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Match the terms with the definitions

Definitions:

  1. Improved wildlife habitat is created by opening up the
  2. Southeastern USA avoids catastrophic wildfires because
  3. Controlling low-quality, undesirable competing vegetation allows
  4. The amount of forage area for grazing is increased
  5. Increased resource availability for established trees. Resources such as:
  6. Aesthetic values are improved by creating more
  7. Help prevent catastrophic fire by reducing this
  8. Some species of plants require fire for
  9. Fire-dependent ecosystems
  10. Prescribed burning helps control pests by

Terms:

  • Water, Soil Nutrients, and Sunlight
  • Prescribed burning is used
  • Seed germination
  • Fuel load
  • Reducing the risk of fungus, diseases, and insect infestation
  • Range is increased
  • The establishment of seedlings after planting
  • Maintain ecological function
  • Midstory and understory and improving browse and forage quality and quanity
  • Open spaces and the presence of more flowering plants and native pollinators

Answers:

  1. Help prevent catastrophic fire by reducing this

    Answer: Fuel load

  2. Controlling low-quality, undesirable competing vegetation allows

    Answer: The establishment of seedlings after planting

  3. Increased resource availability for established trees. Resources such as:

    Answer: Water, Soil Nutrients, and Sunlight

  4. Improved wildlife habitat is created by opening up the

    Answer: Midstory and understory and improving browse and forage quality and quanity

  5. Aesthetic values are improved by creating more

    Answer: Open spaces and the presence of more flowering plants and native pollinators

  6. Southeastern USA avoids catastrophic wildfires because

    Answer: Prescribed burning is used

  7. Prescribed burning helps control pests by

    Answer: Reducing the risk of fungus, diseases, and insect infestation

  8. Some species of plants require fire for

    Answer: Seed germination

  9. The amount of forage area for grazing is increased

    Answer: Range is increased

  10. Fire-dependent ecosystems

    Answer: Maintain ecological function