Test your knowledge and see how you score!
1. Which of the plants to the right is considered a problem in Wisconsin because it can change the native plant and/or animal species makeup of an ecosystem?
Garlic Mustard
Bush Honeysuckle
Common Buckthorn
All of the above
2. How many NATIVE mammal and bird species are found in Wisconsin?
69 mammals and 400 birds
59 mammals and 280 birds
49 mammals and 200 birds
3. What percentage of the world's total water supply is fresh, accessible water?
less than 1%
5% - 10%
25%
50%
4. What gas, or gases, contribute(s) to global warming?
methane
water vapor
carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide
all of the above
5. Ozone in the earth's upper atmosphere forms a layer protecting us from harmful, cancer-causing sunlight but at ground level it is a primary component of ____.
exhaust
the greenhouse effect
smog
6. What are the names of the primary federal and state regulatory agencies that work to protect the environment?
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Natural Resources
Department of Health, Environment, and Safety (DHES) and State Environmental Protection Agency
National Environmental Agency (NEA) and the Department of Agriculture
Federal Pollution Control Agency (FPCA) and the Department of Natural Resources' Pollution Prevention Assistance Division
7. Wisconsinites discard less garbage than the national average of 4.6 pounds of garbage per person every day.
False
True
8. Wisconsin's state parks provide places for outdoor recreation and for learning about nature and conservation. Wisconsin has 34.8 million acres of land. How much of Wisconsin's land is dedicated to state parks?
60,570 acres
147,899 acres
482,390 acres
1 million acres
9. Which action can have the greatest impact on reducing the threat of global warming?
recycling
reducing energy use
composting
planting a tree
10. The major threats to biodiversity worldwide can be categorized using the HIPPO dilemma. HIPPO stands for:
hippopotamuses
Habitat Loss, Introduced Species, Pollution, Population, Over-consumption
Hunting, Isolation, People, Propaganda, Opulence
Harmful ultraviolet rays, International trade, Politics, Power production, Oxygen deprivation
