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Which is most true about the human process of observation? What a person "sees" is: |
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| | A) | an interpretation of sensory input, filtered through mental models. |
| | B) | correct, if it is based on the scientific perspective. |
| | C) | exactly what ever physical reality is before the observer. |
| | D) | is the same for two people, if the make the observation at the same time, in the same place. |
| | E) | the same for all people who belong to the same culture. |
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The Wisconsin Idea is about: |
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| | A) | encouraging tourism instead of agriculture. |
| | B) | multiple use of natural resources. |
| | C) | restoring the land. |
| | D) | why the ecosystem approach is more important than the community approach for managing aquatic systems. |
| | E) | using academic knowledge for practical purposes. |
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A person who appreciates their environment is likely to: |
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| | A) | understand how to use adaptive management. |
| | B) | appreciate the scientific aspects of limnology. |
| | C) | have a sense of place. |
| | D) | excel in limnology class. |
| | E) | be unable to think things out. |
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Adaptive management is especially good for: |
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| | A) | managing complex systems. |
| | B) | managing systems characterized by low stakes and few stakeholders. |
| | C) | organizing limnological knowledge. |
| | D) | predicting how to catch fish. |
| | E) | understanding the mechanism of evolution. |
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The "adaptive" in adaptive management refers to the: |
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| | A) | evolutionary foundation of management strategy. |
| | B) | evolutionary foundation of limnological understanding. |
| | C) | way an organism fits into its environmental niche. |
| | D) | ability of managers to change policy after monitoring a managed situation. |
| | E) | survival of the fittest aquatic organisms. |
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When a limnologist looks at a lake, the limnologist most likely sees: |
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| | A) | a mass of chemical and physical equations. |
| | B) | a sinkhole of dangerous diseases and poisonous animals. |
| | C) | an opportunity to make lots of money. |
| | D) | not the surface, but the concepts behind the reality that can never be seen. |
| | E) | what anyone sees, as well as having an understanding of the complex interactions taking place beneath the surface. |
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A clear lake, with a Secchi disk depth of 30 meters, is most likely to be: |
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| | A) | a lake high in a watershed, which includes an active glacier. |
| | B) | a lake in an agricultural watershed. |
| | C) | a victim of cultural eutrophication and high TP concentration. |
| | D) | an unusually oligotrophic or acidified lake. |
| | E) | dystrophic, with high amounts of DOC. |
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The difference between "rehabilitation" and "restoration" is related to: |
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| | A) | community composition. |
| | B) | ecosystem health. |
| | C) | the desirability of the community. |
| | D) | the location of the organisms. |
| | E) | usage; the two terms are used the same way in chapter 12. |
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In chapter 12, "restoration" is described using a (an): |
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| | A) | analytical equation. |
| | B) | balanced input-output budget. |
| | C) | difference equation. |
| | D) | graphical model. |
| | E) | traditional story. |
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An important aspect of adaptive management is that: |
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| | A) | decisions are made by experts sequestered in "think tank" conditions. |
| | B) | managers do not need to listen to the public. |
| | C) | policy is changed over time, based on experience. |
| | D) | recreational ecologists are solely able to determine the final policy. |
| | E) | scientists have the final say in making policy. |
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