Fire and Nature

Question 1

What is a likely consequence of preventing prescribed burns to forest ecosystems?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Natural wildfires will burn longer and hotter when they occur because there is more underbrush and fuel available.

Question 2

Preventing all wildfires is necessary for maintaining healthy forest ecosystems.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

F

Question 3

Which of the following statements about the use of prescribed fires in the Everglades is true?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 4

The first step in restoring pine woodlands is prescribed burning.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

T

Question 5

How are the benefits of wildfires in grasslands and northern forests similar?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

increased food production for grazers

Question 6

Prescribed burns are used to _______.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 7

Which of the following statements about wildfires is true?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Wildfires allow certain plant types to reproduce by cracking their seeds.

Question 8

Soil _______ as a result of wildfires in grasslands.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

improves

Question 9

Which of the following is not a benefit of wildfires to ecosystems?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

habitat loss

Question 10

How do wildfires help control plant disease?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Wildfires help control populations of fungi and insects that can lead to plant disease.

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