Outdoor Conservation Intro Unit

Sustainable decisions that are fair and available to all users -- like state forests -- meet which component of true sustainability?

• Economic

• Ecological

• Social

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The conditions that lead to the Dust Bowl were not sustainable because they were ... (choose multiple)

• using good long term planning

• unable to adapt to change

• examples of poor environmental stewardship

• taking a systems approach

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which is NOT one of the three components of sustainability?

• Ecological

• Social

• Skill Based

• Economic

True or False: legislation following the Great Depression lead to the purchase of land by state & federal governments to form protected forests.

• True

• False

Which ecological term is pictured?

• Disturbance

• Carrying Capacity

• Niche

• Succession

What term describes the unique role an organism plays in its particular habitat?

• Carrying Capacity

• Specialist

• Niche

• Duty of Care

Which of the following makes a habitat less healthy? (pick 2)

• A High Degree of Biodiversity

• A Decreasing Amount of Biodiversity

• A Larger Amount of Space

• Fragmentation & Large Amounts of Habitat Edge

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which habitat development techniques can provide food sources for wildlife? Check ALL that apply

• Den Trees

• Plantings

• Nesting Boxes

• Feeding

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Brush piles like the one pictured...

• provided habitat space for organisms

• are considered negative clutter in an ecosystem

• can scare away predator species from a forest

• are difficult to include & do not meet ecological sustainability requirements

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which designation is most at risk?

• threatened

• endangered

• delistec

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5