Environment Quiz

1.Insects help forest ecosystems by:

a) Removing old trees

b) Recycling nutrients 

c) Providing new habitat and food for wildlife 

d) All of the above 

2. How many species of trees are found in Canada’s boreal forest?

a) 20 

b) 100 

c) 5 

d) 500 

3. When lobster mushrooms are infected with a certain parasitic fungus, they become so delicious that they are sought after by restaurants.

a) True

b) False

4. Planting a tree is one of the best things you can do for your local environment and for the planet because:

a) They produce oxygen 

b) They remove carbon dioxide and contaminants from the air

c) They provide habitat for birds and other wildlife 

d) All of the above

5. To ensure trees are successfully planted:

a) Keep spacing between the trees inconsistent 

b) Ensure roots are horizontal 

c) Plant them straight and firmly heeled in

6. Approximately one quarter of Canada's estimated 140 000 species of plants, animals and micro-organisms are found in the forest.

a) True 

b) False 

7. What Canadian service administers a network of protected areas, which protects an estimated 11.8 million hectares of wildlife habitat?

a) Migratory Birds Convention Service 

b) Environment Canada's Canadian Wildlife Service 

c) Canadian Service of Ecological Areas 

8. All trees in Canada can be distinguished as:

a) Conifer 

b) Deciduous 

c) Sycamore 

d) A and b 

9. Canada’s forests are a source of:

a) Food 

b) Medicine 

c) Clean air 

d) Water 

e) All of the above 

10. What is the largest forest in Canada?

a) The Hudson Bay Lowlands 

b) Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Forest 

c) Boreal Forest 

d) The Deciduous Forest