Habitat Conservation & Management Test Review

Tourism and recreation are examples of which of the following services provided by habitats?

• Provisional

• Cultural

• Regulating

• Supporting

What percentage of fresh water is trapped in glaciers or underground aquifers?

• 99

• 75

• 40

• 15

Which of the following would most likely be found in a bog?

• Catfish

• Cattails

• Carnivorous plants

• Waterweeds

Select all of the statements which are true about rainforests.

• Covers six percent of the earth

• Is the least diverse habitat type

• Contains half of all species of plants and animals on the earth

• Contains nutrient-rich soil

Which of the following best describes urban sprawl?

• A. Clearing of land for timber, farming, ranching or industrial development

• B. Warming of the average climate

• C. Mass expansion of urban areas which rapidly destroy the surrounding environment

• D. Loss of land area due to rising sea levels

Which habitat would heavy grazers and burrowing animals most likely be found?

• A. Tropical rainforests

• B. Grasslands

• C. Desert

• D. Deciduous forests

What does the term "aquatic" refer to?

• related to soil or dry land

• floating algae

• related to water

• invertebrate animals

Which of the following best describes "terrestrial"?

• floating algae

• related to water

• related to soil or dry land

• invertebrate animals

What are phytoplankton?

• related to water

• invertebrate aquatic animals

• related to soil or dry land

• floating algae

What term describes "crustaceans"?

• invertebrate aquatic animals

• related to water

• floating algae

• related to soil or dry land