Forest: Conservation and Management

Which is the top layer in the forest?

• herb layer

• shrub layer

• canopy

• understory

Which of the following is NOT a service forests provide?

• replenishing carbon dioxide

• storing carbon dioxide

• minimizing soil erosion

• improving water quality

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This is an area of younger trees that can not reach mature growing stage b/c of the lack of sunlight they recieve?

• Canopy

• Understory

• Herb

• Shrub

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Which of the following best describe agroforestry?

• Large farms growing young trees to be replanted into the forest

• Mature trees are logged first to allow thinner trees to flourish

• Invasive plant species are planted to thin out weaker trees

• Trees grown in areas of agriculture which are used to stabilize environmental conditions of crops

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Forty percent of the world's oxygen is produced in which of the following?

• Grasslands

• Tropical rainforest

• Neritic zone

• Freshwater habitats

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Tropical forests can impact the weather.

• True

• False

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Which forest type is the most undisturbed by human disruption?

• Tropical rainforests

• Temperate

• Boreal

• Deciduous

Another name for Boreal is .........

• Deciduous

• Taiga

• Temperate

• Tundra

________ has caused an increase in endangered plant and animal species.

• Venus fly traps

• Invasive species

• Soil erosion

• Wild fires

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Which of the following best describes an invasive species?

• Native plants or animals which grow at an exceptionally fast rate

• Native plants which take up large areas of space and do not allow for other species to spread

• Native or non-native species found in nearly every terrestrial area

• non-native species introduced to an area ultimately harming the ecosystem or human health

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