APEs Chapter 10 quiz
Where is the largest old growth forest in the US
Alaska
What act makes it illegal to kill, uproot, modify the habitat of , or engage in the commerce of rare threatened species
The Endagered species act
What is NOT true of old-growth forests?
They are also called secondary growth forests
What is NOT a tree pest
aedes aegypti
What is the removal of all trees in one area at one time
clear cutting
What is the most likely cause of the shrinking population size and endangerment of the species
creating new roads and clearing patches of land in and around their breeding sites
What is true about habitat fragmentation
destroys viable habitat for organisms, possible isolation of populations into subpopulations, change in microclimate at edge habitat, increased competition
What is not an advantage of tree plantations over natural forests
greater carbon sequestration
What ecosystem service is provided by old-growth trees
increased rate of groundwater recharge and a sink for atmospheric carbon
What is not a likely result of rainforest deforestation
increased rate of ozone destruction due tolack of vegetation and an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide
Deforestation does not cause
increased sequestration of carbon dioxide
What is true of overgrazing
increases soil compaction
what can reduce biodiversity in an area
introduced species, human population growth, climate change, habitat fragmentation
What is the next largest threat to biodiversity in the US
invasive species
What best predicts the damage of hemlock trees in America
it will spread further north towards Nova Scotia and further west toward Minnesota
What could migitate the destructive impacts of tree plantations
leave corridors of native forest uncut
The effort to reduce loss by lessening the impact
mitigation
Land used for domesticated forage plants for livestock
pastures
process of restoring land that has been mined to a natural or economically useable purpose
reclamation
WHat is it when loggers only cut certain trees
selective cutting
removing mature trees in groups over many years and leaving mature trees to reseed is known as
shelterwood cutting
what is true of overgrazing
slows the growth of vegetation, reduces diversity of plant species, leadsto increase of plant species not desired by cattle and increases erosion
A negative of fires
slows the nitrogen cycle
What is not an intentional introduction of a native species
stoaway rats to Hawaii
What act protected constrictor snakes in the Florida Everglades
the Lacey Act
What is not true of diversity hotspots
the are concerntrated in the northern hemisphere
What habitat has been mostly impacted by the invasion of zebra mussels
the great lakes
What is not likel a consequence of deforestation
the o-horizon of soil profile will increase thickness
What is NOT a characteristic of a typical tree plantation
the presence of old growth trees
What technique is important to forest management
timber sales and prescribed burns
