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2004 Mt. Gilead Invitational Wildlife Management Test



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

 1. 

There are ____ wildlife districts in Ohio

a.

1

b.

2

c.

3

d.

4

e.

5

 

 2. 

The largest rodent in North America is the_____

a.

Woodchuck

c.

Norway Rat

e.

Muskrat

b.

Beaver

d.

Fox Squirrel

 

 3. 

There is no closed season and no limit on

a.

crow

c.

rabbit

e.

none of the above

b.

coyote

d.

grouse

 

 4. 

In order to hunt raccoon in Ohio, one must

a.

Have a hunting license.

d.

All are correct

b.

Purchase a Fur Taker permit

e.

Have a license and with a hand gun

c.

Hunt only with a handgun

 

 5. 

What is the primary predator of the gray fox in Ohio?

a.

Coyote

c.

Black bear

e.

Bald eagle

b.

Domestic dog

d.

Bobcat

 

 6. 

Which of the following is a legume?

a.

Fescue

c.

Phragmites

e.

None are correct

b.

Bindweed

d.

Birdsfoot Trefoil

 

 7. 

Birds often feed on which of the following?

a.

Elderberry

c.

Sumac

e.

All are correct

b.

Sunflower

d.

Autumn Olive

 

 8. 

Red Pine has ________ needles and White Pine has _______ needles.

a.

2,5

b.

3,3

c.

5,2

d.

2,6

 

 9. 

Which type of plant does the white-tailed deer prefer the most?

a.

Grass

b.

Forb

c.

Browse

d.

Aquatic

e.

Submergent

 

 10. 

The Ring-necked Duck has a ring around its ___________.

a.

Bill

b.

Neck

c.

Head

d.

Rump

e.

Colar

 

 11. 

The lateral line is very important to the survival of a fish because it is used to sense

a.

Pressure changes in the water.

d.

All are correct

b.

Temperature changes in the water.

e.

None are correct

c.

Chemical changes in the water.

 

 12. 

These tiny, floating plants often form a carpet like cover on the water’s surface.

a.

Bulrush

b.

Cattail

c.

Duckweed

d.

Pondweed

e.

Smartweed

 

 13. 

This sunfish is often misnamed “mud bass”.

a.

Pumpkinseed

c.

Green Sunfish

e.

Bluegill

b.

Central Longear

d.

Warmouth

 

 14. 

ESA makes it unlawful for any person to ‘take an endangered species’.  What does “take” mean?

a.

Hunt

b.

Kill

c.

Harass

d.

All are correct

 

 15. 

Animals that eat dead tissue are called:

a.

Decomposers

c.

Parasites

e.

Fungi

b.

Carnivores

d.

Scavengers

 

 16. 

This mammal hibernates for up to seven months.

a.

Badger

d.

Pine Vole

b.

Least Shrew

e.

Prairie Vole

c.

Meadow Jumping Mouse

 

 17. 

What is the most common reason for a species to become rare or endangered?

a.

Excess hunting or fishing

d.

Diseases

b.

Pollution

e.

Accidents with cars

c.

Loss of habitat

 

 18. 

________ birds are bird species that make long distance movements between habitats.

a.

Migratory

c.

Native

e.

Catadromous

b.

Foreign

d.

Anadromedous

 

 19. 

This is the most common bat in Ohio:

a.

Big Brown Bat

c.

Hoary Bat

e.

Red Bat

b.

Eastern Pipistrelle

d.

Little Brown Myotis

 

 20. 

Brush piles created for wildlife should be 3-5 feet high and at least ___ feet in diameter.

a.

3

b.

7

c.

10

d.

15

e.

25

 

 21. 

To increase rabbit population around your area.  Which of the following practices should be applied?

a.

Build brush piles

b.

Mow strips through large idle areas

c.

Maintain woody fence rows and ditches

d.

All are correct

 

 22. 

Squealer is the nickname for the ______________.

a.

Woodchuck

c.

Longtail weasel

e.

Ruffed Grouse

b.

Wood Duck

d.

Mink

 

 23. 

Transits are used in

a.

Firefighting

c.

Water sampling

e.

Trapping

b.

Surveying

d.

Soil pH testing

 

 24. 

Increment borers allow you to determine the _______ of a tree.

a.

Growth rate

b.

Age

c.

Soundness

d.

All are correct

 

 25. 

All of the following are members of the sunfish family except the

a.

White Crappie

c.

Rock Bass

e.

Black Crappie

b.

Yellow Perch

d.

Smallmouth Bass

 

 26. 

This bird is described as black at both ends, white in the middle, and as the “bluebill”.

a.

Ringnecked Duck

c.

Scaup

e.

Ruddy Duck

b.

Canvasback

d.

Pintail

 

 27. 

The most common cause of fish kills in Ohio is

a.

Application of too much herbicide.

d.

Suffocation due to lack of oxygen.

b.

Agricultural chemical poisoning.

e.

Fish-eating birds.

c.

Parasites.

 

 28. 

Ohio is in what flyway?

a.

Pacific

b.

Central

c.

Mississippi

d.

Erie

 

 29. 

“Fall Shuffle”, when broods disperse to mix with individuals of other broods, occurs in

a.

Ruffled Grouse

c.

Ringneck Pheasant

e.

Ruddy Duck

b.

Northern Bob White

d.

Pintail

 

 30. 

Which of the following fish has an adipose fin?

a.

Channel Catfish

c.

Brown Trout

e.

All are correct

b.

Coho Salmon

d.

Yellow Bullhead

 


Matching
 

 
Match the following

a.

Drummer

d.

Mudhen

b.

Rain Crow

e.

Bog Sucker

c.

Woodie

 

 31. 

A common nickname for the American Coot is
 

 32. 

A common nickname for the Morning Dove is
 

 33. 

A common nickname for the Woodcock is
 

 34. 

A common nickname for the Wood Duck is
 

 
Match the following

a.

Raccoon

d.

Muskrat

b.

Eastern Mole

e.

Red Fox

c.

Badger

 

 35. 

The number one fur-bearer in Ohio is the
 

 36. 

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

 37. 

this mammal inhabits open grasslands, uses its good digging ability to dig out small rodents
 

 38. 

The den of this mammal is usually found on a sunny hill-side,in the open
 

 
Match the following

a.

Mink

d.

Vole

b.

Shrew

e.

Opossum

c.

Eastern Pipistrel

 

 39. 

The poisonous mammal in North America
 

 40. 

Muskrat is the preferred food of this mammal
 

 41. 

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

 42. 

The fur of this mammal is tri-colored, gray at the base,then a band of yellowish brown,with a dark-brown tip
 

 
Match the following

a.

Wild Turkey

d.

Canada Goose

b.

Ruddy Duck

e.

Morning Dove

c.

Ringneck Pheasant

 

 43. 

This is the only drake who helps raise his offspring
 

 44. 

This bird produces “crop milk”
 

 45. 

This is Ohio’s largest upland gamebird
 

 46. 

This bird occurs mostly west of the Appalachian Plateau in Ohio
 

 
Match the name of the fins to the drawing.

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a.

Anal

d.

Pectoral

b.

Caudal

e.

Pelvic

c.

Dorsal

 

 47. 

Fin # I
 

 48. 

Fin #II
 

 49. 

Fin #III
 

 50. 

Fin #IV
 



 

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