CORE Wildlife Conservation 2

Question 1

Which federal law protects migratory birds in the United States by making it illegal to hunt, capture, or possess them without a permit?

Accepted Answer

Migratory Bird Treaty Act

Answer

Lacey Act

Answer

Endangered Species Act

Answer

National Wildlife Refuge Act

Question 2

What is the term for the minimum number of individuals of a species needed to maintain a viable, self-sustaining population?

Accepted Answer

Minimum viable population

Answer

Carrying capacity

Answer

Threshold population

Answer

Keystone number

Question 3

Which type of wildlife corridor is most effective at connecting two isolated habitat patches for large mammals?

Accepted Answer

Landscape-scale corridor

Answer

Stepping-stone corridor

Answer

Riparian buffer

Answer

Urban greenway

Question 4

An invasive species most directly harms native wildlife by:

Accepted Answer

Competing for resources and altering habitat

Answer

Improving soil nutrients

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Increasing biodiversity

Answer

Providing additional food sources

Question 5

What does the term 'surplus harvest' mean in wildlife management?

Accepted Answer

Removing only the annual production above what is needed to maintain population size

Answer

Harvesting more animals than the population can replace

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Releasing captive animals into the wild

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Eliminating predators to increase prey populations

Question 6

Riparian zones are especially important for wildlife because they:

Accepted Answer

Support high biodiversity and serve as travel corridors along waterways

Answer

Provide open grassland for grazing animals

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Serve as habitat edges where forest and grassland meet

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Contain mineral licks that attract large herbivores

Question 7

Which management technique involves intentionally setting fires to maintain wildlife habitat quality?

Accepted Answer

Prescribed burning

Answer

Clearcutting

Answer

Mechanical thinning

Answer

Herbicide treatment