WUTTT
Which of the following is dominated by emergent vegetation?
Marshes
Which of the following is true about chlorophyll?
Is required in order to perform photosynthesis
Preservation is the act of rebuilding an area suffering severe habitat loss.
False
What percentage of Duck stamp sales goes to supporting habitat restoration?
98%
Organisms do not require nutrients, or chemical substances, during which of the following phases?
Sleep phase
A large plot of land in a grassland ecosystem was converted for agriculture. After four decades of agricultural use of land was abandoned and began to revert to its original grassland state. This is an example of...?
Secondary Succession
Which of the following best describes kudzu and garlic mustard found in North American forests?
Invasive species impacting forest health.
In order to maintain a healthy balance of nutrients in the soil, Sam plants corn in the spring and soybeans in the fall. This is known as which of the following sustainable agricultural methods?
Rotational Crops
Denitrification is an essential step in which of the following cycles?
Nitrogen cycle
Forests are responsible for storing large amounts of carbon. However, there are some cases in which forests can also release significant amount of carbon into the atmosphere. When does this typically occur?
Trees release carbon when decaying, so when areas deforest large amounts of a forests sequestered, carbon will be released back into the atmosphere.
Grasslands are dominated by grasses and several species of forbs. Which of the following best describes a forb?
Broadleaf plants and lower shrub vegetation
Which of the following is not a reason for conducting a prescribed burn?
Preventing wildlife from entering unwanted areas.
What percent of forests remain in the U.S?
33%
Which of the following best describes high-grading harvest?
Only cutting the largest or most valuable tree species in an area.
Which of the following is a characteristic of the taiga?
Northernmost forests with seasonal climate including long winters and short summers.
Marine habitats cover more than ____ percent of the Earth's surface.
70
Which of the following is a true statement about non-tidal marshes?
They occur in poorly draining low places and a long boundaries of fresh-water sources.
In what year was the Federal Water Pollution Control Act established?
1948
Which of the following legislation provides funding for conservation programs to help farmers restore and protect wetlands?
The Farm Bill
Which of the following is the best description for the logging practice term known as clear cutting?
Logging all trees of the same age in one area.
The civilian conservation corps was created to repair damaged environments and improve unemployment as part of which of the following conservation acts?
National Economic Restoration Plan
The Agricultural Conservation Easement program, which retires cropland and restores the land to grassland, is part of what piece of legislation?
The Farm Bill
Which of the following is a private organization which has conserved more than 14 million acres since its founding and has sister organizations in Both Canada and Mexico which have collectively raised more than 2 billion through the "Rescue OUR WETLANDS" campaign?
Ducks Unlimited
Which of the following examples corresponds to the category of protection restoration efforts?
Re-establishing the topography of an area.
Is Moises a Twink?
yes