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C - ANS-1. When comparing a conifer forest to a hardwood forest, which of the
following is NOT true: (A) Conifer forests have less palatable foliage (B) conifer forests
have more acidic soils with more nutrient leaching (C) conifer forests tends to be more
diverse
B - ANS-2. Eastern forests dominated by (A) coniferous, or softwood species
(B) deciduous, or hardwood species
B - ANS-3. The majority of forest ownership in the western forests is in (A) private
ownership (B) public ownership
B - ANS-4. How does the 1973 Endangered Species Act define wildlife? (A) reptiles,
amphibians, mammals, and birds (B) all members of the Animal Kingdom (C) all
vertebrates and their plant and animal associates
B - ANS-5. Once considered enigmatic, what has been revealed to be the most
significant reason for the recent global amphibian declines? (A) invasive species (B)
disease (C) drought/water management issues
C - ANS-6. Which of these is the riskiest approach to managing invasive species? (A)
eradication (B) chemical control (C) biological control
D - ANS-Places taxes on firearms and ammunition to provide funds for wildlife
management activities (A) Lacey Act (B) Migratory Bird Act (C) Duck Stamp Act (D)
Pittman-Robertson Act
E - ANS-The Public Trust Doctrine holds that wildlife are a public resource, managed for
use by all, with which of the following exclusions? (A) Non-domestic game on private
property (B) Confined aquaculture farms (C) Forests on private property (D) A & B (E) B
&C
B - ANS-The Scandinavian Model for Wildlife Mngt differs from the N. Amer. Model in
what way? (A)Kill only for legitimate uses (B) Decentralization of management power
(C)Allocation of PUBLIC resources grounded in science
, A - ANS-Which continent has greatest inland fisheries production? (A)Asia (B)North
America (C)Africa (D) Europe
A - ANS-Inland Fisheries provide which of the following ecosystem services? (A) Food
provision (B) Preservation of "Wilderness" (C)All of the above
A - ANS-Individuals of the same species, may have varying suites of characteristics,
including variable morphology and behavior. (A) True (B) False
C - ANS-When a species has been extirpated from an environment, what management
solution should be utilized? (A) Harvest augmentation (B) Supplementation (C) Captive
breeding
D - ANS-Dams can impact fish populations in what ways? (A) Altering flow regime (B)
Reduce temperature of dam outflow downstream (C) Impede mobility of migrations (D)
All of the above
C - ANS-Which of the following is NOT a renewable resource? (A) timber (B) soil (C) oil
(D) water
B - ANS-What does "the non-use or limited use of resources, such that their state is
maintained, restored or enhanced through management" define? (A) conservation (B)
preservation
B - ANS-Which of the following authors can most directly be credited with enabling the
recovery of the Peregrine Falcon (A) Aldo Leopold (B) Rachel Carson (C) Teddy
Roosevelt (D) Henry David Thoreau
B - ANS-This doctrine first transferred ownership of land and game to the people. (A)
Public Trust Doctrine (B) Magna Carta (C) Clark-McNary Act
A - ANS-This era saw the formation of the US Fish and Wildlife Services
(A)Development Era (B) Overexploitation Era (C) Implementation Era (D) Transition Era
A - ANS-Historically, what are some factors which determining if species are harvested
or not? (A) Tradition (B) Costs of managing species (C) Listing on Migratory Bird Act
C - ANS-Which individual is most responsible for the current status of forest ownership
in the US? (A) Franklin B. Hough (B) Henry S. Graves (C) Gifford Pinchot
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