Name: 
 

2005 Ohio State Wildlife Management Test


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

 1. 
Which extirpated mammal was reintroduced to Ohio in the 1980s in the Grand River, Killbuck Creek, Little Muskingum River and Stillwater Creek?
a.
Beaver
c.
Muskrat
e.
Bobcat
b.
River Otter
d.
Mink
 

 2. 
Place the bird life stages in order from youngest to oldest.
a.
Fledgling ,hatching,juvenile,adult
b.
Fledgling,juvenile,hatchling,adult
c.
Hatchling,fledgling,juvenile,adult
d.
Hatchling,juvenile,fledgling,adult
e.
Juvenile,hatchling,adult,fledgling
 

 3. 
Which is the largest rodent?
a.
Woodchuck
c.
Eastern chipmunk
e.
Eastern cottontail
b.
Beaver
d.
Muskrat
 

 4. 
Which trap would be best for collecting mole salamanders in a vernal pool survey?
a.
Conibear trap
c.
Plankton net
e.
Steel trap
b.
Minnow trap
d.
Snake hook
 

 5. 
The family Mephitidae was recently split from the Mustelidae family putting these twelve North American species in a separate grouping from the Mustelids.
a.
Rabbit
b.
Beaver
c.
Skunk
d.
Deer
e.
Vole
 

 6. 
What would you use to determine water clarity in a pond or lake?
a.
Seine
d.
Bottom-sampling dredge
b.
Sling psychrometer
e.
Secchi disk
c.
Dissolved oxygen meter
 

 7. 
Which would not be used in a weather station?
a.
Anemometer
c.
Dessicator
e.
Hygrometer
b.
Psychrometer
d.
Thermometer
 

 8. 
This squirrel is at its most eastern range in Ohio, found primarily in prairie states.
a.
Southern flying squirrel
d.
Thirteen-lined ground squirrel
b.
Red squirrel
e.
Gray squirrel
c.
Eastern fox squirrel
 

 9. 
Which turtle requires a fishing license in order to take from a river or public lake/pond?
a.
Common snapping turtle
b.
Eastern box turtle
c.
Midland painted turtle
d.
Smooth Softshell
e.
Both Common snapping turtle and Smooth Softshell are correct
 

 10. 
Tracks found in the snow showing four toes on the front feet and five toes on the back. Which animal could it be?
a.
Fox
b.
Skunk
c.
Squirrel
d.
Raccoon
e.
Deer
 

 11. 
What is the recommended placement for gray squirrel nest boxes?
a.
At least 20’ above the ground and facing west.
b.
No more than 20’ above the ground with the hole facing to the northwest
c.
In a tree with at least a 24” diameter
d.
At least 50’ high in a tree
e.
At least 30’ above the ground and facing east or south.
 

 12. 
Which is an adaptation of birds that makes them lighter so that they can more easily fly?
a.
They have hollow bones
b.
They lack a urinary bladder
c.
Air sacs are found in their bodies and attached to their lungs.
d.
All of these are correct
e.
None of these are correct
 

 13. 
How long is a surveyor’s chain?
a.
50 feet
b.
50 meters
c.
66 feet
d.
100 meters
e.
660 feet
 

 14. 
Which animal is an insectivore?
a.
Meadow vole
b.
House mouse
c.
Starnose mole
d.
Short-tailed shrew
e.
Both Starnose mole and Short-tailed shrew are correct
 

 15. 
In March through May of this year, 80,000 of what species of fish will be released in 45 inland lakes and ponds?
a.
Rainbow trout
c.
Walleye
e.
Yellow perch
b.
Brown trout
d.
Large mouth bass
 

 16. 
What is the maximum number of bucks a hunter may take in Ohio in one year?
a.
1
d.
4
b.
2
e.
It depends on the county.
c.
3
 

 17. 
A new federal program to create nesting and brood-rearing areas along cropland corridors should help increase the numbers of this bird in Ohio’s southern and western counties.
a.
Wild turkey
d.
Chukar
b.
Ring-necked pheasant
e.
American woodcock
c.
Northern bobwhite
 

 18. 
Aldo Leopold wrote about this bird’s unusual ‘sky dance’ of spiraling into the air during courtship before zigzagging back to earth.
a.
Wilson’s snipe
d.
Sora rail
b.
Virginia rail
e.
Gray partridge
c.
American woodcock
 

 19. 
Which is a hint for catching saugeye?
a.
They won’t bite in dark, muddy water.
b.
Use a heavy jig to keep the lure close to the bottom.
c.
Minnows should not be used for fishing.
d.
Both They won’t bite in dark, muddy water.and Use a heavy jig to keep the lure close to the bottom.
e.
None of these are correct
 

 20. 
Which catfish has forked tail?
a.
Brown bullhead
d.
Black bullhead
b.
Yellow bullhead
e.
None of these are correct
c.
Channel
 

 21. 
To promote fishing for families, the Ohio Division of Wildlife promotes free fishing days. In 2005, what are the dates?
a.
May 7-8
b.
May 28-29
c.
June 4-5
d.
It is always Father’s Day weekend, June 18-19
e.
July 4
 

 22. 
What species of frogs may be legally taken with a fishing license?
a.
Bullfrog
d.
Both Bullfrog and Greenfrog
b.
Greenfrog
e.
Any species of frog
c.
Leopard frog
 

 23. 
Undercover “Operation Rip-Rap” just resulted in 16 convictions for what crime?
a.
Dumping trash in scenic rivers
b.
Building private piers and docks along Lake Erie.
c.
Commercial sale of sport-caught fish
d.
Netting sport fish on charter boats
e.
Overcharging for charter business
 

 24. 
When do fishing licenses expire?
a.
One year from date of issue
d.
September 30
b.
Last day of February
e.
December 31
c.
May 31
 

 25. 
Which of the following is a type of grass?
a.
Timothy
b.
Cattail
c.
Amaranth
d.
Ragweed
e.
Sumac
 

 26. 
Which is true in comparing the Eastern Woodrat with the Norway rat?
a.
Eastern Woodrats have a gray belly; Norway rats have a white belly.
b.
Both rats are nuisances that spread disease
c.
Eastern Woodrats have a hairy tail; Norway rats have a scaly tail
d.
Neither species are native to Ohio.
e.
None of these are correct
 

 27. 
Which of these is non-native vine?
a.
Bittersweet
c.
Grape
e.
Poison Ivy
b.
Blackberry
d.
Honeysuckle
 

 28. 
What is the color of poison ivy fruit?
a.
Red
b.
White
c.
Blue
d.
Purple
e.
Yellow
 

 29. 
Which is a primitive fish with cartilage instead of bones?
a.
Buffalo fish
c.
Lamprey
e.
Bowfin
b.
Creek chub
d.
Freshwater eel
 

 30. 
Which fish as introduced in Ohio?
a.
Yellow Perch
c.
Muskellunge
e.
Walleye
b.
Brown bullhead
d.
Brown trout
 

 31. 
Which fish is in the Herring family?
a.
Carp
c.
Gizzard shad
e.
Black crappie
b.
Freshwater drum
d.
Buffalofish
 

 32. 
Which female duck as a white eye ring?
a.
American Widgeon
c.
Goldeneye
e.
Wood duck
b.
Scaup
d.
Blue-winged teal
 

 33. 
Which upland gamebird originates from Asia?
a.
Woodcock
d.
Ringneck
b.
Hungarian partridge
e.
Ruffed grouse
c.
Wilson’s snipe
 

Matching
 
 
Identify the parts of this bird wing.

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a.
Primary Coverts
d.
Primaries
b.
Scapulars
e.
Alula
c.
Secondaries
 

 34. 
item mark #1
 

 35. 
item mark #2
 

 36. 
item mark#3
 
 
Identify the following trees:
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a.
Beech
d.
Oak
b.
Walnut
e.
Hickory
c.
Buckeye
 

 37. 
mark item #4
 

 38. 
mark item #5
 

 39. 
mark item #6
 
 
The method of movement can be a clue to identifying tracks. Match animal with its tracking pattern.
a.
squirrels
b.
Beavers
c.
White-tailed Deer
 

 40. 
Straight-liners-placing their back feet in the prints of their front feet.
 

 41. 
Hoppers-placing their black feet ahead of their front as they move.
 

 42. 
Waddlers-moving their right side and then their left
 
 
Match the duck with the description.
a.
Canvasback
d.
Bufflehead
b.
Scaup
e.
Hooded merganser
c.
Ring-neck duck
 

 43. 
Dark head with large white patch at back of head. Body& chest, touching water, are white.
 

 44. 
White ‘comma’ reaching up in front of the wing of a primarily dark bird.
 

 45. 
Light colored back and long sloping profile.
 
 
Match the fin with the diagram.

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a.
A
d.
D
b.
B
e.
E
c.
C
 

 46. 
Pectoral Fin
 

 47. 
Anal Fin
 

 48. 
Ventral Fin
 

 49. 
Caudal Fin
 

 50. 
Dorsal Fin
 



 
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