Ducks Unlimited Test Bank Exam
Questions and Answers Graded A+
Which of the following best describes a pioneer species? - Correct answer-The first
species to colonize an area in primary succession
Which of the following best describes respiration? - Correct answer-Intake of
oxygen to convert glucose to energy
Which of the following does NOT conduct nitrogen fixation? - Correct answer-
Humans
Where is the phosphorus cycle primarily conducted? - Correct answer-In soil and
plants
Which of the following is NOT a category of wetland biome? - Correct answer-
Tropical
In what year was the Clean Water and Air Act created? - Correct answer-1948
Which of the following does Not influence an organisms niche? - Correct answer-
Commensalism
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,According to the presentation, ecosystem management was broadened by the
establishment of which of the following in 1978? - Correct answer-Conservation
Biology
Which of the following is known to cause primary succession? - Correct answer-
Glacier movement
Select the positive ecological interactions between organisms - Correct answer-
Commensalism
Mutualism
Samantha is developing a management plan for an area suffering a significant
reduction of grasses and plants which directly affects the viability of an endangered
species. Her plan involves an increase of primary producers to support long-term
ecological balance and to eliminate the requirement of human influence. Which of
the following best represents this management plan? - Correct answer-
Sustainability
A volcano has erupted and has now cooled off to leave bare rock. Over time,
lichens have colonized on the rock, breaking it down and creating soil. Soil
allowed grasses and flowering plants to grow. In this example, which of these was
most likely the pioneer species? - Correct answer-Lichens
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,Nutrient flow is the natural process which provides for the cycling of chemicals
between biotic and abiotic factors including water, oxygen, carbon, nitrogen and
phosphorus. - Correct answer-True
Which of the following is true about chlorophyll? - Correct answer-Is required in
order to perform photosynthesis
Grasslands are dominated by grasses and several species of forbs. Which of the
following best describes a forb? - Correct answer-Broadleaf plants and lower shrub
vegetation
Which of the following is true regarding the ability for grasslands to sequester
carbon from the atmosphere? - Correct answer-Grasslands recover quickly from
drought or fire, allowing them to return to carbon sequestering far earlier than
other biomes
Which of the following best describes high-grading harvest? - Correct answer-Only
cutting the largest or most valuable tree species in an area
Which of the following is true about the Forest and Rangeland Planning Act? -
Correct answer-Monitors the effects of climate change on renewable resources and
managed lands
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, What is desertification? - Correct answer-Grasslands which undergo drought or
demineralization and turn into a desert landscape
In order to minimize soil erosion and increase water retention, Randy wants to
plant a cover crop for his cotton field without negatively affecting the fertility of
the soil. He knows cotton requires significant amounts of nitrogen to grow, so he
will need to choose a cover crop with low nitrogen requirements. Which of the
following cover crops should Randy choose? - Correct answer-Legumes
Which of the following is a characteristic of the taiga? - Correct answer-
Northernmost forests with seasonal climate including long winters and short
summers
Forty percent of the world's oxygen is produced in which of the following? -
Correct answer-Tropical rainforest
A wetland sits in an area with seasonal flooding from snow melt, has anaerobic
soil, contains a build-up of dead vegetation in the water and is filled with cypress
trees. This area is most likely classified as which of the following types of
wetland? - Correct answer-Swamp
Select all of the strategies the Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and
Restoration Act regulates. - Correct answer-Uses funds from oil and gas royalties
to protect gulf coast marshes Funds research for new measures to protect wetlands
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Questions and Answers Graded A+
Which of the following best describes a pioneer species? - Correct answer-The first
species to colonize an area in primary succession
Which of the following best describes respiration? - Correct answer-Intake of
oxygen to convert glucose to energy
Which of the following does NOT conduct nitrogen fixation? - Correct answer-
Humans
Where is the phosphorus cycle primarily conducted? - Correct answer-In soil and
plants
Which of the following is NOT a category of wetland biome? - Correct answer-
Tropical
In what year was the Clean Water and Air Act created? - Correct answer-1948
Which of the following does Not influence an organisms niche? - Correct answer-
Commensalism
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,According to the presentation, ecosystem management was broadened by the
establishment of which of the following in 1978? - Correct answer-Conservation
Biology
Which of the following is known to cause primary succession? - Correct answer-
Glacier movement
Select the positive ecological interactions between organisms - Correct answer-
Commensalism
Mutualism
Samantha is developing a management plan for an area suffering a significant
reduction of grasses and plants which directly affects the viability of an endangered
species. Her plan involves an increase of primary producers to support long-term
ecological balance and to eliminate the requirement of human influence. Which of
the following best represents this management plan? - Correct answer-
Sustainability
A volcano has erupted and has now cooled off to leave bare rock. Over time,
lichens have colonized on the rock, breaking it down and creating soil. Soil
allowed grasses and flowering plants to grow. In this example, which of these was
most likely the pioneer species? - Correct answer-Lichens
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,Nutrient flow is the natural process which provides for the cycling of chemicals
between biotic and abiotic factors including water, oxygen, carbon, nitrogen and
phosphorus. - Correct answer-True
Which of the following is true about chlorophyll? - Correct answer-Is required in
order to perform photosynthesis
Grasslands are dominated by grasses and several species of forbs. Which of the
following best describes a forb? - Correct answer-Broadleaf plants and lower shrub
vegetation
Which of the following is true regarding the ability for grasslands to sequester
carbon from the atmosphere? - Correct answer-Grasslands recover quickly from
drought or fire, allowing them to return to carbon sequestering far earlier than
other biomes
Which of the following best describes high-grading harvest? - Correct answer-Only
cutting the largest or most valuable tree species in an area
Which of the following is true about the Forest and Rangeland Planning Act? -
Correct answer-Monitors the effects of climate change on renewable resources and
managed lands
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, What is desertification? - Correct answer-Grasslands which undergo drought or
demineralization and turn into a desert landscape
In order to minimize soil erosion and increase water retention, Randy wants to
plant a cover crop for his cotton field without negatively affecting the fertility of
the soil. He knows cotton requires significant amounts of nitrogen to grow, so he
will need to choose a cover crop with low nitrogen requirements. Which of the
following cover crops should Randy choose? - Correct answer-Legumes
Which of the following is a characteristic of the taiga? - Correct answer-
Northernmost forests with seasonal climate including long winters and short
summers
Forty percent of the world's oxygen is produced in which of the following? -
Correct answer-Tropical rainforest
A wetland sits in an area with seasonal flooding from snow melt, has anaerobic
soil, contains a build-up of dead vegetation in the water and is filled with cypress
trees. This area is most likely classified as which of the following types of
wetland? - Correct answer-Swamp
Select all of the strategies the Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and
Restoration Act regulates. - Correct answer-Uses funds from oil and gas royalties
to protect gulf coast marshes Funds research for new measures to protect wetlands
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