Name: 
 

2008 Ohio State Wildlife Management Test



Multiple Choice
Identify thechoice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Which list ranks catfish inorder of size from smallest to largest?
Flathead, Channel,Bullhead
a.
Bullhead, Channel,Flathead
c.
b.Channel, Flathead, Bullheadd.Flathead, Bullhead, Channel
 

 2. 

Which fish is native toEurope?
a.
RainbowTrout
d.
LakeTrout
b.Brown Troute.Rainbow Trout & Brown Trout
c.
Large-Mouthbass
 

 3. 

Sheephead is another name forwhich fish?
Buffalofish
a.
Flatheadcatfish
c.
e.Freshwater drum
b.Common carpd.Yellow Perch
 

 4. 

Which plant’s seeds arecommonly found in mixed birdseed?
c.
a.
CloverBittersweete.Clover & Milet
b.
Partridgeberryd.Millet
 

 5. 

The Ohio division of Wildliferecommends a nest cylinder made of wire fencing and hay, positioned on a platform to attract whichbird?
a.
Woodduck
d.
Mallard
b.Mourning Dovee.Ring-necked pheasant
c.
Canada goose
 

 6. 

Which bird has eyes set farback on its head and part of the brain turned upside down as adaptions for digging in the mud forearthworms?
a.
Wilson’sSnipe
d.
NorthernBobwhite
b.Sora Raile.Wild Turkey
c.Woodcock
 

 7. 

What is the recommendedplacement for gray squirrel nest boxes?
a.
No more than 20’ above theground with the hold facing to the northwest.
b.
At least 30’ above the ground facing east orsouth.
c.In a tree with at least a 24”diameter.
d.At least 50’ in a tree.
e.
At least 20’ above the ground facingwest.
 

 8. 

What does hoary mean?
d.
a.
OldCovered in fine hair
b.
Covered in coarse haire.None are correct
c.Silver-tipped, like frost
 

 9. 

What is the name of thisknot?
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a.
Double surgeon’sknot
d.
Slipstopknot
b.Snell knote.Wedge knot
c.Palomar knot
 

 10. 

Which birds are not consideredmigratory game birds?
e.
a.
MourningDove
c.
TurkeyMallard Duck
b.
Woodcockd.Wilson’s Snipe
 

 11. 

Which tool is use to measuewind speed?
a.
Secchidisk
c.
Anemometere.Aerial net
b.Psychrometerd.Hand lens
 

 12. 

What type of bait isillegal in Ohio?
d.
a.
SpinnerFly
b.
Spoone.None of these are correct
c.
Plug
 

 13. 

Which bird has been recorded asthe fastest flying waterfowk with an airspeed of 100 miles per hour?
a.
Green-wingedTeal
d.
Pintail
b.Canada Goosee.Common Loon
c.Red-breasted Merganser
 

 14. 

In which duck are the sexesmost similar?
Canvasback
a.
BlackDuck
c.
HoodedMerganser
e.
b.American widgeond.Blue-winged Teal
 

 15. 

Which statement istrue?
a.
Virginia rail has a longr, moreslender bill than the sora.
b.Sora rail has a gray breast while the Virginia isreddish.
c.Virginia rail is very slightly larger than theSora.
d.Sora rail immature are buff compared to the Virginia’s sootyappearance.
e.All of them are true.
 

 16. 

Which bird was introduced fromAsia?
a.
Wilson’sSnipe
c.
Woodcocke.Ringneck Pheasant
b.Ruffled Groused.Wild Turkey
 

 17. 

Which statement is true aboutsexing Wild turkey?
a.
The female’s spur is smalleror non-existent.
b.The male’s droppings clump together more than thefemale’s.
c.The female does not have a spur and there is no difference indroppings.
d.The male’s droppings do not clump and the spurs are the samesize.
e.The females’s droppings clump together more than themale’s.
 

 18. 

Which is true when comparingthe Eastern woodrat with the Norway rat?
a.
Neither are particular about whatthey eat.
b.Eastern woodrats have a hairy tail; Norway rats have a scalytail.
c.Eastern Woodrats have a gray belly; Norway rats have a whitebelly.
d.Both rats are nuisances spreading disease.
e.
Eastern woodrats have a hairy tail and gray belly; Norwayrats have a scaly tail and a white belly.
 

 19. 

Which invasive plant isfrequently sold in garden centers as a perennial for its purple flowers and escapes through drainageditches?
a.
Honeysucklec.Bittersweete.Elderberry
b.Loosestrife d.Sumac
 

 20. 

Which is NOT a favorite food ofmink?
c.
a.
FrogsInsectse.Roots
b.Muskratsd.Mice
 

 21. 

What regulates antler growth indeer?
a.
hormonesd.only hormones and nutrition
b.
nutritione.only hormones and climate
c.
climate
 

 22. 

Which animal is very common,but rarely seen because of its nocturnal habits?
Badger
a.
Easternwoodrat
d.
b.Hoary bate.Shorttail shrew
c.Southern flying squirrel
 

 23. 

Gestation refers to the lengthof time an animal
takes tomature.hibernates.
a.
ispregnant.
c.
e.
b.mates.
d.
is inheat.
 

 24. 

Which animal is the smallest atbirth?
a.
Redvole
d.
Jumpingmouse
b.Little brown myotise.Pine vole
c.Opossum
 

 25. 

What signals a bird to beginmigration?
a.
Lenghth ofsunlight
b.Temperature
c.Lack of food
d.All are correct
e.Only Lenghth of sunlight and Temperature arecorrect
 

 26. 

Which bat seldom enterscaves?
a.
Littles brownbat
b.Big brown bat
c.Hoary bat
d.All of these are common cave dwellers
e.
None of these arecorrect
 

 27. 

What is the name of theeducational program sponsered be ODNR to encourage individuals to try fishing? Praticipants under 18receive a rod and reel after completing it.
a.
Hooked on fishing Not onDrugs
b.Teach a kid to Fish
c.
Passport to Fishing
d.
Take me fishing
e.
Fishing SafetyClass
 

 28. 

Which statement is correct incomparing Red fox and Gray fox?
a.
None of these are correct.
b.Red fox climb trees while Gray fox do not.
c.
Red fox are monogamous while Gray fox arenot.
d.Red fox are omnivores than Gray Fox.
e.
Gray fox are slightly smaller and have larger litters.
 

 29. 

What isanthropomorphism?
a.
process of changing into an adultsuch as tadpole to frog
b.illness that affects deer and other animals withantlers
c.assigning human traits and feelings to animals
d.carnivores preying on herbivores
e.
change in seasons from spring to summer to fall towinter
 

 30. 

Acre feet is a measurefor
a.
a square footage in afield
b.conversion from a square feet to acres
c.
volume of water in apond
d.linear measurement of depth of a pond
e.
nonw of these arecorrect
 

 31. 

What is the most frequentreason for declines in animal populations?
disease
a.
Lack offood
c.
Loss ofhabitat
e.
b.Increase in predatorsd.Hunting
 

 32. 

Which bears liveyoung?
a.
Creekchub
d.
Buffalofish
b.Bowfin
e.
none of these arecorrect
c.Lamprey
 

 33. 

Which term refers to animalsthat are defenseless and unable to leave the nest right after birth/hatching?
a.
Precocialc.Altriciale.Gallinaceous
b.Predaciousd.Omnivorous
 

 34. 

Which list of plants includeonly deciduous plants?
a.
Autumn olive, Cedar,Aspen
b.Aspen, Beech, Hickory, Cedar
c.
Bittersweet, Pine, Hickory,Beech
d.Hickory, Beech, Bittersweet, Aspen
e.
Pine, Cedar
 

 35. 

In surveying, how long is achain?
c.
a.
66 feet66 yardse.100 meters
b.100 feetd.100 yards
 

Matching
 
 
Match thefollowing:
Marsupial
a.
d.Rodent
b.Insectivore e.none are correct
c.Carnivore
 

 36. 

Meadowvole
 

 37. 

Opossum
 

 38. 

Thirteen-lined groundsquirrel
 

 39. 

Red Fox
 

 40. 

White-taileddeer
 
 
Match the plant with thecorrect description.
Opposite, compoundleaves
a.
d.
Alternate, simpleleaves
b.Alternate, compound leavese.Whorled, simple leaves
c.
Opposite, simpleleaves
 

 41. 

Elderberry
 

 42. 

Beech
 

 43. 

Crabapple
 

 44. 

Hickory
 

 45. 

Maple
 
 
Match the fishing equipmentnames with the pictures.

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d.
a.
BobberTreble hook
b.
Swivele.Lure
c.Sinker
 

 46. 

#49
 

 47. 

#50
 

 48. 

#46
 

 49. 

#47
 

 50. 

#48
 



 
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