Practice Quizzing


1	An effective personal mission statement should:

		A)	answer the question, "What do I want to do with my life?"
		B)	be simple, clear, and memorable
		C)	be vague
		D)	be several pages in length

2	The first step toward learning to be a colleague is:

		A)	doing well on exams
		B)	earning only "A"s in science courses
		C)	taking courses in the social sciences
		D)	initiating relationships with professors and peers

3	How might students use their skills to solve problems for (and learn from) professors or fellow students?

		A)	assist with collecting field data
		B)	seek opportunities to work as teaching aides or research assistants
		C)	look for opportunities for collaborative research and publication with faculty
		D)	all of the above

4	Which of the following was NOT a common factor in the two case studies of the transition from student to colleague?

		A)	As undergraduates, both students obtained summer jobs that paid well, but were not related to conservation.
		B)	Both students displayed high levels of personal initiative.
		C)	Both students developed wide networks of contacts in conservation.
		D)	Both students changed practices and behaviors in ways that benefited conservation goals.

5	A good network partner is one who:

		A)	respects you
		B)	likes and understands you
		C)	is influential in an area related to your objective
		D)	all of the above

6	Roles of the journal Conservation Biology include:

		A)	informing members of ongoing research
		B)	forming community-based views on conservation
		C)	defining the issues of conservation biology
		D)	all of the above

7	How may undergraduates obtain research experience?

		A)	through research-intensive courses in the undergraduate curriculum
		B)	through participating in faculty or graduate student research projects
		C)	through direct employment with government agencies or nongovernmental conservation organizations
		D)	all of the above

8	The standardized measure used by graduate schools to compare applicants is the:

		A)	letter of recommendation
		B)	Graduate Record Exam (GRE)
		C)	grade point average
		D)	evaluation by an employer

9	Which of the following questions should students ask about prospective graduate programs in conservation biology?

		A)	Do the faculty have a successful record of publication?
		B)	Do graduate students receive adequate financial support?
		C)	Do graduates enjoy a good record of employment?
		D)	all of the above

10	An ideal graduate research project should be:

		A)	genuinely interesting to the student
		B)	interesting to the professional and scientific community
		C)	based on current issues or problems in conservation
		D)	all of the above

11	____ is "a process that combines democratic principles, scientific analysis, education, and institutional learning to manage resources sustainably in an environment of uncertainty."

		A)	Resource management
		B)	Graduate education
		C)	Single-species management
		D)	Adaptive management

12	An emerging trend in conservation biology is:

		A)	confluence of the small-population and declining-population paradigms
		B)	divergence of the small-population and declining-population paradigms
		C)	irrelevance of the small- and declining-population paradigms
		D)	confusion about the small- and declining-population paradigms

13	Which of the following is NOT a component of adaptive management?

		A)	experimental approach
		B)	determining the cause of population declines without experiments
		C)	development of hypotheses
		D)	management of uncertainty

14	Expanding conservation efforts to regional scales will require:

		A)	expulsion of humans from large parts of North America
		B)	emphasis on scientific expertise, rather than leadership
		C)	incorporating human factors into conservation
		D)	focusing exclusively on public lands

15	The Montana paddlefish industry illustrates:

		A)	the inability of free markets to achieve conservation goals
		B)	coordination of government regulation and free markets
		C)	the extinction of a species due to overharvesting
		D)	the phenomenon of "social traps"

16	Name two problems associated with the proposition that conservation biologists must retain value neutrality by simply presenting information to managers and policy makers.



17	State two of the four questions suggested in this chapter as criteria for choosing a job in conservation.



18	List two characteristics of an effective mentor.

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