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An environmental group needs a plan to handle a population of rabbits that is eating endangered plants in the area.
Which plan will prevent the loss of both the endangered plants and the rabbit population?

• Trap and relocate the rabbits.
• Put poison around each plant.
• Introduce wolves into the area.
• Remove the endangered plants.

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Because global fisheries have dramatically seen a reduction in fish numbers, this technique has been used recently to supplement that loss.

• monocropping

• IPM

• contour farming

• aquaculture

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Emphasis on use of pesticides, herbicides, and monoculture

• green revolution

• agricultural revolution

• industrial revolution

• subsistence agriculture

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Ecosystems and biodiversity play an important role for many kinds of tourism which in turn provides considerable economic benefits and is a vital source of income for many countries.

• Provisioning

• Regulating

• Supporting

• Cultural

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Which is used to reduce the impact of timber harvesting?

• tree planting

• selective cutting

• prescribed burns

• mechanized logging

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Which of the following is an unintended environmental consequence of aquaculture?

• Meeting an increasing demand for seafood

• Decreasing the prevalence of disease in nearby wild fish

• Contamination of surrounding water by organic waste

• High initial cost of facility

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Which of the following reduces the use exposures to toxic chemicals?

• Crop dusting

• No-till agriculture

• Intercropping

• IPM

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Meat production using constant antibiotics, large numbers of cattle packed into small areas:

• Free range

• CAFOs

• Feed lots

• Grass Fed

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This animal's slow movements and coastal habitats have made it susceptible to danger from human activity. It was historically hunted for its meat, oil and hide, and though this practice is less widespread than it used to be, habitat loss and boat-related deaths continue to contribute to the decline in its numbers.

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when microorganisms like bacteria or plants are used to clean up oil spills by "consuming" crude oil, that is called...

• bioremediation

• biotechnology

• biodegradation

• green infrastructure

• green eutrophication

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