Question 1

List three ecosystem services or economic services provided by forests.

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Question 2

Explain both the positive and negative aspects of the Smokey the Bear educational campaign.

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Question 3

__________________ burns are carefully planned and controlled intentional burns to remove flammable small trees and underbrush in forest areas.

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Question 4

List two strategies for reducing fire-related harm to forests and to people who use or live in the forests.

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Question 5

An animal such as the Florida panther, which requires a very large home range, could benefit from ____________________ that connect natural areas.

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Question 6

What are some advantages and disadvantages to using habitat corridors?

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Question 7

How can a debt-for-nature swap help to preserve biodiversity?

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Question 8

When ____________________ from the atmosphere is absorbed by ocean water, it combines with water to form carbonic acid.

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Question 9

Although ____________ is the most efficient and sometimes least-costly way to cut trees, it can also harm an ecosystem by causing increased erosion, sediment pollution of nearby waterways, and losses in biodiversity.

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Question 10

Brazil's vast ____________________ Basin contains more than 40% of the world's remaining tropical forests.

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Question 11

You are the forest manager in a large tract of forest surrounding a lake resort town of 15,000 residents in the Adirondacks. Each year, over 200,000 vacationers visit and stay in this town for short periods of time. The forest around this resort and lake has become infested with a bark beetle that has caused the death of about 20-35% of the trees. Dead trees can be seen on the hills above the resort. 
The residents of this town are concerned about destructive crown fires that may threaten their lives or property. They have petitioned you as the forest manager to have the dead trees removed. They prefer to have this done by the quickest means possible. 
What information can you provide to the residents about sustainable forestry? How can tree removal be accomplished in a manner that is in line with sustainable forestry?

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Question 12

Explain why old-growth forests harbor so much more diversity than tree plantations.

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Question 13

Explain how a buffer zone can be helpful in designing and managing nature reserves.

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Question 14

Through photosynthesis, forests remove CO₂from the atmosphere and store it in organic compounds, playing a role in the global ____________________ cycle.

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Question 15

________________ occurs when too many animals graze for too long, damaging the grasses and their roots, and exceeding the carrying capacity of a rangeland area.

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Question 16

In 1996, federal wildlife officials reintroduced ____________________ to Yellowstone National Park.

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Question 17

__________contain only one or two tree species, which means that they are much less biologically diverse and less sustainable than old-growth and second-growth forests.

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Question 18

Describe one possible action that could help restore fish populations harmed by overfishing.

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Question 19

While they only cover about 6% of the earth's land area, ____________________ contain at least half of the world's known species of terrestrial plants, animals, and insects.

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Question 20

Describe some of the effects of building roads into previously inaccessible forests.

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Quiz 9: Sustaining Biodiversity: Saving Ecosystems