Preserving and protecting a specific marine animal such as salmon.
Conserve Our Salmon
Test your knowledge on the preservation and protection of salmon, a vital marine species! This quiz includes multiple-choice questions sourced from informative articles that highlight salmon's role in the ecosystem and the strategies for their conservation.
Key Topics:
- Conservation strategies
- Ecosystem interactions
- Climate threats
- Public education efforts
1. According to the article "Why Protect Salmon?" Which of the following is a conservation strategy to protect salmon?
A) We need to find and protect the best remaining intact rivers.
B) We are already working to create a Pacific Rim-wide system of protected salmon strongholds.
C) We should focus on the rivers with the best existing habitats and healthy native salmon stocks, and the fewest major human impacts.
D) All answers are correct.
2. What are the three essential elements of a protected salmon stronghold?
A) healthy native salmon stocks
B) enough protected river habitat to sustain salmon and their surrounding ecosystem in perpetuity,
C) local human communities that actively work to protect strongholds because they benefit from and support these salmon ecosystems.
D) All three are correct
3. What is the main threat to Pacific salmon populations, according to the article "Why Protect Salmon" ?
A) Overfishing
B) The remaining wild salmon populations are at risk of being overwhelmed by domesticated salmon.
C) Habitat loss and degradation
D) All of the above
4. Who has taken an enthusiastic approach to educating the public about ecologically sustainable agricultural practices? According to the article "SalmonSafe and Pacific Rivers".
A) Merchants, farmers, and the public have all taken an enthusiastic approach to educating the public of ecologically sustainable agricultural practices.
B) Only environmental organizations
C) Only farmers
D) Only the government
5. According to the article "Ecosystem Interactions and Pacific Salmon", What can be done to protect the Pacific salmon population?
A) Amendment 21 aims to protect salmon populations and reduce overfishing of Chinook salmon populations.
B) Supporting Salmon Recovery in Puget Sound.Mitigating the impact of climate change on salmon is crucial to ensure the survival of this species.
C) NOAA Fisheries has focused resources on protection and restoration of nearshore habitat.
D) All answers are correct.
6. What are the major climate threats to salmon and steelhead populations?
A) sea level rise, fluctuations in high and low freshwater levels.
B) hotter temperatures in oceans and rivers
C) changes in snowpack and snowmelt, flooding, and ocean acidification.
D) All of the above
7. According to the article "Ecosystem Interactions and Pacific Salmon", What is the relationship between Pacific salmon and the ecosystem?
A) Pacific salmon are an invasive species that disrupts the ecosystem
b) Pacific salmon are keystone species, and play an essential role in the health and fun
C) Pacific salmon have no significant impact on the ecosystem
D) Pacific salmon are a predator that preys on other species in the ecosystem
9. According to the article "Rescue of germ cells in dnd crispant embryos opens the possibility to produce inherited sterility in Atlantic salmon, What is the benefit of using sterile salmon in production?
A) They produce more sex steroids.
B)They are immune to parasites.
C) They prevent unwanted genetic introgression and avoid drawbacks associated with increasing sex steroid levels.
10. Using sterile fish in commercial aquaculture operations is, therefore, a sustainable strategy for bio-containment.
True
False
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