Name: 
 

2001 Marysville Invitational Wildlife Management Test



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

 1. 

Which is an endangered species in Ohio?
a.
Northern Largemouth Bass
d.
Chain Pickerel
b.
Ohio Muskellunge
e.
Grass Pickerel
c.
Great Lakes Muskellunge
 

 2. 

This fish is also called the “King” salmon:
a.
brown trout
d.
lake trout
b.
Chinook salmon
e.
spotted gar
c.
Coho salmon
 

 3. 

Which minnow has a sub-terminal mouth?
a.
bluntnose minnow
d.
redhorse sucker
b.
fathead minnow
e.
shiner
c.
gizzard shad
 

 4. 

Which of these grows to the largest adult size?
a.
bluntnose minnow
d.
redhorse sucker
b.
fathead minnow
e.
shiner
c.
gizzard shad
 

 5. 

Which is an endangered species in Ohio?
a.
blue catfish
d.
lake trout
b.
orange-spotted sunfish
e.
spotted gar
c.
Chinook salmon
 

 6. 

Which fish does not build a nest?
a.
brown bullhead
d.
rock bass
b.
Coho salmon
e.
white bass
c.
smallmouth bass
 

 7. 

Which of the following is diurnal?
a.
badger
d.
raccoon
b.
black bear
e.
all of these are correct
c.
bobcat
 

 8. 

The daily bag limit for Raccoon in Ohio is ___________.
a.
2
c.
6
e.
there is no limit
b.
4
d.
8
 

 9. 

The daily bag limit for Fox in Ohio is ____________.
a.
2
c.
6
e.
there is no limit
b.
4
d.
8
 

 10. 

Which of the following mammals is monogamous?
a.
gray fox
d.
bobcat
b.
badger
e.
none of these are correct
c.
coyote
 

 11. 

Which of the following Ohio mammals will den in groups?
a.
coyote
d.
all of these are correct
b.
gray fox
e.
none of these are correct
c.
red fox
 

 12. 

The numbers of _______ have decreased since Ohio was first settled by man.
a.
coyote
d.
all of these are correct
b.
gray fox
e.
none of these are correct
c.
red fox
 

 13. 

The ____________ section of Ohio has the highest concentration of Whitetail Deer.
a.
Northeast
c.
Central
e.
Southeast
b.
Northwest
d.
Southwest
 

 14. 

The musk of this mammal is used as a perfume base because of its clinging quality.
a.
Mink
d.
River Otter
b.
Weasel
e.
None of these are correct
c.
Striped Skunk
 

 15. 

A bat seen catching insects near the surface of water is probably the:
a.
Big brown bat
d.
Little brown myotis
b.
Eastern pipistrel
e.
none of these are correct
c.
Hoary bat
 

 16. 

Most Ohio squirrels have ______ litters per year.
a.
1
b.
2
c.
3
d.
4
e.
5
 

 17. 

The most important wildlife management area is the:
a.
farm
b.
stream
c.
wetlands
d.
forest
e.
prairie
 

 18. 

What percent of Ohio’s original wetlands have been destroyed?
a.
50-60%
c.
71-80%
e.
91-100%
b.
61-70%
d.
81-90%
 

 19. 

Which of the following is a legume?
a.
Pigweed
d.
Bindweed
b.
Phragmites
e.
none of these are correct
c.
Birdsfoot Trefoil
 

 20. 

Which has opposite leaf arrangement?
a.
maple
d.
all of these are correct
b.
elderberry
e.
maple and elderberry
c.
oak
 

 21. 

These tiny, floating plants often form a carpet like cover on the water’s surface.
a.
Bulrush
c.
Cattail
e.
Smartweed
b.
Pondweed
d.
Duckweed
 

 22. 

A yellow flowering annual has a fibrous root system, produces 1/8 to 1/2 inch long wedge shaped seeds.
a.
Ragweed
c.
Bulrush
e.
Birdsfoot trefoil
b.
Sunflower
d.
Yarrow
 

 23. 

The dark green leaves 1/2 inch long, with two white bands on the under-surface, are rounded at the tip:
a.
Eastern White Pine
c.
Red Pine
e.
Northern White Cedar
b.
Aspen
d.
Eastern Hemlock
 

 24. 

Ohio is in what flyway?
a.
Atlantic
c.
Erie
e.
Pacific
b.
Central
d.
Mississippi
 

 25. 

Which bird was introduced from Asia?
a.
Hungarian partridge
c.
Wilson’s snipe
e.
Ruffed grouse
b.
American woodcock
d.
Ringneck pheasant
 

 26. 

Which bird displays sexual dimorphism?
a.
Canada goose
c.
Blue goose
e.
Coot
b.
American woodcock
d.
Shoveller
 

 27. 

Which term refers to birds that are defenseless and unable to leave the nest right after hatching?
a.
Altricial
c.
Gallinaceous
e.
Omnivorous
b.
Precocial
d.
Predacious
 

 28. 

The average weight of an adult Canada Goose is _______.
a.
9-12 pounds
c.
18-22 pounds
e.
29-33 pounds
b.
14-17 pounds
d.
24-27 pounds
 

 29. 

This is the only Ohio puddle duck with a white speculum.
a.
Goldeneye
c.
American Wigeon
e.
Pintail
b.
Mallard
d.
Gadwall
 

 30. 

Who’s dental formula is:

mc030-1.jpg
a.
Coyote
d.
all of these are correct
b.
Gray fox
e.
none of these are correct
c.
Red fox
 

Matching
 
 
Match the following:
a.
candidate species
d.
extirpated species
b.
endangered species
e.
threatened species
c.
extinct species
 

 31. 

A species likely to become endangered in the near future is a(n) _____________.
 

 32. 

A species that will probably become extinct if not protected is a(n) ___________.
 

 33. 

A species that has been removed from a specific area, but has the potential to repopulate the area in the future is a(n) __________.
 

 34. 

A species that no longer exists any place in the world is a(n) ______________.
 
 
Match the following:
a.
Coot
d.
Ruddy Duck
b.
Canvasback
e.
Red breasted Merganser
c.
Common Merganser
 

 35. 

this mallard-sized waterfowl has a long, narrow bill with saw teeth, the male has a dark green head with no crest
 

 36. 

this bird has a white cheek, a dark cap, and a stiff tail
 

 37. 

this bird has a chicken-like bill and lobed toes
 

 38. 

this waterfowl has a light back, a red wedge-shaped head, and a black bill with strongly sloping profile
 
 
Match the following:
a.
pumpkinseed
d.
central longear
b.
green sunfish
e.
northern bluegill
c.
warmouth
 

 39. 

which sunfish is olive to olive green with a bluish cast?
 

 40. 

which sunfish is nicknamed “punky”?
 

 41. 

which deep bodied sunfish is brilliantly colored with orange, yellow, blue and green?
 

 42. 

which sunfish is often misnamed “mud bass”?
 
 
Match the following:
a.
castor canadensis
d.
mephitis mephitis
b.
didelphis virginiana
e.
taxidea taxus
c.
odocoileus virginianus
 

 43. 

the scientific name of the badger is:__________________.
 

 44. 

the scientific name of the opossum is:______________.
 

 45. 

the scientific name of the striped skunk is:_____________.
 

 46. 

the scientific name of the white-tail deer is:___________.
 
 
Match the following drawings to the appropriate trees:

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a.
aspen
d.
maple
b.
crab apple
e.
hickory
c.
oak
 

 47. 

#17
 

 48. 

#18
 

 49. 

#19
 

 50. 

#20
 



 
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