5 Written Questions

1. clear-cutting a strip of trees along the contour of the land
2. managed grasslands or enclosed meadows usually planted with domesticated grasses or other forage
3. species that can wipe out populations of many native species and trigger ecological disruption
4. an uncut or regenerated forest that has not been seriously disturbed by human activities or natural disasters for at least several hundred years
5. the process of repairing damage caused by humans to the biodiversity and dynamics of natural ecosystems

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a stand of trees resulting from natural secondary ecological succession
   1. old-growth forest
   2. prescribed fires
   3. pastures
   4. second-growth forest
2. importance because of the components existence, regardless of their use to us
   1. intrinsic value
   2. instrumental value
   3. strip-cutting
   4. tree farm
3. unfenced grasslands in temperate and tropical climates that supply forage or vegetation for grazing and browsing animals
   1. tree farm
   2. pastures
   3. range-lands
   4. wilderness
4. legally setting aside undeveloped lands
   1. range-lands
   2. wilderness
   3. tree farm
   4. pastures
5. intermediate-aged or mature trees in an uneven-aged forest singly cut or in small groups
   1. selective cutting
   2. strip-cutting
   3. biotic pollution
   4. prescribed fires

4 True/False Questions

1. tree farm → unfenced grasslands in temperate and tropical climates that supply forage or vegetation for grazing and browsing animals

   True        False

2. instrumental value → usefulness to human beings in the form of numerous economic and ecological services

   True        False

3. HIPPO → managed grasslands or enclosed meadows usually planted with domesticated grasses or other forage

   True        False

4. prescribed fires → setting small, contained surface fires or clear out flammable small trees and underbrush in the highest-risk forest areas

   True        False