Chapter 9 Chapter Quiz

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. Suppose an area off the coast of Central America includes several coral reefs that are degrading due to coastal pollution and excessive impact by tourists. Regional governments designate it as a protected area (PA). Scientists and conservationists are assigned to manage the PA, intervening as necessary to ensure the survival of the corals and the ecosystem as a whole. How would this protected area be designated by the IUCN?

Ib. Wilderness areas correct incorrect

II. National Parks correct incorrect

IV. Habitat/species management areas correct incorrect

V. Protected landscapes and seascapes correct incorrect

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. Two areas of rain forest are adjacent. One is a strictly protected area. The other area, which surrounds the first PA, is a larger area that is multi-managed, used for both hiking and camping, and for selective timber harvesting. What is one benefit of the strictly protected area that is not a benefit of the multi-managed area?

It is a larger area. correct incorrect

It provides more direct benefits to people. correct incorrect

It allows use of the natural resources available in the area. correct incorrect

It conserves the biodiversity of the original natural ecosystem. correct incorrect

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. Which factor has caused marine protected areas (MPAs) to lag behind terrestrial protected areas until recently?

There are fewer marine areas in need of protection. correct incorrect

It is harder to find funding and enforce regulations for marine areas. correct incorrect

Marine areas contain little of value; thus, people have less reason to try to protect them. correct incorrect

Terrestrial areas are often protected to safeguard their value for tourists; marine areas are not. correct incorrect

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. Two new protected areas are created with the following characteristics: Area A has a size of 26,000 hectares, a relatively round shape, and diverse types of habitats. Area B has a size of 2,600 hectares, a long narrow shape, and is nearly all forest. Both areas are well supported by political, economic, and scientific authorities. A student analyzing the characteristics of the two areas decided that Area A would be more effective at maintaining ecosystem diversity. She probably made this decision because Area B is missing all the four Rs of protected area design except

representation. correct incorrect

resiliency. correct incorrect

redundancy. correct incorrect

reality. correct incorrect

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. A large protected area is set aside to aid in the maintenance of an endangered cheetah population. The population of cheetahs in this area increases by 30 percent over the next ten years. Then, a highway is built through the middle of the protected area. In the following ten years, the cheetah population declines by 20 percent. This suggests that

cheetahs fare best in a very large protected area. correct incorrect

cheetahs are undergoing a natural population cycle. correct incorrect

most cheetahs during the second decade were killed by cars. correct incorrect

the highway acted as a corridor, allowing cheetahs to move out of the area. correct incorrect

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. Establishing corridors for movement between two protected areas would likely be of most benefit to which species?

A migrating bird correct incorrect

A migrating mammal correct incorrect

A plant whose seeds are spread by wind correct incorrect

A small animal with a small range correct incorrect

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. A landscape design that relies more on landscape diversity than on species diversity will likely tend to favor the protection of which type of species?

Rare species correct incorrect

Common species correct incorrect

Endangered species correct incorrect

All species equally correct incorrect

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. A prairie existed for hundreds of years, grazed first by bison and then by cattle. The prairie is made into a park, with the goal of maintaining the prairie and enhancing its biodiversity. Park managers are considering whether to retain grazers or not. What is the recommended course?

Do not add grazers; adopting a “nature knows best” approach will maximize biodiversity. correct incorrect

Do not add grazers; they will eventually deplete the prairie’s species number. correct incorrect

Do add grazers; past land-management has included grazers and retaining them will maintain biodiversity. correct incorrect

Do add grazers; they will cause the area to undergo ecological succession, which is necessary to maintain the habitat. correct incorrect

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. An area is important because it is home to several species of endangered plants. The area is designated as protected, with the goal of maximizing plant species diversity. Of these monitoring methods, which method would likely be least valuable in determining if the monitoring plan is meeting its goal?

Monitoring species with remote sensing using satellites and drones correct incorrect

Placing sampling quadrats and monitoring the number of species inside them correct incorrect

Monitoring the number of species along straight lines in selected areas correct incorrect

Visually monitoring the area to identify individual species correct incorrect

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. The killing of Cecil the Lion occurred as a result of which challenge of PA management?

Poaching for food correct incorrect

Illegal harvesting of resources correct incorrect

Illegal trophy hunting correct incorrect

Human-animal conflict correct incorrect