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Study Quiz 3.3: Conserving and Protecting Ecosystems
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1
Areas set aside to protect examples of the different habitats in the province are called
A)ecological reserves
B)environmental preserves
C)ecoprovinces
D)biomes
2
When concerned people try to restore or improve damaged areas of an ecosystem, this is called
A)a habitat restructuring program
B)a habitat restoration project
C)a habitat encroachment program
D)a habitat enhancement project
3
Providing nesting boxes for birds is an example of
A)a habitat restructuring program
B)a habitat restoration project
C)a habitat encroachment program
D)a habitat enhancement project
4
Removing garbage from a stream or planting trees along the banks is an example of
A)habitat fragmentation
B)sustainability
C)habitat restoration
D)ecological flexibility
5
Biologists might use _________ to mate animals in zoos then release the young into the wild.
A)an adaptive breeding program
B)a symbiotic breeding program
C)a captive breeding program
D)an introduced species breeding program
6
___________ is the careful and responsible management of something for which you are responsible.
A)Stewardship
B)Enhancement
C)Restoration
D)Sustainability
7
The Nisga'a operate fish wheels on both the lower and the upper Nass River, allowing biologists to tag fish at the lower wheel and count them upstream. This is an example of
A)an ecological reserve
B)a habitat restoration project
C)a habitat enhancement project
D)environmental monitoring
8
One method of practicing responsible stewardship is to take only some of the available resources. This is also known as
A)environmental monitoring
B)selective harvesting
C)industrial harvesting
D)selective monitoring
9
An important part of the plan to help populations of species recover is to
A)remove them to an ecological reserve
B)create new ecoprovinces for them
C)educate people about them
D)provide them with alternate sources of food
10
Learning about ecosystems and how to care for them will help you understand the natural world so you can
A)take better care of all living things
B)prevent natural disturbances
C)prevent ecological succession
D)increase the limiting factors in an ecosystem





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