True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or
false.
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| 1. | Whistling swans can be
identified by their black wingtips.
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| 2. | Except for size, the
Cooper’s hawk and the sharp-shinned hawk look almost identical.
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| 3. | The broad-winged hawk is
usually found in forested areas.
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| 4. | The diet of the Shoveler is
mainly fish.
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| 5. | The wood duck sometimes perches
on tree limbs.
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| 6. | The moose often eats aquatic
plants as part of its diet.
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| 7. | The cottontail changes to white
coloration for the winter.
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| 8. | The deer mouse can be
recognized by its small ears and short tail.
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| 9. | The young of the jackrabbit are
born fully furred and with their eyes open.
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| 10. | Darters do not have an air
(swim) bladder.
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| 11. | The whitefish is in the same
family as the brook trout.
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| 12. | The burbot feeds mostly on
aquatic vegetation.
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| 13. | An ammocoete is the larval
stage of the American eel.
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Multiple
Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
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| 14. | Which of the following is
precocial? a. | crow | b. | woodcock | c. | grackle | d. | house sparrow | | | | | | | | |
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| 15. | Which of the following is
primarily nocturnal? a. | screech
owl | b. | loon | c. | red-tailed hawk | d. | mallard | | | | | | | | |
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| 16. | Which of the following often
parasitizes the nests of other duck species? a. | Canada
Goose | b. | wood duck | c. | scaup | d. | redhead | | | | | | | | |
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| 17. | Which of the following is
associated with aspen forests? a. | Sharp-tailed
grouse | c. | ruffed grouse | b. | Wilson
snipe | d. | Northern harrier | | | | |
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| 18. | Which of the following nests in
colonies? a. | sharp-shinned hawk | c. | great blue heron | b. | teal | d. | loon | | | | |
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| 19. | Which of the following is not
native to North America? a. | starling | b. | cowbird | c. | grackle | d. | crow | | | | | | | | |
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| 20. | Which of the following is often
active during the day? a. | great horned
owl | b. | short-eared owl | c. | barred owl | d. | screech owl | | | | | | | | |
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| 21. | Which of the following is a
puddle duck? a. | canvasback | b. | scaup | c. | teal | d. | redhead | | | | | | | | |
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| 22. | Which of the following nests in
cavities? a. | red-tailed hawk | c. | Northern harrier | b. | sharp-shinned hawk | d. | American kestrel | | | | |
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| 23. | Which of the following is in a
different family than the rest? a. | starling | c. | red-winged
blackbird | b. | grackle | d. | cowbird | | | | |
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| 24. | Which of the following is
usually found near conifer trees? a. | 13-lined ground
squirrel | c. | red squirrel | b. | gray
squirrel | d. | fox squirrel | | | | |
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| 25. | Which of the following is not a
rodent? a. | shrew | b. | pocket gopher | c. | deer mouse | d. | porcupine | | | | | | | | |
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| 26. | Which of the following is an
omnivore? a. | white-tailed deer | b. | mole | c. | opossum | d. | otter | | | | | | | | |
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| 27. | Which of the following is a
canid? a. | porcupine | b. | gray fox | c. | raccoon | d. | badger | | | | | | | | |
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| 28. | Which of the following has
external, fur-lined cheek pouches? a. | pocket
gopher | c. | jumping mouse | b. | chipmunk | d. | Franklin’s ground
squirrel | | | | |
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| 29. | Which of the following is most
widespread throughout the world? a. | opossum | b. | white-tailed
deer | c. | Norway rat | d. | snowshoe hair | | | | | | | | |
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| 30. | Which of the following is
diurnal? a. | flying squirrel | b. | opossum | c. | striped
skunk | d. | badger | | | | | | | | |
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| 31. | Which of the following often
eats crayfish? a. | beaver | b. | muskrat | c. | otter | d. | porcupine | | | | | | | | |
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| 32. | Another name for dogfish
is a. | eelpout | b. | codfish | c. | tullibee | d. | bowfin | | | | | | | | |
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| 33. | Which of the following is in
the perch family? a. | white crappie | b. | smelt | c. | darter | d. | burbot | | | | | | | | |
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| 34. | Which of the following is most
tolerant of low oxygen levels? a. | channel
catfish | b. | brook trout | c. | walleye | d. | gar | | | | | | | | |
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| 35. | Which of the following spawn in
the fall? a. | white sucker | b. | whitefish | c. | white
crappie | d. | sturgeon | | | | | | | | |
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| 36. | Which of the following is not
native to North America? a. | brown
trout | b. | rainbow trout | c. | rock bass | d. | burbot | | | | | | | | |
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| 37. | In which of the following do
males not guard the nest? a. | largemouth
bass | b. | walleye | c. | dogfish | d. | sunfish | | | | | | | | |
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| 38. | Which of the following is born
in the ocean, but spends most of its adult life in freshwater? a. | American eel | b. | Sea lamprey | c. | sturgeon | d. | smelt | | | | | | | | |
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| 39. | Which of the following had
their populations destroyed by the sea lamprey? a. | lake trout | b. | whitefish | c. | rainbow
trout | d. | muskellunge | | | | | | | | |
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| 40. | Which is usually considered the
hardiest baitfish? a. | shiner
minnow | b. | yellow perch | c. | darter | d. | fathead minnow | | | | | | | | |
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| 41. | Most syrphid fly larvae feed
on: a. | aphids | c. | animal blood | b. | pollen and
nectar | d. | mosquito larvae | | | | |
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| 42. | An animal that is an herbivore
eats: a. | plants | c. | decaying organic material | b. | insects | d. | plants and
insects | | | | |
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| 43. | Which of the following insects
is a herbivore? a. | dragonfly | b. | cornfield ant | c. | water
strider | d. | sawfly larvae | | | | | | | | |
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| 44. | Which of the following insects
belongs to the order Diptera? a. | dragonfly | b. | firefly | c. | mosquito | d. | leafhopper | | | | | | | | |
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| 45. | Adult mayflies feed
on: a. | small insects, like scale crawlers | b. | leaves of hardwood trees,like birch,elm,and maple | c. | decaying organic matter | d. | they do not feed | | |
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| 46. | Which of the following are not
social insects (i.e. has different castes)? a. | carpenter
ants | b. | braconid wasps | c. | yellow jackets | d. | honey bees | | | | | | | | |
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| 47. | An insect’s wings are
attached to which body part? a. | abdomen | b. | integument | c. | protonum | d. | thorax | | | | | | | | |
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| 48. | Caddisfly larvae are
found: a. | in leaf debris on the forest floor | c. | in the soil | b. | under tree bark | d. | in ponds and streams | | | | |
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| 49. | I live in the top of tall trees
where I feed on leaves. I am active at night and produce a loud song to attract a female. What am
I? a. | katydid | c. | forest tent caterpillar | b. | leafhopper | d. | woods cockroach | | | | |
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| 50. | An example of an insect in the
order Homoptera is a : a. | springtail | b. | giant water
bug | c. | cicada | d. | flea | | | | | | | | |
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| 51. | Carpenter ants are important
because they: a. | damage homes and other buildings | c. | feed on insects | b. | decompose and recycle wood | d. | all of these are correct | | | | |
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| 52. | Which of the following orders
would be described as having four leathery wings and chewing mouthparts? a. | Diptera | b. | Orthoptera | c. | Coleoptera | d. | Hemiptera | | | | | | | | |
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| 53. | What are
spiracles? a. | small eyes composed of a single lens each | b. | openings along the abdomen and thorax used to breath | c. | paired appendages located on the end of the abdomen. | d. | structures located on the tibia of the legs | | |
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| 54. | I have four wings with many
veins. I also have chewing mouthparts and love to eat aphids. What am I? a. | green lacewing | b. | lady beetle | c. | dragonfly | d. | ground beetle | | | | | | | | |
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