DUCKS UNLIMITED ECOLOGY CONSERVATION &
MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION REVIEW: PRACTICE
TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
What process do trees use to release large amounts of carbon? - Answers -
Photosynthesis, particularly in vast forests of broadleaf trees.
What happens to carbon when trees decay? - Answers - Large amounts of a forest's
sequestered carbon are released back into the atmosphere.
What is denitrification a crucial step in? - Answers - The Nitrogen cycle.
During which phase do organisms NOT require nutrients? - Answers - Maintenance.
Which legislation provides funding for conservation programs to restore wetlands? -
Answers - The Farm Bill.
What is a true statement about non-tidal marshes? - Answers - They occur in poorly
draining low places and along boundaries of freshwater sources.
What is the process called when a grassland ecosystem reverts after agricultural use? -
Answers - Secondary succession.
What is an example of protection restoration efforts? - Answers - Conservation
easement or regulatory measures like the Organic Act.
What program retires cropland and restores it to grassland? - Answers - The
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program.
What is a characteristic of the taiga? - Answers - Northernmost forests with seasonal
climate including long winters and short summers.
What percentage of Duck Stamp sales supports habitat restoration? - Answers - 98
percent.
What is considered primary grassland habitat? - Answers - Habitat with very few trees
due to lack of rainfall, but thick grasses thrive.
What occurs when forests age in terms of carbon storage? - Answers - A forest of
mature trees begins to release carbon.
MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION REVIEW: PRACTICE
TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
What process do trees use to release large amounts of carbon? - Answers -
Photosynthesis, particularly in vast forests of broadleaf trees.
What happens to carbon when trees decay? - Answers - Large amounts of a forest's
sequestered carbon are released back into the atmosphere.
What is denitrification a crucial step in? - Answers - The Nitrogen cycle.
During which phase do organisms NOT require nutrients? - Answers - Maintenance.
Which legislation provides funding for conservation programs to restore wetlands? -
Answers - The Farm Bill.
What is a true statement about non-tidal marshes? - Answers - They occur in poorly
draining low places and along boundaries of freshwater sources.
What is the process called when a grassland ecosystem reverts after agricultural use? -
Answers - Secondary succession.
What is an example of protection restoration efforts? - Answers - Conservation
easement or regulatory measures like the Organic Act.
What program retires cropland and restores it to grassland? - Answers - The
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program.
What is a characteristic of the taiga? - Answers - Northernmost forests with seasonal
climate including long winters and short summers.
What percentage of Duck Stamp sales supports habitat restoration? - Answers - 98
percent.
What is considered primary grassland habitat? - Answers - Habitat with very few trees
due to lack of rainfall, but thick grasses thrive.
What occurs when forests age in terms of carbon storage? - Answers - A forest of
mature trees begins to release carbon.
