Chapter 9 Review Questions |
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Conservation is __________.
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never using a resource
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underusing a resource
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wisely using a resource
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overusing a resource
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| 2. |
A habitat
for wildlife must include __________.
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space, arrangement, food, cover, and water
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brush and rocks, predators, water, and space
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space, vegetation, food, and resting and breeding places
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cover, predators, large area, arrangement, and food
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| 3. |
The "carrying
capacity" of a wildlife area is the .
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| 4. |
List four
factors that can limit wildlife populations.
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| 5. |
Hunting is
an effective wildlife conservation tool because __________.
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funding from permits helps many game and non-game species
recover from dwindling populations
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hunters play an important role by supplying wildlife managers with
needed information from the field
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hunting contributes to threatened or endangered wildlife
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both a. and b.
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| 6. |
By continuously
monitoring the birth rate and death rate of various species and the condition
of their habitat, wildlife managers __________.
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know how to set hunting regulations and can determine if other management
practices are needed to conserve wildlife species
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know when to ignore hunting regulations they set earlier
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can obtain data to eliminate wildlife species
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both b. and c.
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| 7. |
Trapping
and relocating animals is an example of the __________ wildlife management
practice.
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hunting
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artificial stocking
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setting bag limits and legal methods for taking wildlife
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habitat improvement
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