Have a commitment to a particular idea,
philosophy, perspective, etc.
Work to convince others to accept their viewpoint
and make the same commitment
May feel it is worse to be idle or silent than wrong
