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Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. |
| | 1. | Which is an example of a sere? | a. | any offspring leaving the nest before is fully developed | | b. | a management technique in which habitat is broken into smaller sections | | c. | a step in the process of natural succession from field to forest | | d. | a name for the young of the chukar | | | | |
| | 2. | In Ohio, the hunting license year runs from | a. | January 1- December 31 | d. | September 1- August 31 | | b. | March 1- February 28 | e. | one year after you buy your license | | c. | July 1- June 31 | | | | | | | | |
| | 3. | Which of the following is NOT a method of wildlife management | a. | Prescribed burns | d. | stocking species | | b. | hunting seasons and laws | e. | All of the answers are correct | | c. | planting food plots | | | | | | | | |
| | 4. | All of the following animals were at one time extirpated from the state. Which one does not belong? | a. | Wild Turkey | c. | Whitetail Deer | e. | Mink | | b. | Beaver | d. | Badger | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 5. | Which best describes a cache? | a. | a burrow for hibernating | c. | a protected nest of fish eggs | | b. | a bird’s gullet where foods is ground up | d. | a place where animals store food | | | | | | |
| | 6. | Currently, the first-offense penalty for hunting without the written permission of the landowner is a | a. | first-degree misdemeanor | d. | written warning | | b. | second-degree misdemeanor | e. | suspension for hunting privileges | | c. | third-degree misdemeanor | | | | | | | | |
| | 7. | This term refers to animals that are able to leave the nest immediately after birth or hatching | a. | precocial | b. | predaceous | c. | altricial | d. | gallinaceous | e. | vivparous | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 8. | In economic terms, this is Ohio’s most destructive mammal | a. | Whitetail Deer | c. | Beaver | d. | House Mouse | e. | Norway Rat | | b. | Muskrat | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 9. | The primary predator of the gray fox in Ohio is the | a. | Coyote | b. | Black Bear | c. | Domestic Dog | d. | Bobcat | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 10. | All are members or relatives of the weasel family EXCEPT | a. | Striped Skunk | b. | Raccoon | c. | Badger | d. | Mink | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 11. | The adult weight of the raccoon varies from | a. | 1-5 pounds | b. | 2-10 pounds | c. | 3-15 pounds | d. | 5-35 pounds | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 12. | Geagua and Ashtabula Countries were closed to rabbit hunting from November 3 to December 4, 2000 due to the reintroduction of which animal? | a. | arctic fox | b. | snowshoe hare | c. | jack rabbit | d. | wolverine | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 13. | This mammal seeks food by digging mice and other rodents out from burrows. I favors rattlesnakes and seems to be immune to the venom | a. | Least Weasel | b. | Mink | c. | Gray Fox | d. | Badger | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 14. | The territory of this Mammal is usually marked by scent, mounds constructed of sticks, and debris on which the animal has deposited its castor | a. | mink | b. | muskrat | c. | beaver | d. | river otter | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 15. | The most common predators of the longtail weasel are... | a. | hawks, owls, and mink | c. | bobcat and house cats | | b. | coyotes, fox and dogs | d. | river otters and other weasels | | | | | | |
| | 16. | Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrels are called spermophiles. A spermophile is an animal that loves or enjoys | a. | insects | b. | fungi | c. | twigs | d. | grasses | e. | seeds | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 17. | Which of the following are classified in the insectivora order? | a. | Big Brown Bat | | b. | Eastern Mole | | c. | Short-tailed Shrew | | d. | both eastern mole and short-tailed shrew | | | | |
| | 18. | Most bats mate in _________ and give birth to one, sometimes two, young in late spring | a. | early spring | b. | late summer | c. | mid-fall | d. | mid-winter | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 19. | Both parents of this species raise the young, feeding the chicks a fatty substance called “crop milk” | a. | bobwhite quail | c. | ring-necked pheasant | | b. | sora rail | d. | mourning dove | | | | | | |
| | 20. | This bird has a chicken-like bill and lobed toes | a. | common loon | c. | pied-billed grebe | | b. | American coot | d. | common gallinule | | | | | | |
| | 21. | All of the following are diving ducks except: | a. | ruddy duck | d. | canvasback | | b. | goldeneye | e. | American wigeon | | c. | ringneck duck | | | | | | | | |
| | 22. | This gamebird has a white body, black primary feathers, and breeds in the arctic | a. | lesser scaup | d. | common merganser | | b. | common loon | e. | snow goose | | c. | tundra swan | | | | | | | | |
| | 23. | This is the space between the eye and the base of the bill of a bird. It is sometimes distinctively colored | a. | mustache | b. | crown | c. | scapular | d. | lore | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 24. | When male ducks shed their body feathers and resemble females, this appearance is called | a. | spring plumage | c. | eclipse plumage | | b. | speculum plumage | d. | emergence plumage | | | | | | |
| | 25. | Wild turkey are considered a | a. | upland species | c. | grassland species | | b. | mature woodland species | d. | mixed cover species | | | | | | |
| | 26. | This act made it a federal offense to kill a hawk or songbird( with some exceptions) | a. | endangered species act | c. | lacy act | | b. | pittman-robertson act | d. | migratory bird treaty act | | | | | | |
| | 27. | On the gills of fish, the series of thin, plate-like subdivisions that increase the surface area for respiration are celled | a. | lamellae | b. | spiracle | c. | ocelli | d. | reticulate | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 28. | The larvae form of this species spends a period of years buried in the mud before metamorphosing into an adult | a. | American Eel | b. | Sea lamprey | c. | lake sturgeon | d. | spotted gar | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 29. | Which fish do anglers using large minnows as bait most often catch? | a. | Small-mouth bass | c. | coho salmon | | b. | bowfin | d. | northern pike | | | | | | |
| | 30. | Which statement(s) are accurate when comparing a bluntnose minnow with a fathead minnow? | a. | bluntnose have a white lateral band | | b. | fathead are less selective in choice of habitat | | c. | bluntnose have a subterminal mouth | | d. | all of the answers are correct | | | | |
| | 31. | Barbels around the mouth of a catfish are used | a. | as protection, they can sting a predator | | b. | to stabilize the fish in fast moving water | | c. | for finding and sensing food | | d. | to detect electrical stimuli | | | | |
| | 32. | Which of the following fish have and adipose fin? | a. | rainbow trout | c. | American eel | | b. | yellow perch | d. | gizzard shad | | | | | | |
| | 33. | Which of the following is a broadcast spawner? | a. | smallmouth bass | c. | flathead catfish | | b. | golden shiner | d. | longnose gar | | | | | | |
| | 34. | Which of the following is NOT true of the golden shiner | a. | has a scaleless belly between the anal and pelvic fins | | b. | requires clear pounds and streams | | c. | is a member of the minnow family | | d. | lacks a swim bladder so it must continually move in order to float | | | | |
| | 35. | This catfish has anal fin that has 25-26 rays and is less rounded than the other catfish | a. | black bullhead | c. | yellow bullhead | | b. | brown bullhead | d. | channel catfish | | | | | | |
| | 36. | Fish that live in freshwater but migrate to saltwater to spawn are | a. | anadromous | b. | catadromous | c. | piscivrous | d. | cyanthopus | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 37. | This fish has calcified ear bones that are often referred to as “lucky stones” | a. | white crappie | b. | rock bass | c. | spotted gar | d. | freshwater | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 38. | Which of the following is NOT an introduced plant species in Ohio? | a. | reedgrass | c. | cattail | | b. | purple loosestrife | d. | smartweed | | | | | | |
| | 39. | Bullrushes, cattails, and purple loosestrife belong to this group of pond weeds. | a. | emergent | b. | submerged | c. | floating | d. | woody | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 40. | Which list of species are desirable plant for attracting wildlife? | a. | poison ivy, sunflower, blackberry | | b. | multiflora rose, maple, fescue | | c. | purple loosestrife, cattail, orchard grass | | d. | elderberry, purple loosestrife, amaranth | | | | |
| | 41. | Which group of plants are all vines? | a. | blackberry, bindweed, bittersweet | | b. | Japanese honeysuckle, bittersweet, poison ivy | | c. | black raspberry, birdsfoot,trefoil, grape | | d. | grape, poison ivy, green amaranth | | | | |
| | 42. | This plant has gray-green foliage, fragrant yellowish blooms, and abundant red fruits produced from September through December. Over 25 species of birds rely on this plant. | a. | autumn olive | b. | elderberry | c. | crabapple | d. | phragmites | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 43. | The most important food for whitetail deer in oho is | a. | corn | c. | red clover | | b. | acorns | d. | wild crabapples | | | | | | |
| | 44. | The four white “petals” of the dogwood flower are actually bracts which are | a. | Modified leaves | c. | Cotyledons | | b. | Enlarged petioles | d. | Sepals | | | | | | |
| | 45. | Which of the following is an evergreen? | a. | bittersweet | c. | sumac | | b. | yarrow | d. | patridgebeerry | | | | | | |
| | 46. | Warm season grasses are especially useful to wildlife for | a. | food | c. | nesting and brood rearing | | b. | winter cover | d. | maintenance of territory | | | | | | |
| | 47. | Purple loosestrife is considered a noxious weed because | a. | it has been found to be toxic to some animals | | b. | it invades wetlands, overrunning native plants | | c. | it requires large amounts of nitrogen to grow | | d. | it was introduced to the U.S. from another country | | | | |
| | 48. | The most common reason for declines in animal populations is | a. | loss of habitat | c. | impact of hunting | | b. | increased predators | d. | lack of quality food | | | | | | |
| | 49. | The division of wildlife, Department of Natural resources was created in what year? | a. | 1924 | c. | 1949 | | b. | 1938 | d. | 1956 | | | | | | |
| | 50. | The most common cause of fish kills in Ohio is | a. | application of too much herbicide | | b. | agricultural chemical poisoning | | c. | suffocation due to lack of oxygen | | d. | parasites | | | | |
| | 51. | A well managed pond should support a harvest of up to ________ pounds of bass per acre per year. |
| | 52. | Ohio ponds should be at least ______ feet deep if fish are to be stocked. |
| | 53. | The least expensive size of fish to stock are fingerlings, which are how long? | a. | 1-3 inches | c. | 5-7 inches | | b. | 2-4 inches | d. | none of the above | | | | | | |
| | 54. | Which fish is stocked as a forage fish in ponds? | a. | largemouth bass | c. | white amur | | b. | redear sunfish | d. | golden shiners | | | | | | |
| | 55. | Given-- there are 43,560 feet in an acre
-- 2 pounds or rotenone 5% is needed per acre/foot of water to totally eliminate fish.
Which is the surface area of a pond that measures 1375 feet by 805 feet? | a. | 1.18 acres | c. | 25.41 acres | | b. | 2.02 acres | d. | 20.21 acres | | | | | | |
| | 56. | Given-- there are 43,560 feet in an acre
-- 2 pounds or rotenone 5% is needed per acre/foot of water to totally eliminate fish.
You must eliminate all fish in a pond measuring 332x262 feet. The average depth is 7.5 feet. How many pounds of rotenone should you use? | a. | 29.95 | c. | 18.7 | | b. | 1.97 | d. | 14.9 | | | | | | |
| | 57. | If the inside of a muskrat pelt is mottled instead of having a regular pattern to it, the animal is. | a. | male | d. | mature | | b. | female | e. | does not indicate age or sex | | c. | immature | | | | | | | | |
| | 58. | Pond fish require _____ ppm of dissolved oxygen at the minimum to survive. | a. | 2 | b. | 4 | c. | 8 | d. | 12 | e. | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 59. | The following fish are all undesirable in a pond EXCEPT: | a. | green sunfish | c. | rock bass | e. | grass carp | | b. | carp | d. | bullheads | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 60. | In order to clear muddy pond water, which of the following can be used? | a. | copper sulfate | c. | rotenone | | b. | inert dye | d. | agricultural limestone | | | | | | |