What NC river basin is 41% water and is a national wildlife refuge?
a) Cape Fear b) Pasquotank c) Neuse d) White Oak
b) Pasquotank
What is the most common and widely distributed plants on earth?
a) Grasses b) Trees c) Shrubs d) Forbs(an herbaceous flowering plant that’s not a grass, sedge, or rush)
a) grasses
Which one is an igneous rock?
a) Basalt b) Marble c) Shale d) Sandstone
a) basalt
Species like the beaver that go ‘above and beyond’ and create habitats for other animals or have a large impact on other species are called?
a) Indicator species
b) Endemic Species
c) Keystone Species
d) Invasive Species
c) Keystone Species
The majority of Earth's water is located where?
a) freshwater, b) oceans, c) other saline water, d) glaciers
b) oceans
According to the United States Geological Survey, invasive species contribute to over ___ in damages to the U.S. economy each year
a) $200 million b) $600 million c) $800 million d) $100 billion
d) $100 billion
Which of these facts are true?
a) North Carolina has 18.6 million acres of forested land
b) North Carolina ranks 13th in the United States in the amount of forest land
c) Forestry is the second largest industry in North Carolina today
d)All of the above
d) All of the above
What type of deposit may form when a river/stream flows into a still body of water such as a lake
a) Marine deposits b) Lacustrine deposits c) Colluvial deposits d) Volcanic deposits
b) lacustrine deposits
What kind of animal uses external fertilization in mating?
a) Mammals
b) Amphibians
c) Birds
d) Reptiles
b) Amphibians
What factors influence watersheds?
a) topography b) wildlife c) soil type d) land use conditions
a) topography
In the Southeast, more than ___ of the total water supply, or about 98 trillion gallons, comes through state and private forests before it makes its way into waterbodies.
a) 24% b) 76% c) 56% d) 44%
d) 44%
The National Forest Management Act - 1976 involved:
a) Requiring the use of multiple-use management - an ecosystem approach
b) Providing aid in reforestation, road construction, fire control, and other activities
c) Sharing the cost of tree planting and forest management with small forest landowners
d) Giving financial aid to states in forest fire protection
a) Requiring the use of multiple-use management - an ecosystem approach
Bright red soils are usually high on ___
a) Oxygen b) Calcium c) Iron d) Manganese
c) iron
Terrestrial mammals that are grouped into the Plantigrade classification for locomotion walk how?
a) With their entire foot touching the ground, and generally have powerful, short limbs → Bears and Raccoons
b) With their toes and ‘ball’ of the foot, with the heel raised which lengthens their limbs and stride to provide power and speed → Fox and bobcat
c) With only the tips of their toes on the ground. The bones of the toes are enlarged and protected by strong hooves → Deer and Elk
a) With their entire foot touching the ground, and generally have powerful, short limbs → Bears and Raccoons
Which wetland ecosystem is categorized as an ombrotrophic(rain-fed) system?
a) Bog b) Marshes c) Swamp, d) Pocosin
a) bog