Conservation Final Exam ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
The answer to the single large or several small (SLOSS) debate concerning optmal reserve
design is - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Either a single large or several reserves could harbor
a greater number of species, depending on the degree of species nestedness across areas of
different sizes.
According to the figure below, the island Isabela - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Harbors
fewer native land-bird species than all the other Galapagos Islands combined, despite the fact
that Isabela is larger than the cumulative area of the other islands.
All of the following statements are consistent with the simple metapopulation model shown
in the figure below, except the rate of - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Colonization is greater
than the rate of extinction when the fraction of patches occupies is above f*.
Habitat fragmentation can lead to all of the following except - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Environmental Stochasticity
Which of the following would not be expected near the edge of a forest patch compared to
the patch interior? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Lower abundance and diversity of nonnative
species
Dispersal corridors can benefit a species by - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A and B
According to the figure below, the rate of colonization increases as - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Distance from the mainland decreases.
Which of the following is a key lesson learned from metapopulation models? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Reduced dispersal success can cause a metapopulation to become extinct.
According to the figure below, the rate of extinction increases as - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅The number of species present on the island grows
, According to the figure below - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Bryce Canyon is smaller than
Olympic National Park and has lost a greater number of mammal species than Olympic.
Hatcheries can be harmful to wild populations for all of the following reasons, except -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Hatcheries can quickly generate large numbers of individuals.
According to the figure below, restoration is most likely to occur spontaneously and without
extensive human intervention in areas with - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Moderate
productivity and moderate stress
Efforts to breed and reintroduce the California condor have cost tens of millions of taxpayer
dollars. Why might these efforts end up being unsuccessful? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅The continued use of lead ammunition, only recently banned, has caused
lead poisoning of many condors.
Zoos have become important players in conservation by - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Engaging in all of the above activities.
Which of these statements would not provide evidence of the shifting baselines phenomenon?
- CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Molecular studies revealed that a high amount of genetic
diversity persists among the few remaining Toromiro trees.
A restoration project may seek to - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Achieve any of the above
objectives
According to the figure below, restored sites - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅provide greater
levels of regulating ecosystem services than degraded sires but lower levels than reference
sites.
Capturing sick or injured individuals from the wild, treating them, and releasing them back
into the wild is called - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Rehabilitation
Active intervention is likely needed to restore areas of high productivity and low stress
because - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Such conditions could favor the rapid growth of
invasive species.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
The answer to the single large or several small (SLOSS) debate concerning optmal reserve
design is - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Either a single large or several reserves could harbor
a greater number of species, depending on the degree of species nestedness across areas of
different sizes.
According to the figure below, the island Isabela - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Harbors
fewer native land-bird species than all the other Galapagos Islands combined, despite the fact
that Isabela is larger than the cumulative area of the other islands.
All of the following statements are consistent with the simple metapopulation model shown
in the figure below, except the rate of - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Colonization is greater
than the rate of extinction when the fraction of patches occupies is above f*.
Habitat fragmentation can lead to all of the following except - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Environmental Stochasticity
Which of the following would not be expected near the edge of a forest patch compared to
the patch interior? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Lower abundance and diversity of nonnative
species
Dispersal corridors can benefit a species by - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A and B
According to the figure below, the rate of colonization increases as - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Distance from the mainland decreases.
Which of the following is a key lesson learned from metapopulation models? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Reduced dispersal success can cause a metapopulation to become extinct.
According to the figure below, the rate of extinction increases as - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅The number of species present on the island grows
, According to the figure below - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Bryce Canyon is smaller than
Olympic National Park and has lost a greater number of mammal species than Olympic.
Hatcheries can be harmful to wild populations for all of the following reasons, except -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Hatcheries can quickly generate large numbers of individuals.
According to the figure below, restoration is most likely to occur spontaneously and without
extensive human intervention in areas with - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Moderate
productivity and moderate stress
Efforts to breed and reintroduce the California condor have cost tens of millions of taxpayer
dollars. Why might these efforts end up being unsuccessful? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅The continued use of lead ammunition, only recently banned, has caused
lead poisoning of many condors.
Zoos have become important players in conservation by - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Engaging in all of the above activities.
Which of these statements would not provide evidence of the shifting baselines phenomenon?
- CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Molecular studies revealed that a high amount of genetic
diversity persists among the few remaining Toromiro trees.
A restoration project may seek to - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Achieve any of the above
objectives
According to the figure below, restored sites - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅provide greater
levels of regulating ecosystem services than degraded sires but lower levels than reference
sites.
Capturing sick or injured individuals from the wild, treating them, and releasing them back
into the wild is called - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Rehabilitation
Active intervention is likely needed to restore areas of high productivity and low stress
because - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Such conditions could favor the rapid growth of
invasive species.
