Unit 3- Forest Conservation and Management

Which of the following best describes a prescribed burn?

• Naturally occurring fires in forest areas caused by lightning

• Accidental fires caused by humans

• Controlled fires created by experts to clear fire fuel

• Managed fires used to stimulate the release of oxygen stored in plants

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Rainforests cover which percentage of the earth?

• 6

• 10

• 3

• 24

Which of the following trees are most common in boreal forests?

• Broadleaf

• Coniferous

• Deciduous

• Deciduous broadleaf

A forest habitat which undergoes fragmentation can lose up to 45 percent of its biodiversity.

• true

• false

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What forest would go in this region?

• Tropcial

• Boreal

• Temperate

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What forest would go in this region?

• Tropcial

• Boreal

• Temperate

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What forest would go in this region?

• Tropcial

• Boreal

• Temperate

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Which of the following is NOT a service forests provide?

• Storing carbon dioxide

• Minimizing soil erosion

• Replenishing carbon dioxide

• Improving water quality

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Which of the following invasive species cause soil erosion, destroy young trees and consume seeds and nuts necessary for new growth?

• earthworms

• feral hogs

• cats

• cottontail rabbits

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Which of the following acts encouraged settlers to move west and provided free acreage to those who made the journey?

• homestead act

• organic act

• weeks act

• manifest destiny act