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Outdoor Conservation Intro Unit

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sustainable decisions that are fair and available to all users -- like state forests -- meet which component of true sustainability?

a)

Economic

b)

Ecological

c)

Social

2.

The conditions that lead to the Dust Bowl were not sustainable because they were ... (choose multiple)

a)

using good long term planning

b)

unable to adapt to change

c)

examples of poor environmental stewardship

d)

taking a systems approach

3.

Which is NOT one of the three components of sustainability?

a)

Ecological

b)

Social

c)

Skill Based

d)

Economic

4.

True or False: legislation following the Great Depression lead to the purchase of land by state & federal governments to form protected forests.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which ecological term is pictured?

a)

Disturbance

b)

Carrying Capacity

c)

Niche

d)

Succession

6.

What term describes the unique role an organism plays in its particular habitat?

a)

Carrying Capacity

b)

Specialist

c)

Niche

d)

Duty of Care

7.

Which of the following makes a habitat less healthy? (pick 2)

a)

A High Degree of Biodiversity

b)

A Decreasing Amount of Biodiversity

c)

A Larger Amount of Space

d)

Fragmentation & Large Amounts of Habitat Edge

8.

Which habitat development techniques can provide food sources for wildlife? Check ALL that apply

a)

Den Trees

b)

Plantings

c)

Nesting Boxes

d)

Feeding

9.

Brush piles like the one pictured...

a)

provided habitat space for organisms

b)

are considered negative clutter in an ecosystem

c)

can scare away predator species from a forest

d)

are difficult to include & do not meet ecological sustainability requirements

10.

Which designation is most at risk?

a)

threatened

b)

endangered

c)

delistec

11.

Invasive species can ... (check all that apply!)

a)

Decrease Carrying Capacity

b)

Increase Erosion

c)

Sometimes benefit an ecosystem

d)

Spread Disease to Native Populations

e)

Change Soil Chemistry

12.

True or False: All invasive species are introduced, non-native species to that area.

a)

True

b)

False