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What federal agency is responsible for managing most of the publicly owned rangelands in the United States?
a. US Forest Service b. National Park Service
d. Society of Range Management |
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| c. Bureau of Land Management |
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(2) Rangelands are typically found in areas with annual precipitation of what amount? a. < 10 inches
c. 30‐50 inches d. > 50 inches |
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Overgrazing can lead to which of the following? a. an increase in native vegetation
c. reduced erosion d. increased numbers of native grazers (antelope, deer, etc.) e. a healthier livestock herd |
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| b. a loss of preferred vegetation |
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The video clip we watched about the history of range management and the development of sustainable grazing methods also mentioned the passage of which major piece of federal legislation that regulates rangelands? a. Multiple Use / Sustained Yield Act
b. Homestead Act
d. Morrill Act e. National Environmental Policy Act |
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Who owns most of the forestlands in Georgia and other southern states? a. Forest industry (Weyerhaeuser, Georgia‐Pacific, etc) b. Government (US Forest Service, states, etc)
d. Environmentalgroups(NatureConservancy,AudubonSociety,etc) |
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| c. Private individuals such as members of your own family |
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Which one of the following is a reason that a landowner would commonly harvest timber?
a. To improve forest health.
b. To improve habitat for certain wildlife species.
c. To reduce income taxes.
d. To generate revenue to help pay forest management expenses.
e. All but C |
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Which of the following regeneration systems would produce an uneven‐aged forest? a. Clearcuts
c. Shelterwood cuts d. Seed‐tree cuts |
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Which one of the following federal properties is managed on a multiple‐use basis?
a. National wildlife refuges
b. Wilderness areas
c. National parks
d. National forests |
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Which one of the following requirements for plant growth do forest and habitat managers most often manipulate?
b. Nutrients c. Water d. Genetics |
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Since 1900, the land area covered by forests in the southern United States has been:
a. Declining steadily
b. Essentially unchanged c. Increasing rapidly
d. Decreasing then increasing in alternate cycles |
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In the film The Greatest Good, we saw that The US Forest Service was created at a time when our society focused on managing natural resources for utilitarian objectives. As a result, its management approach until after the 1970’s did not focus on which of the following activities? a. Rapid suppression of wildfires
b. Managing on a “multiple‐use, sustained yield” basis
c. Obtaining economically sustainable timber harvest levels on National Forests
d. Offering recreational opportunities for a range of users (cars, hikers, hunters, etc.)
e. Increasing the amount of National Forest officially designated as wilderness |
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| e. Increasing the amount of National Forest officially designated as wilderness |
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The Weeks Act passed in 1911 allowed the US Forest Service to purchase privately owned land to add to the National Forest System. This allowed them to greatly expand the system in which regions?
a. Alaska
b. Pacific Northwest (WA, OR, CA)
c. Maine
d. All states east of the Great Plains e. New Mexico and Arizona |
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| d. All states east of the Great Plains |
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Recreational ocean fishing today typically has size limits that are know as “slots”. For example, spotted seatrout currently must be at least 15 inches long but no more than 24 inches long to be kept in one Gulf Coast state. Why do these work better than simply a minimum size limit to keep?
a. It protects older, larger fish that are key to reproductive success for nearly all species. b. It prevents “fishing down the chain”.
c. Smaller fish need to be protected until they can breed in significant numbers. d. Recreational fishermen are not interested in keeping large fish.
e. Both A and C |
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In the Fish Conservation video called “End of the Line”, they fishery stock that was depleted
(primarily due to overfishing) in the northeast United States was a. Atlantic cod
b. Striped bass
c. Bluefin tuna
d. Atlantic salmon
e. B and C |
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Why is aquaculture (fish farming) not the answer to a sustainable fishery?
a. Improves the mangrove habitat during shrimp production b. Aquaculture reduces environmental pollution
c. Most farmed fish must be feed fish meal made from harvested wild fish d. Farmed fish are genetically modified
e. all of the above |
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| c. Most farmed fish must be feed fish meal made from harvested wild fish |
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Why is Alaska considered to be on the front line of fish conservation?
a. The fleet size is matched with the resources.
b. The fishing policy is determined by science and catch limits are closely monitored c. The fishery is well below the maximum sustainable yield
d. The average exploitation rate is 10%. e. all of the above |
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What percent of the surface water on earth is fresh water?
a. 0.3%
b. 3% c. 30% d. 43% |
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Of the following sources of water pollution, indicate the one that is considered a non‐point source.
a. Oil/grease runoff from highways
b. Discharge from a municipal water treatment plant c. Effluent released from a refinery
d. Nutrients from a suburban lawn that received too much fertilizer e. A & D |
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In which of the following ways does urbanization alter the biology of streams?
a. Increases the size and frequency of peak stream flows b. Increases the concentration of toxic substances
c. Increases the concentration of nutrients
d. All of the above e. B and C only |
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Which of the following components is required for a site to be classified as a wetland?
a. Hydric soils – soils that show signs of frequent saturation or inundation b. Hydrophytic plants – plants present that are adapted for hydric soils
c. Hydrology – frequency and extent of flooding or saturation d. Enrollment in the Wetlands Reserve Program.
e. A, B, and C |
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Thermal pollution (increased water temperature) has which of the following effects?
a. Reduces dissolved oxygen in water
b. Higher temperatures can kill organisms
c. Warmer water can benefit fisheries during winter months d. A and B
e. All of the above |
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Nutrient rich detention or aquaculture ponds often experience fish kills, why does this occur?
a. Anoxia (lack of oxygen) from algal/bacterial respiration b. Toxins production by algal blooms
c. Inadequate fish nutrition d. Both a and b |
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Of the following sources of water pollution, indicate the one that is considered nearly irreversible
a. Nutrients from a suburban lawn that received too much fertilizer b. Thermal effluent from a nuclear power plant
c. Pesticide runoff from a cotton field
d. Introduction of an invasive aquatic species
e. All of the above |
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| d. Introduction of an invasive aquatic species |
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Which of the following is a water pollution concern due to poor practices in the past?
a. DDT
b. PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls)
c. Endocrine disruptors d. Pharmaceuticals
e. Both A and B |
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What is the definition of a consumptive use of water?
a. After use, the water is returned to surface waters (river, stream, etc.)
b. After use, the water is found in the atmosphere (evaporation, etc.) |
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| b. After use, the water is found in the atmosphere (evaporation, etc.) |
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georgia has a significant number of streams where “intersex” fish are found. What chemicals are suspected of causing this situation?
a. Diet pills to reduce weight quickly b. Statin drugs to reduce cholesterol c. Estrogen‐based birth control pills d. Herbicides
e. Nitrogen‐based fertilizers |
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| c. Estrogen‐based birth control pills |
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Excessive nutrient loads in streams are one form of water pollution. What are some sources of these?
a. Untreated sewage b. Manures
c. Detergents d. Fertilizers
e. All of the above |
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The “benchmark streams” used by government agencies as examples of clean streams in
Georgia typically have a lot of which type of landscape cover in their watersheds?
a. Agriculture
b. Residential development c. Industrial sites
d. Forests |
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Wildlife needs food, cover, space, reproduction, and water to survive. Which of these is most often not a limiting factor in the eastern United States?
a. Cover b. Food c. Water d. Space
e. Reproduction |
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The term wildlife typically includes which of the following species?
a. Birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, feral animals, fin fish
b. Birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, feral animals, marine mammals c. Birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, feral animals
d. Terrestrial mammals that are not domesticated |
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| c. Birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, feral animals |
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(31) The founder of wildlife management in America is considered to be:
a. Teddy Roosevelt b. John Muir
c. Aldo Leopold
d. Fred Bear |
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Which of the following is the best definition of wildlife management?
a. Art and science of making decisions and taking actions to manipulate habitat, wildlife, and people to achieve human goals
b. Planned use, protection, and control of wildlife by the application of ecological principles |
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a. Art and science of making decisions and taking actions to manipulate habitat, wildlife, and
people to achieve human goals |
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The definition of “songbird” does not vary by state but is defined by Federal statute. a. True
b. False |
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How does an animal’s home range differ from its territory?
a. Home range is smaller than territory.
b. Home range is defended by the animal.
c. The territory is defended, maintained by marking, and the animal excludes others of the
same species from it.
d. Home range includes the area over which the animal travels each day. |
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c. The territory is defended, maintained by marking, and the animal excludes others of the
same species from it. |
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Which of the following species found in Georgia is listed by the Federal government as an endangered species?
a. red‐cockaded woodpecker b. bald eagle
c. American alligator d. coral snake |
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| a. red‐cockaded woodpecker |
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Some species of cave‐roosting bats found in Georgia are threatened by human activities. What are some actions that should be taken to protect these creatures?
a. Maintain air flow into and through the cave
b. Limit disturbance (entry into cave) during susceptible periods c. Try to maintain cave humidity and temperature levels
d. Remove all trash, including human waste, associated with visits to the cave e. All of the above. |
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White‐tailed deer are found from South America to the Canadian boreal forest. This suggests that this animal is
a. Highly adaptable
b. A specialist rather than a generalist in its use of habitat c. Likely to become endangered
d. Unable to coexist well with human populations |
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Which of the following statements are true about deer over‐browsing of vegetation in an ecosystem?
a. It can result in the complete failure of forest regeneration.
b. It can increase the diversity of plant species in the ecosystem.
c. Undesirable and invasive species often benefit from it. d. All of the above.
e. Only A and C are correct. |
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| e. Only A and C are correct. |
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Deer are ruminants, meaning that they feed, then later rechew their food or “cud”. a. True
b. False |
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Given that deer are polygamous animals (one buck breeds many does), which of the following deer harvest management approaches would make sense to reduce the size of a deer herd?
a. Harvest only a few large‐antlered bucks b. Not allow harvesting of does
c. Permit harvesting of only young bucks
d. Encourage the harvesting of many does and restrict the harvest of bucks e. All of the above are useful for this goal |
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| d. Encourage the harvesting of many does and restrict the harvest of bucks |
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