Test #3 Practice - Weeks 7 - 10

Question 1

How is the endangered species list managed?

Answer 1

Under the Endangered Species Act of 1973

Question 2

Who oversees the ESA listing and protection of all terrestrial animals and plants & freshwater fish?

Answer 2

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Question 3

Who oversees the ESA listing and protection of marine fish and wildlife?

Answer 3

NOAA’S National Marine Fisheries Service

Question 4

The primary goal of the Endangered Species Act is:

Answer 4

To make species populations viable so they can be removed from the Endangered Species List

Question 5

The only wildlife forensics lab in the world is located where?

Answer 5

Ashland, OR

Question 6

A key piece of evidence that was used to trace elephant poaching to a particular region in Africa turned out to be

Answer 6

A red spider and several flies that are only found in a certain area

Question 7

When an animal is so deformed or mangled that it is unrecognizable, what do the forensic researchers do in order to make an identification?

Answer 7

Have demisted beetles eat away all the flesh and body covering so they can look at a clean skeleton

Question 8

Which US federal agency runs the world’s only forensic lab for wildlife

Answer 8

US Fish and Wildlife Service

Question 9

True or False: The Northern Spotted Owl is a success story for the Endangered Species Act

Answer 9

False

Question 10

What is CITES?

Answer 10

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (of wild fauna and flora); an international treaty on trade in the endangered species

Question 11

True or False: An endangered species is a species in danger of becoming extinct throughout all or a substantial portion of their range

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Why does the forensics lab spend time and money to track the endangered Brazilian Rosewood trees?

Answer 12

The cutting of those trees takes away critical habitat for many species in the Amazon

Question 13

The idea behind Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs) is to shift the focus from a ___ approach to a ____ approach.

Answer 13

A species approach to an ecosystem approach

Question 14

What are 3 components that all Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs) share?

Answer 14

1. Healthy riparian and aquatic systems
2. mature forest with structure
3. protection of sensitive habitats

Question 15

In the PNW, what is used as a measure of success for salmon HCPs?

Answer 15

The quality of the habitat

Question 16

What is critical to the resilience of salmon that is lacking in hatchery raised fish?

Answer 16

Variation because it allows fish to adapt to changing conditions

Question 17

___ out of every 5 salmon in the Columbia River are wild salmon

Answer 17

1

Question 18

What are 4 predators that feed on the PNW Salmon?

Answer 18

Caspian Terns, Pike Minnows, Sea Lions, Cormorants

Question 19

What do wild salmon provide ecosystems that hatchery raised salmon do not?

Answer 19

Nutrients from their carcasses

Question 20

Fish like salmon are ___ to recover when their ecosystems are restored

Answer 20

Quick

Question 21

The Columbia River is one of the most _____ river systems in the world

Answer 21

hydroelectrically dammed

Question 22

What has the the answer to saving salmon during the past century been?

Answer 22

Produce salmon in hatcheries

Question 23

What is ocean acidification?

Answer 23

Ocean water absorbs 30-40% of CO2, CO2 & H20 bond to create Carbonic Acid, the release of hydrogen ions from Carbonic acid & bicarbonate molecules releases hydrogen ions which add acidity and affects pH of ocean

Question 24

How is biodiversity affected by increase in ocean acidity?

Answer 24

1. Drops in metabolic rate
2. drops in immune response
3. increase parasites/bacteria
4. destruction of coral

Question 25

What is Calcium Carbonate?

Answer 25

A molecule used by coral, mollusks and crabs to grow and repair their exoskeletons

Question 26

Why do some scientists believe overall cloud coverage will decrease, thus increasing the rate of global warming?

Answer 26

Phytoplankton populations will be reduced, thus they can’t create the chemical that contributes to the formation of clouds

Question 27

What is hypercapnia?

Answer 27

Excess of CO2 which can mess with immune response, affect odors used to identify friend or foe, affect echolocation