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#ap environmental, populations, forestry, invasive species, biodiversity, biogeochemical cycles
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1
The careful removal of some trees in an area to establish an uneven-aged stand is known as
shelter wood cutting
strip cutting
selective cutting
clear cutting
2
Which of these animals is NOT considered a keystone species?
Gray Wolf
Sea Star
Beaver
Mussel
3
Eutrophication is a natural process and can occur without the influence of humans.
False
True
4
Coyotes are an example of which kind of species?
Indicator
Surrealist
Specialist
Generalist
5
Water vapor is a greenhouse gas.
False
True
6
Drier conditions on the leeward side of mountain ranges is referred to as
Desertification effect
Dehumidification effect
Climatic effect
Rain shadow effect
7
One ecological service of a forest is storing atmospheric carbon.
False
True
8
Which is
not
a current threat to national parks?
Many are too small to sustain large animal species
Loggers, miners and wildlife poachers
Many suffer from native species
Locals invade for wood, cropland & other natural resources.
9
Which species was deliberately introduced into the US?
Zebra Mussel
Africanized honey bee
Nutria
Russian Thistle (tumbleweed)
10
Protecting aquatic biodiversity is difficult because damage to oceans isn't visible to people.
True
False
11
If the population grew by 1% and continued at that rate , how long would it take to double?
7 years
35 years
3.5 years
70 years
12
Bacteria converting N
2
into ammonia (NH
3
) is which process?
Denitrification
Nitrogen fixation
Ammonification
Nitrification
13
Years of fire suppression have led to ______________.
The development of an entirely different ecosystem
A decrease in dense, flammable undergrowth
Reduced frequency of catastrophic crown fires
Release of nutrients into the environment
14
Exponential population growth is an example of (an)
Entropic effect
Synergistic effect
Positive feedback loop
Negative feedback loop
15
The Endangered Species Act
Allows use of endangered species for scientific purposes
Treaty controlling international trade in endangered species
Regulations controlling the introduction of exotic species
Was adopted in 1970
16
Which of the following is
not
a characteristic of an r-selected species?
high population growth rate
little or no parental care of offspring
adapted to stable climate and environmental conditions
most offspring die before reaching reproductive age
17
The greatest threat to species is poaching.
True
False
18
Living in groups provides some animals protection from predators. This is which dispersal type?
uniform dispersion
grouped dispersion
clumped dispersion
random dispersion
19
Plant communities and climate vary with longitude
False
True
20
In geologic time, extinctions have contributed to biodiversity.
True
False
