Name: 
 

2008 Ashland Invitational Wildlife Management Test



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

 1. 

This fish has a greatly elongated last ray on its dorsal fin:
a.
Gizzard Shad
c.
Bluntnose Minnow
e.
Fathead Minnow
b.
Redhorse Sucker
d.
Shiner
 

 2. 

Which of the following is false?
a.
Woodchucks climb trees
d.
Eastern Woodrats keep a harem
b.
Southern Flying Squirrels don’t really fly
e.
All are false.
c.
Starnose Moles swim under winter ice
 

 3. 

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

 4. 

These early migrating birds are not highly regarded as table birds, because one third of their usual diet is made up of animal matter.
a.
Black Duck
c.
Gadwall
e.
Wood Duck
b.
Northern Shoveler
d.
Pintail
 

 5. 

Which wildlife species nests the earliest?
a.
Ringneck Pheasant
c.
Canada Goose
e.
American Woodcock
b.
Wild Turkey
d.
Northern Bob White
 

 6. 

Shrews always have__ toes on each foot.
a.
3
d.
4 toes on front feet, 5 toes on back feet
b.
4
e.
it varies from species to species
c.
5
 

 7. 

Which of the following is a type of duck?
a.
American Coot
c.
Common Gallinule
e.
Pied-billed Grebe
b.
Common Loon
d.
Common Goldeneye
 

 8. 

The specific place that a wildlife species occupies in nature, it’s functional role in nature:
a.
Population
c.
Biome
e.
ecosystem
b.
Community
d.
Niche
 

 9. 

Which group of trees has opposite leaf arrangement?
a.
oak, maple, hickory, sycamore
d.
maple, ash, dogwood, buckeye
b.
pine, hemlock, cedar, spruce
e.
none of these are correct
c.
maple, dogwood, chestnut, elm
 

 10. 

One of Ohio’s most important bait minnows and forage fishes, it tolerates a wide variety of water conditions, identified by its subterminal mouth:
a.
Creek chub
c.
Golden shiner
e.
Buffalofish
b.
Fathead minnow
d.
Bluntnose minnow
 

Matching
 
 
Match the following mammals to their skull descriptions.
a.
Meadow Jumping Mouse
d.
Eastern Mole
b.
Norway Rat
e.
Short-tail Shrew
c.
Least Shrew
 

 11. 

36 teeth, pointed nose, naked tail, no external ears, slate colored
 

 12. 

32 teeth, no external ears, lead color:
 

 13. 

30 teeth, cinnamon color:
 
 
Match the following bird species to their breeding habits.
a.
Monogamous
d.
None of these are correct
b.
Polygamous
e.
Biologists do not know
c.
Both monogamous & polygamous
 

 14. 

The American Woodcock is:
 

 15. 

The Ring-neck Pheasant is:
 

 16. 

The Ruffed Grouse is:
 

 17. 

The Wild Turkey is:
 
 
Match the terms to the phrases.
a.
Biotic potential
d.
Limiting factors
b.
Carrying capacity
e.
Eiotic pyramid
c.
Home range
 

 18. 

The area that an animal uses to find food, water and cover is referred to as its_____.
 

 19. 

Environmental conditions that prevent or restrict a population from increasing in numbers:
 

 20. 

The maximum number of organisms that habitat can sustainably support:
 

 21. 

The maximum a population could increase under ideal conditions:
 
 
Match the following duck species to the descriptions.
a.
Common Merganser
d.
Mourning Dove
b.
Red-breasted Merganser
e.
American Woodcock
c.
Northern Bobwhite
 

 22. 

Breeds mid-March to mid-April with an elaborate spiraling mating flight performed at dusk by males:
 

 23. 

Both male and female have a crest on the back of the head:
 

 24. 

Parents feed young a whitish liquid called ‘crop milk’
 

 25. 

Unable to withstand harsher Ohio winters; found in very small numbers compared to 25 years ago:
 
 
Match the terms describing the typical wing feathers to the photo.

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

 26. 

#17
 

 27. 

#18
 

 28. 

#20
 

 29. 

#19
 
 
Match the following terms with their definitions.
a.
Thermocline
d.
Thermolimnon
b.
Hypolimnon
e.
Epilimnon
c.
Oligotrophic
 

 30. 

When seasonal layers in a lake form, this layer forms the density barrier between the other layers:
 

 31. 

When seasonal layers in a lake form, this is the name given to the bottom layer of the lake:
 

 32. 

A lake that is deep, cool, and rich in oxygen is called:
 

 33. 

When seasonal layers in a lake form, this is the name given to the top layer of the lake:
 
 
Match the following squirrel to the proper descriptive phrase.
a.
Gray Squirrel
d.
Southern Flying Squirrel
b.
Red Squirrel
e.
Woodchuck
c.
Fox Squirrel
 

 34. 

Which is the most common squirrel in Ohio?
 

 35. 

Which is crepuscular?
 

 36. 

Which has the latest breeding season?
 

 37. 

Which has the smallest adult size?
 
 
Match the fish and it’s scientific name.
a.
Lepomis cyanellus
d.
Esox americanus ver.
b.
Amia calva
e.
Salmo gairdneri
c.
Anguilla rostrata
 

 38. 

The scientific name of the Grass Pickerel is:
 

 39. 

The scientific name of the Green Sunfish is:
 

 40. 

The scientific name of the Bowfin is:
 

 41. 

The scientific name of the American Eel is:
 
 
Match the term and its definition.
a.
Anadromous
d.
Brackish
b.
Piscivorous
e.
Omnivorous
c.
Catadromous
 

 42. 

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

 43. 

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

 44. 

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

 45. 

Rivers that contain both fresh and salt water, includes estuaries, tidal basins and some bays:
 
 
Match the terms and the proper phrase.
a.
Emergent
d.
Submerged
b.
Floating
e.
Algae
c.
Woody
 

 46. 

Plants which grow in shallow waters; stems & leaves protrude above the water surface:
 

 47. 

Bulrushes, purple loosestrife, and cattails belong to this group of pond weeds:
 

 48. 

When applying chemicals to control duckweed, treat it as a(n)_____ weed.
 

 49. 

This group are preferred foods for muskrats, and provide habit for their burrows:
 



 
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