Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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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 |
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2.
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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
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3.
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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% |
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4.
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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 |
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5.
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Which wildlife species nests the earliest?
a. | Ringneck Pheasant | c. | Canada Goose | e. | American
Woodcock | b. | Wild Turkey | d. | Northern Bob White |
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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 |
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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 |
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8.
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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 |
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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 |
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10.
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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 |
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Matching
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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 |
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36 teeth, pointed nose, naked tail, no external ears, slate colored
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12.
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32 teeth, no external ears, lead color:
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13.
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30 teeth, cinnamon color:
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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 |
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14.
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The American Woodcock is:
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15.
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The Ring-neck Pheasant is:
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16.
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The Ruffed Grouse is:
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17.
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The Wild Turkey is:
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Match the terms to the phrases. a. | Biotic potential | d. | Limiting
factors | b. | Carrying capacity | e. | Eiotic pyramid | c. | Home range |
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18.
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The area that an animal uses to find food, water and cover is referred to as
its_____.
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19.
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Environmental conditions that prevent or restrict a population from increasing
in numbers:
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20.
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The maximum number of organisms that habitat can sustainably support:
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21.
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The maximum a population could increase under ideal conditions:
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Match the following duck species to the descriptions. a. | Common Merganser | d. | Mourning Dove | b. | Red-breasted Merganser | e. | American Woodcock | c. | Northern
Bobwhite |
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Breeds mid-March to mid-April with an elaborate spiraling mating flight
performed at dusk by males:
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23.
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Both male and female have a crest on the back of the head:
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24.
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Parents feed young a whitish liquid called ‘crop milk’
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25.
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Unable to withstand harsher Ohio winters; found in very small numbers compared
to 25 years ago:
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Match the terms describing the typical wing feathers to the photo.  a. | Primaries | d. | Alula | b. | Secondaries | e. | Scapulars | c. | Coverts |
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26.
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#17
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27.
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#18
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28.
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#20
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29.
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#19
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Match the following terms with their definitions. a. | Thermocline | d. | Thermolimnon | b. | Hypolimnon | e. | Epilimnon | c. | Oligotrophic |
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30.
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When seasonal layers in a lake form, this layer forms the density barrier
between the other layers:
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31.
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When seasonal layers in a lake form, this is the name given to the bottom layer
of the lake:
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32.
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A lake that is deep, cool, and rich in oxygen is called:
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33.
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When seasonal layers in a lake form, this is the name given to the top layer of
the lake:
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Match the following squirrel to the proper descriptive phrase. a. | Gray Squirrel | d. | Southern Flying Squirrel | b. | Red
Squirrel | e. | Woodchuck | c. | Fox Squirrel |
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34.
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Which is the most common squirrel in Ohio?
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35.
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Which is crepuscular?
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36.
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Which has the latest breeding season?
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37.
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Which has the smallest adult size?
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Match the fish and it’s scientific name. a. | Lepomis
cyanellus | d. | Esox americanus ver. | b. | Amia calva | e. | Salmo gairdneri | c. | Anguilla
rostrata |
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38.
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The scientific name of the Grass Pickerel is:
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39.
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The scientific name of the Green Sunfish is:
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40.
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The scientific name of the Bowfin is:
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41.
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The scientific name of the American Eel is:
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Match the term and its definition. a. | Anadromous | d. | Brackish | b. | Piscivorous | e. | Omnivorous | c. | Catadromous |
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42.
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Fish that live in fresh water but migrate to salt water to spawn are:
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43.
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Fish that live in salt water and migrate to fresh water to spawn are:
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44.
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Fish that feed on a wide variety of both plant and animal life are referred to
as:
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45.
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Rivers that contain both fresh and salt water, includes estuaries, tidal basins
and some bays:
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Match the terms and the proper phrase. a. | Emergent | d. | Submerged | b. | Floating | e. | Algae | c. | Woody |
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46.
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Plants which grow in shallow waters; stems & leaves protrude above the
water surface:
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47.
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Bulrushes, purple loosestrife, and cattails belong to this group of pond
weeds:
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48.
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When applying chemicals to control duckweed, treat it as a(n)_____
weed.
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49.
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This group are preferred foods for muskrats, and provide habit for their
burrows:
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