Aldo Leopold, an Ecologist, Wrote About His Home State of Wisconsin

question 73

Multiple Choice

Aldo Leopold, an ecologist, wrote about his home state of Wisconsin in The Sand County Almanac. In one moving section, he described a triangular cemetery, founded in the nineteenth century, that, because of its unusual shape, contained a tiny patch of prairie, unmowed and undisturbed. Every year, sometime in July, Leopold would watch a single silphium plant bloom there, the only one he found in that part of the state. He used this example to discuss the many plants native to the prairie that have been replaced by a few commercial plants grown by farmers. The disappearance of native plants is an issue of:

• A) pollution.
• B) the rural rebound.
• C) suburbanization.
• D) social ecology.
• E) biodiversity.

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Definitions:

Socially Influenced

Being affected or shaped by the social forces and the presence of others in one's environment.

Depression

A mental health disorder characterized by persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life.

Suicide

The act of intentionally causing one's own death, often as a result of mental disorders like depression, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia.

Biologically Influenced

Referring to traits, characteristics, or behaviors that are shaped by genetic, neurological, or physiological factors.