Definitions

Question 1

The number of livestock on a given piece of land typically based on the condition and abundance of forage

Answer 1

Stocking rate

Question 2

The maximum population size of a biological species that can be sustained by that specific environment, given the food, habitat, water and other resources available

Answer 2

Carrying capacity

Question 3

The process by which a plant or animal community successively gives way to another until a stable climax is reached or a disturbance occurs such as fire, flood, grazing/browsing, or some type of human activity

Answer 3

Succession

Question 4

Bare ground/soil - grasses and forbs - shrubs - immature trees - mature trees

Answer 4

Successional stages

Question 5

Wise use of natural resources and of wildlife

Answer 5

Conservation

Question 6

A plant introduced with human help (intentionally or accidentally) to a new place or new type of habitat where it was not previously found

Answer 6

Non-native vegetation

Question 7

Natural storage of seeds in the leaf litter, on the soil surface, or in the soil, to secure the production of native plants and to enable their survival in the future

Answer 7

Natural seedbank

Question 8

The areas bordering rivers and other bodies of surface water containing plants typically requiring more water than upland types of plants

Answer 8

Riparian areas

Question 9

The cloudy or murky appearance of water caused by suspended solids due to sediment washing into the water, disturbance of the bottom of the water body, or an imbalance of clay particles in the water

Answer 9

Turbidity

Question 10

Wildlife species selected for specific management

Answer 10

Focal/target species

Question 11

Woody vegetation, such as twigs, leaves, and young shoots of brush, tree, and vine species eaten by animals

Answer 11

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