Wk 21 Quiz:California Invasive Plant Inventory

How does the author mostly choose to organize the information?

• By their favorite kind of plants.

• By creating a separate section for each topic.

• The author lists plants that are more fragrant first.

• The author lists the plants according to their height.

In which section does the author include information about the number of native, non-native, and invasive plants in California?

• In the introductory paragraphs

• In the section The Inventory

• In the section Definitions

• In the section Criteria for Listing

What is the most likely meaning of the word cumulative as it is used in the following passage? "Although the impact of each plant varies regionally, its rating represents cumulative impacts statewide."

• A. A group of people

• B. Nationality

• C. A future monetary payment

• D. An increasing degree or amount

What does the author say is a main goal of the criteria and Inventory system?

• Educate policy makers, land managers, and the public about the impact of invasive plants in California.

• Entertain members of the public with the author’s vast array of knowledge.

• Educate students so they are inspired to study botany.

• Educate politicians so they make invasive plants illegal.

With which statement would the California Invasive Plant Council most likely agree?

• Once the California Invasive Plant Inventory is reviewed and finalized, the data cannot be changed.

• The author is often criticized for their efforts.

• The California Invasive Plant Inventory would be beneficial for local groups to rate invasive species.

• The California Invasive Plant Council should form their own political party.

Which sentence from the excerpt most strongly supports the answer to question 5?

• A. "Other factors, such as economic impact or difficulty of management, are not included in this assessment."

• B. "Invasive non-native plants that threaten wildlands are plants that 1) are not native to, yet can spread into, wildland ecosystems..."

• C. "Some plants were categorized as Evaluated But Not Listed because either we lack sufficient information to assign a rating or the available information indicates that the species does not have significant impacts..."

• D. "The criteria system was designed to be adapted at multiple scales, and local groups are encouraged to use the criteria for rating plants in their particular area."

What is a central idea of the excerpt?

• The California Invasive Plant Council hopes to influence legislation in California.

• The California Invasive Plant Council explains the way plants are categorized to identify traits of invasiveness.

• The California Invasive Plant Council identifies the main writers of the inventory.

• The California Invasive Plant Council accepts that non-native plants might be better for California after all.

Which sentence from the excerpt most strongly supports one of the central ideas in Question 7?

• Wildlands are public and private lands that support native ecosystems.

• However, it has no regulatory authority, and should be used with full understanding of the limitations described below.

• California is home to 4,200 native plant species.

• The criteria system generates a plant’s overall rating based on an evaluation of 13 criteria, which are divided into three sections assessing Ecological Impacts, Invasive Potential, and Ecological Distribution.

Sort the details from the section Inventory Categories to the correct category:

• Substantial ecological impact, Moderate to high rates of dispersal

• LIMITED

• Ecological impact minor on statewide level, Low to moderate invasiveness

• MODERATE

• Severe ecological impact, Moderate to high rates of establishment

• HIGH

Using information in Criteria for Listing and the excerpt, assign the most likely scores for each situation: A plant scientist brings the Himalayan Blackberry to the Pacific Northwest. The bush grows rapidly and destroys riverbanks, affecting the salmon population.

• Neutral impact

• Harmful to ecosystem

• Harmful to ecosystem

• Neutral impact

• Beneficial to ecosystem

• Beneficial to ecosystem