1st Bell Ringer 3/11/2025

Which president was responsible for establishing the first wildlife refuge?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Ronald Reagan

• Zachary Taylor

Preservation is the act of rebuilding an area suffering severe habitat loss.

• True

• False

Maintaining biodiversity, protecting freshwater quality, recharging groundwater and controlling floods are all critical components for which of the following biomes?

• Aquatic

• Grasslands

• Forests

• Wetlands

Which of the following is a private organization which has conserved more than 14 million acres since its founding and has sister organizations in both Canada and Mexico which have collectively raised more than $2 billion through the “Rescue Our Wetlands” campaign?

• Ducks Unlimited^®

• United States Fish and Wildlife Service

• The Farm Bill

• Environmental Protection Agency

Which of the following is also known as the Duck Stamp Act?

• Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act

• Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act

• North American Wetlands Conservation Act

• The Farm Bill

Carol works for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and is surveying an area to determine if it meets the requirements to be classified as a wetland. Which of the following is NOT a requirement for her to take into consideration?

• The area must have standing water year-round

• The area supports hydrophytic plants for at least parts of the year

• The soil is primary hydric, formed under prolonged flooding

• The area is saturated during part of the growing season

Which of the following best describes agroforestry?

• Invasive plant species are planted to thin out weaker trees

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

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

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