General wildlife ecology Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Animal Diversity, 8e (Hickman) Chapter 1 Science of Zoology and Evolution of Animal Diversity 1) A characteristic of science is that A) it is not explained by natural laws. B) its hypotheses are testable. C) its conclusions are final. D) it is not falsifiable. E) it seeks to define the vitalistic forces of life. Answer: B Section: 01.01 Topic: Principles of Science Learning Objective: 01.01 Explain that science consists in testing, possibly rejecting, and improving our simplest and be...

1. Declining bee populations are leading to flowers not being pollinate Organismal Ecology Population Ecology Community Ecology Ecosystems Ecology 2. A small amount of gophers can define the structure of a community. This makes them opportunistic keystone species apex predators autotrophs 3. Most crop pests ______. have an opportunistic life history consist of long-lived individuals have an equilibrial life history exhibit type I ...

1. Declining bee populations are leading to flowers not being pollinate Organismal Ecology Population Ecology Community Ecology Ecosystems Ecology 2. A small amount of gophers can define the structure of a community. This makes them opportunistic keystone species apex predators autotrophs 3. Most crop pests ______. have an opportunistic life history consist of long-lived individuals have an equilibrial life history exhibit type I ...

List 5 roles plants play in a healthy aquatic ecosystem - ANSWER-1. Producing oxygen for other organisms 2. Preventing shoreline erosion 3. Lessening excess nutrients during the growing season 4. Stabilizing the lake bottom 5. Providing food and habitat for fish, waterfowl, and other aquatic animals List 6 ways that excessive plant growth can adversely affect the ecology and uses of a water body - ANSWER-1. Harm the ecology of an aquatic ecosystem 2. Curtail or prevent recreational wate...

1. Declining bee populations are leading to flowers not being pollinate Organismal Ecology Population Ecology Community Ecology Ecosystems Ecology 2. A small amount of gophers can define the structure of a community. This makes them opportunistic keystone species apex predators autotrophs 3. Most crop pests ______. have an opportunistic life history consist of long-lived individuals have an equilibrial life history exhibit type I ...

Who was our most conservation minded President? - Answer-Theodore Roosevelt What is Natural Resources Management? - Answer-Art and science of the analysis, planning, direct manipulation and/or preservation and restoration of critical elements of the natural and modified world. What are some examples of natural resources? - Answer-soil, water, air, vegetation, wildlife What does the term conservation mean? What did it originally mean? - Answer-The wise use of the Earth's resources by human...

Wetlands - Answer Can be drained for agriculture or development. Text: landforms such as salt marshes, swamps, bogs, prairie potholes, and vernal pools. adaptive management - Answer is necessary for restoration to succeed.(2) the application of science to the management process. reclamation - Answer restoring land degraded by mining restoration ecology - Answer depends on science to discover what used to be, what is possible, what an ecosystem or species requires to persist, and how d...

Shade tolerant vs. Shade intolerant - ANSWER Shade tolerant species are species that can reproduce in a standing forest. Shade intolerant species must have the area clearcut, so they can grow in direct sunlight. Ecological Restoration and Restoration Ecology - ANSWER Restoring ecosystems to a more natural condition. Separate field of ecology supporting the practice of renewing and restoring degraded, damaged, or destroyed ecosystems and habitats in the environment by active human intervention...

Essential Environment, 4e (Withgott/Laposata) Apes Test Bank 2023   Essential Environment, 4e (Withgott/Laposata) Chapter 1 Science and Sustainability: An Introduction to Environmental Science 1.1 Graph and Figure Interpretation Questions Use the figure above to answer the following question(s). 1) How many citizens of Mexico does it take to equal the ecological footprint of the average citizen of the United States? A) They are essentially equal. B) Two citizens of Mexico eq...

Essential Environment, 4e (Withgott/Laposata) Apes Test Bank 2023   Essential Environment, 4e (Withgott/Laposata) Chapter 1 Science and Sustainability: An Introduction to Environmental Science 1.1 Graph and Figure Interpretation Questions Use the figure above to answer the following question(s). 1) How many citizens of Mexico does it take to equal the ecological footprint of the average citizen of the United States? A) They are essentially equal. B) Two citizens of Mexico eq...