LA CES Quiz for A New Garden Ethic with Benjamin Vogt. Part of the 2022 Grow Native MA Evenings w/Experts series.

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1. What does the term ecocentrism describe? *

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All living things carry the same, highest possible value on our planet.

Humans are valued above all else.

The ecosystem, living and non-living components, matters above all else.

Anthropologists are valued above all else.

2. What is an example of shallow ecology (promoting technological fixes to environmental issues that use the same industrial-based methods that eroded nature in the first place)? *

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Research performed by ecologists who are very shallow.

Releasing chemicals into the atmosphere that will block sunlight and artificially cool the planet as a way stop climate change.

The study of shallow ecosystems like tide pools.

3. What is an example of deep ecology? *

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The study of the ecosystems that exist around deep-sea vents.

Work done by researchers who are both ecologists and philosophers.

Recognizing that diverse native ecosystems like forests and grasslands sequester significant amounts of carbon, and helping landscapes that have been degraded or destroyed regenerate as naturally as possible would have a massive impact on climate change.

4. What are some of the benefits of native plants? *

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a) They host 15 to 35 times more caterpillar biomass that exotic plants do.

b) 96% of songbirds feed insects to their young, with caterpillars (many more of which are found on native plants) being particularly important sources of protein and nutrients.

c) They support 4,000 species of native bees, including many who have co-evolved specialized relationships with certain native plant species.

d) all of the above

5. To adapt to geographic shifts in their ideal ranges brought by temperature increase and other effects of climate change, species will need: *

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a) Habitat corridors

b) Islands of refuge

c) To be genetically modified by humans in a lab

d) a and b

6. There are about 63,000 square miles of lawn in the continental U.S. This is roughly equal to the size of: *

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a) the city of Boston

b) the country of Ireland

c) the state of Georgia

d) the surface of the moon

7. What is the definition of a novel ecosystem? *

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a) A landscape that has been created based upon a description in a classic novel.

b) An ecosystem that shows radical, irreversible changes from its historical structure composition, and function, due to the impact of human activity, past or present.

c) An ecosystem that has never been seen before, such as one that supports extraterrestrial life on another planet.

8. What percentage of Earth’s ecosystems are novel? *

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a) 85%

b) 2%

c) none

d) 50%

9. How many species on Earth face extinction by 2100? *

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a) Less than 1%, this is not a significant issue.

b) At least half of all species are at risk.

c) Only 5%, mostly rare or remote species whose loss will have little impact on humans.

d) 100%; By this time our planet will have been obliterated by either nuclear war or alien invasion.

10. What is a land ethic? *

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a) An ethically drawn agreement on property boundaries.

b) A belief that landowners have the right to do what they wish with their property, regardless of its impact on broader human and natural communities.

c) A deeply held principle that land is to be loved and respected, reflecting the ecological conscience of a community, and a conviction of individual responsibility for the health of the land.

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