NREM 120 – Final Exam – Natural Resources and Environmental
Management – study material
Which of the following is NOT true about the Endangered Species Act (ESA)? - correct answer
✔✔is currently endorsed by 150 nations
Ecotone refers to ______________. - correct answer ✔✔edge habitat
Passenger pigeon is an example of ______________. - correct answer ✔✔extinct species
A population of birds is found on a remote island. Which of the following information is most
important in deciding if the birds all belong to a single species? - correct answer ✔✔that the
matings produce viable eggs
Why are invasive species a problem? - correct answer ✔✔disrupt ecosystem function
complete with native species
economic costs to agricutlure
The major contributor to the decline of imperiled species in the US is ____________. - correct
answer ✔✔habitat degradation/loss
According to the documentary Racing Extinction, in a hundred years we could lose up to
________% of all the species on our planet. - correct answer ✔✔50%
According to "Do Pesticides Negatively Affect Human Health?", annual "Shopper's Guide to
Pesticides in Produce" is based on pesticide residue testing data from: - correct answer ✔✔US
Department of AGirucluture and US FOood and Drug Administration
, According to your textbook, approximately ______________ species go extinct every day. -
correct answer ✔✔100
Which of the following is NOT true about pheromones used to control insect pests? - correct
answer ✔✔insects can develop resistance to pheromones
According to the lectures, one of the major factors in the recent decline of honeybee
populations is the use of _____________. - correct answer ✔✔neonicotinoids
Bullfrog tadpoles are often sold as fish bait, even in areas where they do not occur naturally.
When people buy 10 of them and do not use them all, they often dump the remainder into the
lake or river. This is an example of___________________. - correct answer ✔✔introduced
species
Which of the following is NOT true about DDT? - correct answer ✔✔Persists in the environment
for tw-three months
Which of the following is an example of consumptive use of wildlife? - correct answer
✔✔hunting
Suppose that you decided to stop spraying the pesticides that control lawn pests around your
house. Over the next couple years, you noticed that the lawn grass was gradually replaced by
native species of plants. This results in all of the following except ________________. - correct
answer ✔✔a decrease in pollinating insects visiting your lawn
Which of the following is NOT true regarding tributyltin? - correct answer ✔✔it causes Colony
Collapse Disorder
Management – study material
Which of the following is NOT true about the Endangered Species Act (ESA)? - correct answer
✔✔is currently endorsed by 150 nations
Ecotone refers to ______________. - correct answer ✔✔edge habitat
Passenger pigeon is an example of ______________. - correct answer ✔✔extinct species
A population of birds is found on a remote island. Which of the following information is most
important in deciding if the birds all belong to a single species? - correct answer ✔✔that the
matings produce viable eggs
Why are invasive species a problem? - correct answer ✔✔disrupt ecosystem function
complete with native species
economic costs to agricutlure
The major contributor to the decline of imperiled species in the US is ____________. - correct
answer ✔✔habitat degradation/loss
According to the documentary Racing Extinction, in a hundred years we could lose up to
________% of all the species on our planet. - correct answer ✔✔50%
According to "Do Pesticides Negatively Affect Human Health?", annual "Shopper's Guide to
Pesticides in Produce" is based on pesticide residue testing data from: - correct answer ✔✔US
Department of AGirucluture and US FOood and Drug Administration
, According to your textbook, approximately ______________ species go extinct every day. -
correct answer ✔✔100
Which of the following is NOT true about pheromones used to control insect pests? - correct
answer ✔✔insects can develop resistance to pheromones
According to the lectures, one of the major factors in the recent decline of honeybee
populations is the use of _____________. - correct answer ✔✔neonicotinoids
Bullfrog tadpoles are often sold as fish bait, even in areas where they do not occur naturally.
When people buy 10 of them and do not use them all, they often dump the remainder into the
lake or river. This is an example of___________________. - correct answer ✔✔introduced
species
Which of the following is NOT true about DDT? - correct answer ✔✔Persists in the environment
for tw-three months
Which of the following is an example of consumptive use of wildlife? - correct answer
✔✔hunting
Suppose that you decided to stop spraying the pesticides that control lawn pests around your
house. Over the next couple years, you noticed that the lawn grass was gradually replaced by
native species of plants. This results in all of the following except ________________. - correct
answer ✔✔a decrease in pollinating insects visiting your lawn
Which of the following is NOT true regarding tributyltin? - correct answer ✔✔it causes Colony
Collapse Disorder
