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1. One of the problems with habitat fragmentations is that _____ is lost.
(a). all animal species are lost
(b). edge habitat
(c). interior habitat
(d). buffer zone habitat
2. Which of the following is NOT a reason for the high risk of degredation and extinctions in freshwater ecosystems?
(a). Isolation of watersheds inhibits species from moving away from a source of disturbance.
(b). Barriers in streams prevent many organisms from moving away from a source of disturbance.
(c). Low level of species diversity in streams makes the existing species very sensitive to any disturbance.
3. The removal of a single or small groups of mature trees is called ....
(a). clear cutting
(b). strip cutting
(c). seed-tree cutting
(d). selective cutting
(e). shelterwood cutting
4. Ecosystem services provided by forests ...
(a). are so valuable that we log them right away to capture the value of these services
(b). are most valued in developing countries
(c). threaten the future of Earth's climate
(d). are worth hundreds of times more than their economic value
(e). have little impact on humans and their economies
5. The command and control approach to environmental regulation relies on ...
(a). A governmental agency designing and enforcing an specific method of pollution reduction or cleanup
(b). innovation by industry workers
(c). The government putting a cap on the maximum pollution allowed, and then selling tradable resource-use permits to industry members
(d). cap-and-trade
6. Subsidies provided to industries involved in unsustainable business practices are most likely to ...
(a). damage GDP
(b). lead to environmental damage
(c). support the principles of sustainability
(d). increase GPI
7. Which of the following is an assumption of ecological or environmental economists?
(a). Pollution control is bad for the economy
(b). Economic growth is essentially unlimited
(c). Limits to resource use may be needed to sustain economies
(d). The use of full-cost pricing should be avoided at all costs
8. Which of the following is MOST important with regards to resource consumption in growing a sustainable economy?
(a). recycling
(b). properly dispose of wastes
(c). reuse
(d). reduce
9. Which of the following is part of the legislative branch of government?
(a). Supreme Court
(b). President
(c). Department of Labor
(d). Senate
10. Which of the following business activities represents a service-flow business?
(a). Purchasing a car
(b). selling electric bicycles
(c). leasing a copy machine
(d). selling gasoline
11. A 1/1,000,000 species per year extinction rate, which is the estimated average rate of extinction in the history of life on earth, is called _____ extinction.
(a). background
(b). total
(c). ecological
(d). local
(e). biological
12. Which of the following is NOT a reason scientists give for their prediction that extinction rate will continue to increase in the future?
(a). population increase and per capita resource consumption
(b). generation of new species through genetic modification
(c). simplification of complex habitats
(d). encrochment onto biodiversity hotspots
13. The process by which chemicals ingested by species in the lower trophic levels of an ecosystem build up in organisms in higher trophic levels is called?
(a). CITES
(b). specialization
(c). fragmentation
(d). bioaccumulation
(e). invasion
Explanation / Answer
3. The removal of a single or small groups of mature trees is called ....
(a). clear cutting
(b). strip cutting
(c). seed-tree cutting
(d). selective cutting ===================answer) (cutting intermediate aged trees, diseased, or mature trees, either singly or in a group)
(e). shelterwood cutting.
9. Which of the following is part of the legislative branch of government?
(a). Supreme Court
(b). President
(c). Department of Labor
(d). Senate==============answer) the Legislative Branch consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate, which together form the United States Congress.
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