Name: 
 

2009 Ashland  Invitational  Wildlife Management Test



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

 1. 

Which of the following bass was not recognized as a distinct species until 1927.
a.
Largemouth Bass
c.
Smallmouth Bass
e.
White Bass
b.
Rock Bass
d.
Spotted bass
 

 2. 

Trees growing along streams help to_____.
a.
regulate water flow
d.
regulate stream temperature
b.
provide food for aquatic wildlife
e.
all of these answers are correct
c.
provide oxygen for fish
 

 3. 

Which of the following is the most important thing you can do for Ohio’s wildlife?
a.
Stop hunting
b.
Provide food during the winter months
c.
Protect habitat
d.
Put whistles on cars
e.
Stock game farm wildlife
 

 4. 

What percent of Ohio’s original wetlands remain in existence today?
a.
0 - 10%
c.
41 - 50%
e.
91 - 100%
b.
21 - 30%
d.
81 - 90%
 

 5. 

The largest member of the trout family that is native to North America: ranging from 15 - 36 inches, and weighing up to twenty pounds or more.
a.
Brown Trout
c.
Lake Trout
e.
Cutthroat Trout
b.
Brook Trout
d.
Rainbow Trout
 

 6. 

Mallard tongues are housed in their:
a.
upper mandible
c.
sinus cavity
e.
throat
b.
lower mandible
d.
feet
 

 7. 

When flushed at short range, incubating female black ducks emit a foul-smelling, olive-drab watery liquid. Why?
a.
Its a fright response.
d.
all of these answers are correct
b.
To camouflage eggs
e.
none of these answers are correct
c.
To deter predators
 

 8. 

When subjected to high temperatures, coats may cool down by:
a.
Using their wings to fan the surrounding air
b.
placing wet vegetation in their “armpits”
c.
perspiring
d.
dipping their feet in a nice cool pool of water
e.
sitting for a long periods on the pond bottom
 

 9. 

Why do some ducks and geese fly in a “V” formation?
a.
Increased flight efficiency
b.
To avoid collisions while flying in groups
c.
Various ‘V’s allow species to identify each other
d.
To maintain their pecking order
e.
FAA regulations
 

 10. 

Up to 50% of the stomach contents of a pied-billed grebe may be:
a.
small stones
c.
feathers
e.
rodents
b.
fish scales
d.
lead fishing sinkers
 

Matching
 
 
Match the following.
a.
Ichthyology
d.
Ornithology
b.
Herpetology
e.
Ethnology
c.
Dendrology
 

 11. 

The study of animal behavior in natural environment is called:
 

 12. 

The study of birds is called:
 

 13. 

The study of fish is called:
 

 14. 

The study of trees is called:
 
 
Match the following.
a.
Opossum
d.
Muskrat
b.
Eastern Mole
e.
River Otter
c.
Badger
 

 15. 

The number one fur-bearer in Ohio is the :
 

 16. 

Preferred habitat is moist sandy-loam, its front feet are broader than long, with palms turned outward:
 

 17. 

The gestation period for this mammal is just 12-13 days:
 

 18. 

This animal is an endangered species in Ohio:
 
 
Match the following.
a.
Mortality rate
d.
Physiological natality
b.
Natality Rate
e.
Compensatory mortality
c.
Harvestable surplus
 

 19. 

The number of live births per female per year is:
 

 20. 

The maximum number of births possible under ideal conditions is:
 

 21. 

The idea that one kind of mortality largely replaces another, while total mortality remains constant is:
 

 22. 

The portion of game population that would invariably die of other causes if not taken by hunting is:
 
 
Match the following.
a.
Anas rubripes
d.
Anas platyrhynchos
b.
Anas clypeata
e.
Anas acuta
c.
Anas discors
 

 23. 

The scientific name of the Blue-winged Teal is:
 

 24. 

The scientific name of the Mallard is:
 

 25. 

The scientific name of the Black Duck is:
 

 26. 

The scientific name of the Pintail is:
 
 
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a.
Anther
d.
Glume
b.
Lemma
e.
Ovary
c.
Awn
 

 27. 

#17
 

 28. 

#18
 

 29. 

#19
 

 30. 

#20
 
 
Match the following.
a.
Turbid
d.
Lentic
b.
Trophic
e.
Eutrophic
c.
Lotic
 

 31. 

Waters rich in mineral & organics that promote algae growth, eventually reduces DO content:
 

 32. 

A standing body of water such as a pond or lake is referred to as:
 

 33. 

Water that is not clear or transparent because of stirred-up sediment or the like:
 

 34. 

Pertaining to or living in flowing water:
 
 
Match the following.
a.
Meadow Jumping Mouse
d.
Meadow Vole
b.
Long-tailed Weasel
e.
Coyote
c.
Eastern Mole
 

 35. 

In Ohio, this mammal breeds mostly in January and February:
 

 36. 

In Ohio, this mammal breeds mostly in March and April:
 

 37. 

In Ohio, this mammal breeds mostly in May and June:
 

 38. 

In Ohio, this mammal breeds mostly in July and August:
 
 
Match the following.
a.
cottontail rabbit
d.
least weasel
b.
hoary bat
e.
white-tail deer
c.
eastern pipistrel
 

 39. 

This animal practices coprophagy ( eating of their own feces to use protein, vitamins, and energy.)
 

 40. 

This animal is a ruminant, they quickly eat their food, then regurgitate it later for further chewing.
 

 41. 

This carnivore, usually eats its prey by chewing through the top of the head, eating the brain first.
 

 42. 

This mammal migrates in the winter and spring; eats moths, wasps, mosquitoes, beetles, dragonflies.
 
 
Match the following.
a.
habitat
d.
riparian areas
b.
interspersion
e.
travel corridors
c.
fragmentation
 

 43. 

The breakup of continuous blocks of habitat is called:
 

 44. 

The mixing of various habitat types across a landscape is called:
 

 45. 

The general environment where an animal lives; it includes cover, food, water, and space:
 

 46. 

Areas of continuous or unbroken habitat that permit animals to move safely from one habitat to another:
 
 
Match the following.
a.
Anadromous
d.
Brackish
b.
Piscivorous
e.
Onmivorous
c.
Catadromous
 

 47. 

Fish that live  in fresh water but migrate to salt water to spawn are:
 

 48. 

Fish that live in salt water and migrate to fresh water to spawn are:
 

 49. 

Fish that feed on a wide variety of both plant and animal life are referred to as:
 

 50. 

Rivers containing both fresh & salt water, includes estuaries, tidal basins & bays fed by freshwater rivers:
 



 
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