Test Bank For Environmental
Science A Global Concern 16th
Edi�on By William
Cunningham, Mary
Cunningham (All Chapters
1-25, 100% Original Verified A
+ Grade)
Test Bank Part 1: Chapter 13-25
Test Bank Part 2: Chapter 1-12
All Chapters are Arranged Reverse.
,Chapter 13
Student name:__________
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) The first step in most restoration efforts is to remove the cause of degradation or habitat loss.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) It often takes constant surveillance to remove exotic species.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) A significant dilemma facing restoration ecologists is deciding the earlier condition to which
a site should be restored.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) Radioactive materials can be eliminated from the environment using certain types of plants,
such as sunflowers.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) Reclamation refers to the cleansing and repair of degraded sites via physical or chemical
means.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) To use a site to create a new and different kind of biological community rather than the
existing one is known as reallocation.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) The most influential American forester was Aldo Leopold.
⊚ true
⊚ false
8) In Vermont, most of the land is currently being used for sheep farming.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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,Chapter 13
9) The American Forestry Association suggests that each person plant one tree per year in order
to compensate for tree loss in urban areas.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) From the 1950s to the 1970s, approximately 500,000 acres of wetlands were lost per year.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
11) The attempt to rebuild a community into a functioning system which may differ from the
original condition is known as
A) restoration.
B) rehabilitation.
C) reclamation.
D) repair.
12) The first step in ecological restoration is to
A) reintroduce rare species.
B) relocate human populations.
C) stop whatever is causing the damage.
D) fix water quality.
13) In China, reforestation projects have been undertaken to
A) halt encroachment of the Gobi and Taklamakan Deserts.
B) replant the rainforest in southern China.
C) return the buffalo to the North China Plain.
D) diminish water pollution in the Yangze River.
14) Maintaining healthy savannahs is largely dependent upon
A) frequency of fires.
B) tornadoes.
C) frequency of hurricanes.
D) thinning of dense stands of oak trees.
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, Chapter 13
15) Much of the Great Plains has a declining human population, due largely to
A) the scarcity of open space.
B) economic factors.
C) free ranging buffalo.
D) conversion of grasslands to agriculture.
16) Important tools in prairie restoration include
A) fire.
B) volcanic eruptions.
C) bison.
D) fire and bison.
17) Which of the following is often all that is needed for wetland restoration?
A) to dredge new canals
B) to restore the water supply
C) to establish a fire program
D) to stop harvesting organisms
18) The hydrology of the Florida Everglades has been severely altered in order to
A) control flood waters.
B) drain land for agriculture.
C) reduce shorebird populations.
D) control flood waters and drain land for agriculture.
19) Bioremediation refers to
A) attempts to increase the number of species in a polluted area.
B) use of organisms to treat or clean up the environment.
C) changes in vegetation brought about by invasive species.
20) Efforts to repair or reconstruct ecosystems are known as
A) land stewardship.
B) conservation reserve programs.
C) landscape ecology.
D) restoration ecology.
E) mitigation.
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Science A Global Concern 16th
Edi�on By William
Cunningham, Mary
Cunningham (All Chapters
1-25, 100% Original Verified A
+ Grade)
Test Bank Part 1: Chapter 13-25
Test Bank Part 2: Chapter 1-12
All Chapters are Arranged Reverse.
,Chapter 13
Student name:__________
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) The first step in most restoration efforts is to remove the cause of degradation or habitat loss.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) It often takes constant surveillance to remove exotic species.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) A significant dilemma facing restoration ecologists is deciding the earlier condition to which
a site should be restored.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) Radioactive materials can be eliminated from the environment using certain types of plants,
such as sunflowers.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) Reclamation refers to the cleansing and repair of degraded sites via physical or chemical
means.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) To use a site to create a new and different kind of biological community rather than the
existing one is known as reallocation.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) The most influential American forester was Aldo Leopold.
⊚ true
⊚ false
8) In Vermont, most of the land is currently being used for sheep farming.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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,Chapter 13
9) The American Forestry Association suggests that each person plant one tree per year in order
to compensate for tree loss in urban areas.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) From the 1950s to the 1970s, approximately 500,000 acres of wetlands were lost per year.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
11) The attempt to rebuild a community into a functioning system which may differ from the
original condition is known as
A) restoration.
B) rehabilitation.
C) reclamation.
D) repair.
12) The first step in ecological restoration is to
A) reintroduce rare species.
B) relocate human populations.
C) stop whatever is causing the damage.
D) fix water quality.
13) In China, reforestation projects have been undertaken to
A) halt encroachment of the Gobi and Taklamakan Deserts.
B) replant the rainforest in southern China.
C) return the buffalo to the North China Plain.
D) diminish water pollution in the Yangze River.
14) Maintaining healthy savannahs is largely dependent upon
A) frequency of fires.
B) tornadoes.
C) frequency of hurricanes.
D) thinning of dense stands of oak trees.
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, Chapter 13
15) Much of the Great Plains has a declining human population, due largely to
A) the scarcity of open space.
B) economic factors.
C) free ranging buffalo.
D) conversion of grasslands to agriculture.
16) Important tools in prairie restoration include
A) fire.
B) volcanic eruptions.
C) bison.
D) fire and bison.
17) Which of the following is often all that is needed for wetland restoration?
A) to dredge new canals
B) to restore the water supply
C) to establish a fire program
D) to stop harvesting organisms
18) The hydrology of the Florida Everglades has been severely altered in order to
A) control flood waters.
B) drain land for agriculture.
C) reduce shorebird populations.
D) control flood waters and drain land for agriculture.
19) Bioremediation refers to
A) attempts to increase the number of species in a polluted area.
B) use of organisms to treat or clean up the environment.
C) changes in vegetation brought about by invasive species.
20) Efforts to repair or reconstruct ecosystems are known as
A) land stewardship.
B) conservation reserve programs.
C) landscape ecology.
D) restoration ecology.
E) mitigation.
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