Natural Resources Final Review

Because of the high level of dissolved oxygen found in the waters of

estuaries, what else is normally found there?

• bacteria

• currents

• pH

• salinity

The amount of game that is sustained by a given land area is its:

• predator control

• carrying capacity

• stocking advisory

• population density

Predator animals can be useful to wildlife management by:

• draining the water supply

• creating disease

• using the food supply

• killing weak animals

In which habitat do wading birds belong?

• amphibious

• land

• terrestrial

• woodland

The demand for the necessities of life is growing rapidly due to:

• the success of businesses

• the availability of money

• the longer life spans of people

• the influence of television

Demography can best be defined as the science of:

• human population

• natural resource demands

• underpopulation

• human geographic migration

What is the name of the management practice used when a mature

forest is harvested in two or three stages, leaving some trees to produce

seeds?

• clear cutting

• salvage cutting

• selective cutting

• shelterwood cutting

Which type of Immersion SAE could consist of working during the summer

as a paid river guide for a state park?

• analytical

• placement

• entrepreneurship

• school-based enterprise

Two bird species that are sensitive to environmental problems such as

pesticide use and pollution are the:

• bobwhite quail and vulture

• Canada goose and American crow

• osprey and eastern bluebird

• wood duck and mourning dove

The part of the trunk that provides protection from drying is the:

• cambium

• heartwood

• sapwood

• outer bark