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Wildlife test 1 Flashcards

1
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what does wildlife include?

A

Living things that have not been domesticated

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2
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Domestication

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the process of living things under the control of humans-when referring to wildlife

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3
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what are the uses of wildlife

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consumptive and non-consumptive

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what is consumptive

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taking and harvesting the wildlife-hunting, fishing, and trapping

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5
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what is non-consumptive

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watching or using as a not to destroy or take

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6
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what are the five basic values of wildlife

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commercial, game value, aesthetic, scientific, ecological

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7
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what is commercial value

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money earned from sales from exotics-bison- and some wildlife has been explored-elephants and rhinoes

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what is aesthetic value

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value of beauty and appeal-state national parks and forests–Yellowstone, moose, elks, bears

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what is scientific value

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research and study of plants and animals to help understand the environment

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10
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What is game value?

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Value on wildlife that is game

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What are examples of game?

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Sport hunting, vegetation harvesting, money or revenue from licenses provided for improving wildlife management

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12
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What is is an example for scientific value?

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Lichens to determine pollution in the air

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13
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What is ecological value?

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value of the role that each species play in nature

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14
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What is wildlife conservation

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the use of allocating wildlife resources efficiently

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What is an example of wildlife conservation?

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Maintaining a habitat (supporting species, community from destruction)
Help people make good decisions related to land use (prevent waste)

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16
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What are the areas in wildlife conservation?

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Research, Education, and law enforcement

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17
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What is the purpose of research in wildlife conservation?

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To understand the wildlife and the habitat it needs

Promote good habitat growth

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18
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What is the purpose of education in wildlife conservation?

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Informing people about their roles in conservation

Hunting for knowledge, those that hunt need to know more

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What is the purpose of law enforcement in wildlife conservation

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Ensures laws related to wildlife are followed, research and education, hunting

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20
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What is wildlife management?

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Art and science of manipulating a wildlife system to achieve a desired goal

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21
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What are examples of wildlife management?

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Habitat production

How humans use wildlife

22
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What are benefits of wildlife management?

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Human population increase, demand for land decreases for wildlife (making good use of space helps wildlife sustainability)
Promotes hunting and non-hunting activities
Brings in money to many towns and cities

23
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What are examples of wildlife recreation?

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Viewing wildlife
Intense recreation hunting/fishing
(activities are in-charge by park rangers)

24
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What are park rangers in charge of?

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Give tours and lectures
Provide info and safety
Operate boats, snowmobiles, trucks, and automobiles
Usually have a college degree in biology, wildlife science, or closely-related fields

25
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What ways are wildlife organisms classified?

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Scientifically and by habitat

26
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What are the scientific categories wildlife can be organized?

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Animals, plants, fungi, monera, protista

27
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What are characteristics of animals?

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wildlife not domesticated; free to roam land, air, and water; find food on their own; retain natural behavior

28
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What are characteristics of plants?

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not domesticated; found on land or water; grow without human help; e. g. vines, grasses, trees, or shrubs; make own food; could be a pest; poison ivy (causes allergies)

29
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What are characteristics of fungi?

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Fungi: grow in the wild or domesticated; absorbs its food; molds are small mushrooms; sometimes can be found on a plant (mildew); helps decay other animals; releases CO2

30
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What are characteristics of monera?

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(single cell): performs a function in the environment; can be bacteria; helps with decaying materials; provides nutrients for plants and food for aquatic animals

31
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What are characteristics of protista?

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single cell, e.g. algae

32
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What are the habitat categories wildlife is classified

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terrestrial or aquatic (fresh or saltwater)

33
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What does terrestrial mean?

A

species that live on land yet need water and nutrients to live

34
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What are the two categories of aquatic habitats?

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Fresh and saltwater

35
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What are fresh wildlife

A

species that live in water, may split time between land and water, little to no salt
Examples: alligator and turtle

36
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What are saltwater wildlife

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has high salt content (33 to 37 parts per thousand [PPT])

37
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What is wildlife population? (IMPORTANT)

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number of individuals in a group of organisms that occupy an area. May include many or a single species

38
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What is population density?

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equals the number of organisms in an area

39
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What two factors influence population density

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natality and mortality

40
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What is natality

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number of new animals born in a year, birth rate

41
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What is mortality

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number of deaths per 1000 animals each year

42
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What is a renewable natural resource?

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wildlife is renewable (can produce more of itself) if the conditions are right;
if not, then decrease (long-term decrease = extinction)

43
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What are examples of long-term decreases?

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Beavers in 1800s nearly exterminated

Buffalo near gone, laws now protecting them

44
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What is the SPECIFIC EXAMPLE of extinction (that Spangle told us to remember)?

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Extinction of passenger pigeons (Martha: last pigeon who died in a zoo 1914)

45
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What is overpopulation?

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(can result from protecting wildlife) excessive number of wildlife that exceeds carrying capacity of their habitat

46
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What is the goal of wildlife management

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to find balance between how many to protect and how many to limit
Ex. adjusting how many you can/can’t shoot

47
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What is biodiversity

A

variety of living things

affects ecology of the area

48
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Why is biodiversity important?

A

To have a healthy environment and relatively balanced ecosystem

49
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What can decrease biodiversity?

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Loss of species

This will alter the natural environment

50
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What are the factors of biodiversity?

A

Species, genetic, and ecosystem diversity

51
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What is species diversity?

A

Number of different species in a place

Ex. warmer the climate, greater diversity

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