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2004 Marysville Wildlife Management Test



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

What is the blood disease found in some wild rabbits that can be picked up by man through open cuts?

a.

striatus

d.

supaci

b.

mearnsil

e.

lagomorphra rigoris

c.

tularemia

 

 2. 

Which has an elaborate courtship display including flying in a low circle 200 feet in diameter, then climbing higher in small circles up to 200 feet?

a.

Canada Goose

d.

Ringneck Pheasant

b.

Green Winged Teal

e.

Woodcock

c.

Wilson’s Snipe

 

 3. 

Anadromous is defined as:

a.

the ability of some animals to conceal themselves

b.

northern,referring to the tundra forest habitats.

c.

adopted for running

d.

an organism living at the bottom of a body of water

e.

fish that migrate from sea to freshwater to spawn

 

 4. 

This mammal is an excellent digger, able to move dirt faster than a man can with a shovel.

a.

Badger

c.

Black Bear

e.

Starnose mole

b.

Beaver

d.

Hairytail mole

 

 5. 

This is the only Ohio puddle duck with a white speculum

a.

American Widgeon

c.

Goldeneye

e.

Pintail

b.

Gadwell

d.

Mallard

 

 6. 

Which of the following is recommended to discourage muskrats from invading a pond?

a.

Allow submerged weeds to grow thick

b.

Plant large areas of cattails or other aquatics

c.

Line the shoreline with course stone

d.

Trap them heavily, year bound

e.

All of these are recommended

 

 7. 

This introduced perennial, tends to crowds out native aquatics that are valuable to wildlife.

a.

Bindweed

c.

Partridgeberry

e.

Viburnum

b.

Japanese Honeysuckle

d.

Purple Loosestrife

 

 8. 

Which animal is strictly diurnal?

a.

Bobcat

d.

Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel

b.

Skunk

e.

Least Weasel

c.

Mink

 

 9. 

The scientific study of fish is

a.

Dendrology

b.

Dorsalogy

c.

Ethology

d.

Ornithology

e.

Ichthyology

 

 10. 

This is the largest North American member of the squirrel family.

a.

Eastern Fox Squirrel

d.

Woodchuck

b.

Eastern Gray Squirrel

e.

Southern Flying Squirrel

c.

Red Squirrel

 

 11. 

Shrews always have ________ toes on each foot.

a.

3

d.

It varies from species to species

b.

4

e.

4 toes on front, 5 toes on back feet

c.

5

 

 12. 

Which has a fruiting cluster one foot long, six inches wide, spikelets bear awns; is a choice food of waterfowl, and a sorghum?

a.

Timothy

c.

Sudan Grass

d.

Green Amaranth

e.

Ragweed

b.

Orchard Grass

 

 13. 

Benthos is defined as

a.

The ability of some animals to conceal themselves.

b.

Northern, referring to the tundra forest habitats.

c.

Adopted for running.

d.

An organism living at the bottom of a body of water.

e.

Fish that migrates from sea to freshwater to spawn.

 

 14. 

This is the largest of the catfish in Ohio.  An adult may grow to as large as eighty pounds.

a.

Black Bullhead

c.

Channel Catfish

e.

Yellow Bullhead

b.

Blue Catfish

d.

Shovelhead Catfish

 

 15. 

An animal that eats primarily seeds is called a(n):

a.

Insectivore

b.

Carnivore

c.

Granivore

d.

Seedivore

 

 16. 

This mammal has several litters each year, often mating within 48 hours of giving birth.

a.

Eastern Cottontail

c.

Little Brown Mouse

e.

Virginia Opossum

b.

Hairytail Mole

d.

Whitefooted Mouse

 

 17. 

Which of these sunfish is the most widely distributed of all the sunfish in Ohio?

a.

Green Sunfish

c.

Pumpkinseed Sunfish

e.

Bluegill

b.

Longear Sunfish

d.

Warmouth Sunfish

 

 18. 

The mute swan has a ________ bill, whereas the tundra swan has a __________ bill.

a.

Turned up, straight

c.

Black, orange

e.

Orange, black

b.

Rough, smooth

d.

Yellow, gray

 

 19. 

An adult, female Wild Turkey will have

a.

All tail feathers the same length.

b.

Barring all the way to the end of it’s primary feathers.

c.

A tan edge to its breast feathers.

d.

All are correct

e.

None of the correct

 

 20. 

Which best describes the Northern Bob White?

a.

Open field species

d.

Dense woodland species

b.

Wetland species

e.

Endangered species

c.

Forest edge species

 

 21. 

Which of the following is not an example of point source pollution?

a.

A downstream fish kill

d.

A lagoon overflow

b.

An above ground tank leak

e.

All are correct

c.

Accidental manure spill

 

 22. 

Desiccated leaves and interrupted racemes of tiny nodding green flower heads.  Carries the pollen that causes hay fever.

a.

Timothy

c.

Sudan Grass

e.

Ragweed

b.

Orchard Grass

d.

Green Amaranth

 

 23. 

Sportsmen are approximately _________ % of the population in the U.S.

a.

5

b.

10

c.

25

d.

50

 

 24. 

This evergreen can live for 400 years or more.  It was used by French explorers for vitamin C.

a.

Aspen

c.

Eastern White Pine

e.

Red Pine

b.

Eastern Hemlock

d.

Northern White Cedar

 

 25. 

Which of the following is true of the feathers of an adult, female Ruffed Grouse?

a.

Its tenth primary feather has a sharp tip on it.

b.

Its feather has two dots at the tip.

c.

It has a black band crossing all tail feathers.

d.

None are correct.

 

 26. 

This mammal must eat one to one and one-half times its own weight every day.

a.

Eastern Chipmunk

d.

Shorttail Shrew

b.

Hoary Bat

e.

Woodland Jumping Mouse

c.

Meadow Vole

 

 27. 

A fifteen year old in Ohio must have ____________ to hunt migratory waterfowl.

a.

A youth hunting license

b.

A signed Ohio Wetlands Habitat Stamp

c.

A signed Federal Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp

d.

All of these answers are correct

 

 28. 

When referring to birds, precocial means

a.

Young can move about on their own after birth

b.

The period of molting an adult goes through

c.

The restlessness that occurs right before migration

d.

Adult birds capable of reproducing

 

 29. 

Adult Canada Geese allow their young to remain with them for

a.

Three months

c.

One year

e.

Life

b.

Six months

d.

Two years

 

 30. 

Alaska Sable is the nickname for the __________

a.

Woodchuck

c.

Raccoon

e.

Longtail Weasel

b.

Wood Duck

d.

Mink

 


Matching
 

 
Match the following

a.

Anadromous

d.

Spawn

b.

Catadromous

e.

Tubercle

c.

Gravid

 

 31. 

A raised, warlike knob, often spines
 

 32. 

A fish which swims upstream to reproduce
 

 33. 

To release eggs and sperm into the water
 

 34. 

A pregnant fish,toad or frog, one carrying eggs
 

 
Match the Following

a.

Thermocline

d.

Epilimnon

b.

Lacustrine

e.

Riparian

c.

hypolimnon

 

 35. 

The lower of a deep lake or pond, often depleted of oxygen during the fall or winter months
 

 36. 

Of or having to do with lakes
 

 37. 

The area along the banks of a stream river or lake,usually supporting a wide diversity of life
 

 38. 

The middle layer or density barrier in deeper lakes or ponds. Prevents nutrients and oxygen from mixing
 

 
Match the following

a.

Puddle Ducks

d.

Anseriforms

b.

Galliforms

e.

Diving Ducks

c.

Speculum

 

 39. 

The brightly colored patch on the wing of some ducks
 

 40. 

Ducks which patter across water at takeoff and have smaller wings in  relation to their body
 

 41. 

Ducks which ride higher in the water and can often be found feeding in fields
 

 42. 

The order of birds including ducks,geese,and swans
 

 
Match the following

a.

Nocturnal

d.

Crepuscular

b.

Gregarious

e.

Diurnal

c.

Colonial

 

 43. 

An animal that is most active at twilight or just before sunrise
 

 44. 

An animal that is most active at night is
 

 45. 

An animal that is most active during daylight hours is
 

 46. 

An animal that lives harmoniously with other individuals of the same species is
 

 
Match the following

a.

Anser albifrons

d.

Gallinula chloropus

b.

Anthya collaris

e.

Gavia immer

c.

Gallinago gallinago

 

 47. 

The scientific name of the white-fronted goose
 

 48. 

The scientific name of the common loon
 

 49. 

The scientific name of the Wilson’s snipe
 

 50. 

The scientific name of the common gallinule
 



 

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