CORE Wildlife Conservation 5

Question 1

What is the significance of the Federal Duck Stamp program for wildlife conservation?

Accepted Answer

It generates revenue used to purchase and protect wetland habitat for migratory birds

Answer

Proceeds from Federal Duck Stamp sales are used almost entirely to purchase or lease wetland habitat that protects millions of acres for migratory waterfowl and other wildlife.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes 'adaptive management' in wildlife conservation?

Accepted Answer

A cyclical process of setting goals, implementing actions, monitoring results, and revising strategies based on outcomes

Answer

Adaptive management treats conservation actions as experiments, using monitoring data to evaluate outcomes and continuously improve management strategies over time.

Question 3

What role do apex predators play in maintaining ecosystem health?

Accepted Answer

They regulate prey populations and indirectly influence vegetation and lower trophic levels

Answer

Apex predators control herbivore populations, preventing overgrazing, and their influence cascades through the entire food web to support overall ecosystem health and diversity.

Question 4

A wildlife biologist finds that a songbird population is declining despite abundant food and no hunting pressure. The most likely cause is:

Accepted Answer

Nest parasitism by brown-headed cowbirds in fragmented habitat

Answer

Brown-headed cowbirds are nest parasites that lay eggs in other birds' nests, and their impact intensifies in fragmented habitats where forest-interior songbirds are exposed to more cowbird pressure.

Question 5

What does 'wildlife carrying capacity' depend on primarily?

Accepted Answer

Availability of food, water, shelter, and space within a given habitat

Answer

Carrying capacity is determined by the availability of the four basic habitat components — food, water, shelter, and space — which together set the maximum sustainable wildlife population.

CORE - Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Education Practice Test

CORE - Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Education Practice Test

CORE Wildlife Conservation 5