NRES 348 Midterm/ Final Quizzes with Complete
Solutions
Which US president is thought to have been a conservationist and help start the
conservation movement?
Teddy Roosevelt
What are the four essential quantities needed to accurately estimate the population
dynamics of a population?
births, deaths, immigration, emmigration
oligotrophic lakes are characterized by?
low productivity
The basic unit of fish and wildlife management is the?
population
Using MacArthur- wilson model where would you expect the greatest species richness?
a large island near the mainland
What is compensatory mortality?
Removal of an individual through harvesting results in the survival of an individual that would
have died
what is a sink habitat?
Habitat where overall reproductive success is less than the mortality
, What are two components of habitat fragmentation?
Habitat loss
increase edges
What are benefits of hunting?
controlling problematic animals
raising money for conservation
appreciation of outdoors
What is exurban habitat?
habitat at the edge of suburban sprawl and natural/rural landscape
What does CRP stand for?
Conservation reserve program
Homothermic are fish that?
maintain a relatively stable body temperature
The best type of wetlands for birds in Illinois are?
Hemi-marsh wetlands (50% veg - 50% open water)
What is depensation in fish ecology?
process of decreased recruits per spawner at low spawner abundances
Why is the farm bill so important?
Solutions
Which US president is thought to have been a conservationist and help start the
conservation movement?
Teddy Roosevelt
What are the four essential quantities needed to accurately estimate the population
dynamics of a population?
births, deaths, immigration, emmigration
oligotrophic lakes are characterized by?
low productivity
The basic unit of fish and wildlife management is the?
population
Using MacArthur- wilson model where would you expect the greatest species richness?
a large island near the mainland
What is compensatory mortality?
Removal of an individual through harvesting results in the survival of an individual that would
have died
what is a sink habitat?
Habitat where overall reproductive success is less than the mortality
, What are two components of habitat fragmentation?
Habitat loss
increase edges
What are benefits of hunting?
controlling problematic animals
raising money for conservation
appreciation of outdoors
What is exurban habitat?
habitat at the edge of suburban sprawl and natural/rural landscape
What does CRP stand for?
Conservation reserve program
Homothermic are fish that?
maintain a relatively stable body temperature
The best type of wetlands for birds in Illinois are?
Hemi-marsh wetlands (50% veg - 50% open water)
What is depensation in fish ecology?
process of decreased recruits per spawner at low spawner abundances
Why is the farm bill so important?
