WMAN 200 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS RATED A+
What is restoration ecology? - ANSWER This process involves management practices that
jumpstarts the recovery of an ecosystem with respect to its health, integrity, and
sustainability.
Name 3 natural and 3 human disturbances to ecosystems - ANSWER Natural: floods,
hurricanes, and/or wildfires.
Human: buldings, roadways, and timber harvesting.
What may also be required for restoration of severely damaged ecosystems? - ANSWER
Removal of invasive species and/or reintroduction of native species.
How did Gifford Pinchot initiate the forestry profession in the United States? - ANSWER No
forestry classes were offered at any university within the United States so he took his
education to Nancy, France. He then started applying what he learned overseas to his new job
over in the US, then began to associate with the National Forest Commission.
What makes a habitat?
a population?
a community? - ANSWER Habitat: is the place where a particular species lives and grows. A
habitat includes both abiotic and biotic conditions that influence a species population.
, A population is a group of organisms of a given species living in a given geographic area.
A community includes the group of plant or animal species which cohabit within a given
geographic area. Members of a community can interact with each other in a variety of ways.
Mutualism - - ANSWER an interaction between two species that is beneficial to both.
Predation - - ANSWER an interaction between two species that is beneficial to one but results
in death for the other individual.
Parasitism - - ANSWER an interaction between two species that is beneficial to the parasite
but generally does not result in death for the other species.
Biomass - - ANSWER is the total living matter in a given place. The amount of biomass can be
compared between steps on a food web and between ecosystems.
Flagship species - ANSWER is a species chosen by society to represent a particular
environmental cause, such as the conservation of a particular ecosystem (e.g. old growth
forest).
The number of organisms that can be supported by an ecosystem is called - ANSWER
Carrying Capacity
ANSWERS RATED A+
What is restoration ecology? - ANSWER This process involves management practices that
jumpstarts the recovery of an ecosystem with respect to its health, integrity, and
sustainability.
Name 3 natural and 3 human disturbances to ecosystems - ANSWER Natural: floods,
hurricanes, and/or wildfires.
Human: buldings, roadways, and timber harvesting.
What may also be required for restoration of severely damaged ecosystems? - ANSWER
Removal of invasive species and/or reintroduction of native species.
How did Gifford Pinchot initiate the forestry profession in the United States? - ANSWER No
forestry classes were offered at any university within the United States so he took his
education to Nancy, France. He then started applying what he learned overseas to his new job
over in the US, then began to associate with the National Forest Commission.
What makes a habitat?
a population?
a community? - ANSWER Habitat: is the place where a particular species lives and grows. A
habitat includes both abiotic and biotic conditions that influence a species population.
, A population is a group of organisms of a given species living in a given geographic area.
A community includes the group of plant or animal species which cohabit within a given
geographic area. Members of a community can interact with each other in a variety of ways.
Mutualism - - ANSWER an interaction between two species that is beneficial to both.
Predation - - ANSWER an interaction between two species that is beneficial to one but results
in death for the other individual.
Parasitism - - ANSWER an interaction between two species that is beneficial to the parasite
but generally does not result in death for the other species.
Biomass - - ANSWER is the total living matter in a given place. The amount of biomass can be
compared between steps on a food web and between ecosystems.
Flagship species - ANSWER is a species chosen by society to represent a particular
environmental cause, such as the conservation of a particular ecosystem (e.g. old growth
forest).
The number of organisms that can be supported by an ecosystem is called - ANSWER
Carrying Capacity
