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Which of the following is considered the definitive success criteria for wetland mitigation? - correct
answer ✔✔none of the other answers are correct
An area needs to have all of the following except for which of the following in order to be considered a
wetland? - correct answer ✔✔ducks
A wetland index of biotic integrity based on frogs indicates that a mitigated wetland is performing similar
to reference conditions. This indicates that the wetland is: - correct answer ✔✔none of the other
answers are correct
Approximately what percentage of the original wetland area of the most heavily impacted states in the
United States has been lost since European colonization? - correct answer ✔✔90%
According to Sueltenfuss and Cooper, restored wetlands generally become hydrologically similar to
reference sites within about years. - correct answer ✔✔10 years
The Clean Water Act indicates that wetland hydrology is met if water is saturated within 30 cm of the
ground surface for what percent of the frost-free growing season? - correct answer ✔✔12.5
The United States Environmental Protection Agency mandates that the chemical, physical, and biological
integrity of wetlands should be maintained through the: - correct answer ✔✔clean water act
A 10 acre wetland created or restored specifically to off-set the destruction of a 3 acre wetland to build a
widget factory is termed: - correct answer ✔✔wetland mitigation
If a reference forest is not available when implementing a forest restoration project, what are some
other sources that can be used? - correct answer ✔✔a and b only
, The Fernow Experimental forest in Parsons, WV is an example of a reference forest. This type of forest
provides many benefits not including_____________. - correct answer ✔✔none of the above
Loss of biodiversity in forest ecosystems is an issue as most forest-dwelling organisms are specially
adapted to function in their natural environment. What is one way in which forest biodiversity is not
decreased? - correct answer ✔✔all of the above practices may decrease biodiversity
Reestablishment of forest processes can only be successful with proper function of the forest soil system.
The forest soil system has numerous internal processes. Which processes are enhanced by the addition
of mychorrizae? - correct answer ✔✔all of the above
A farmer has a woodlot in which he performed a diameter limit cut, removing all trees greater than 12
inches in diameter. As grain prices increase, he decides to fence the woodlot to provide additional
grazing room for his herd of beef cattle. The cattle eat much of the understory vegetation and prevent
any new growth of hardwood species. This is an example of _____________. - correct answer ✔✔forest
degradation
Multiple, periodic biomanipulation of fish stocks following nutrient loading reduction in lakes shifts the
lake from what to what? - correct answer ✔✔A turbid phytoplankton-dominated state to a clear water
macrophyte-dominated state.
Which of the following is an exotic invasive plant species in lakes in the United States? - correct answer
✔✔Eurasian Watermilfoil
Which is not a zone of a lake? - correct answer ✔✔Euphoric zone
Which of these is not a common contaminant in lakes? - correct answer ✔✔Vibranium
Lakes provide approximately what percent of the freshwater in the world? - correct answer ✔✔90
Dredging is defined as ____? - correct answer ✔✔The process of excavating with a machine.
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