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2010 Ashland Invitational Wildlife Management Test



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

 1. 

Which of these sunfish is the most widely distributed of all the sunfish in Ohio?
a.
Longear sunfish
c.
Green sunfish
e.
Redear Sunfish
b.
Pumpkinseed
d.
Warmouth Sunfish
 

 2. 

This sunfish is often misnamed “mud bass”.
a.
Longear sunfish
c.
Green sunfish
e.
Redear sunfish
b.
Pumpkinseed
d.
Warmouth sunfish
 

 3. 

Which of these is the least common sunfish in Ohio?
a.
Longear sunfish
c.
Green sunfish
e.
Redear sunfish
b.
Pumpkinseed
d.
Warmouth sunfish
 

 4. 

Not overabundant in Ohio, but will hybridize with other bluegill, green,& orange spotted sunfish:
a.
Longear sunfish
c.
Green sunfish
e.
Redear sunfish
b.
Pumpkinseed
d.
Warmouth sunfish
 

 5. 

Yellow flowering annual, fibrous roots, reproduces by 1/8 to 1/2 inch long ovate or wedge shape seeds:
a.
Ragweed
c.
Queen Anne’s Lace
e.
Yarrow
b.
Green Amaranth
d.
Sunflower
 

 6. 

Interrupted racemes of tiny nodding green flower heads, it carries the pollen that causes hay fever:
a.
Ragweed
c.
Queen Anne’s Lace
e.
Yarrow
b.
Green Amaranth
d.
Sunflower
 

 7. 

This perennial reproduces by seed and underground rhizomes:
a.
Ragweed
c.
Queen Anne’s Lace
e.
Yarrow
b.
Green Amaranth
d.
Sunflower
 

 8. 

A member of the largest plant family, Compositae, which has been used as a food source for centuries
a.
Ragweed
c.
Queen Anne’s Lace
e.
Yarrow
b.
Green Amaranth
d.
Sunflower
 

 9. 

If the outer two primary feathers on a Ruffed grouse are pointed instead of round, the animal is:
a.
Male
d.
Mature
b.
Female
e.
Doesn’t indicate age/ sex
c.
Immature
 

 10. 

If the coloration on the head of a Bob white quail is white instead of buffy colored, the animal is:
a.
Male
d.
Mature
b.
Female
e.
Doesn’t indicate age/ sex
c.
Immature
 

 11. 

If the breast feathers on a Wild turkey are tipped in buff instead of black, the animal is:
a.
Male
d.
Mature
b.
Female
e.
Doesn’t indicate age/ sex
c.
Immature
 

 12. 

If the band on a Ruffed grouse is broken instead of having the pattern solid, the animal is:
a.
Male
d.
Mature
b.
Female
e.
Doesn’t indicate age/ sex
c.
Immature
 

 13. 

The scientific name of the American Eel is:
a.
Lepomis megalotis
c.
Anquilla rostrata
e.
Icalurus punctatus
b.
Cyprinus carpio
d.
Perca flavescens
 

 14. 

The scientific name of the Channel Catfish is:
a.
Lepomis megalotis
c.
Anquilla rostrata
e.
Ictalurus punctatus
b.
Cyprinus carpio
d.
Perca flavescens
 

 15. 

The scientific name of the Longear Sunfish is:
a.
Lepomis megalotis
c.
Anquilla rostrata
e.
Ictalurus punctatus
b.
Cyprinus carpio
d.
Perca flavescens
 

 16. 

The scientific name of the Yellow Perch is:
a.
Lepomis megalotis
c.
Anquilla rostrata
e.
Ictalurus punctatus
b.
Cyprinus carpio
d.
Perca flavescens
 

 17. 

Cool season perennial; bulbous base; bristly, cylindrical seed heads that are spike-like:
a.
Bromegrass
c.
Timothy
e.
Switch grass
b.
Orchard grass
d.
Fescue
 

 18. 

Warm season annual; non-native; fine erect stems with narrow leaves:
a.
Bromegrass
c.
Timothy
e.
Switch grass
b.
Orchard grass
d.
Fescue
 

 19. 

This plant often harbors toxic fungi, aggressively grows in and undesirable matt-like structure:
a.
Bromegrass
c.
Timothy
e.
Switch grass
b.
Orchard grass
d.
Fescue
 

 20. 

A warm season grass, provides excellent nesting and security cover for many species of wildlife:
a.
Bromegrass
c.
Timothy
e.
Switch grass
b.
Orchard grass
d.
Fescue
 

 21. 

What color are the flowers of Yarrow?
a.
pink-red
c.
green
e.
white
b.
blue-purple
d.
yellow
 

 22. 

What color are the flowers of Autumn olive?
a.
pink-red
c.
green
e.
white
b.
blue-purple
d.
yellow
 

 23. 

What color are the flowers of Elderberry?
a.
pink-red
c.
green
e.
white
b.
blue-purple
d.
yellow
 

 24. 

What color are the flowers of Bittersweet?
a.
pink-red
c.
green
e.
white
b.
blue-purple
d.
yellow
 

 25. 

Has dark chin barbels; a slightly notched caudal fin; anal fin with 17 to 21 rays.
a.
Black Bullhead
c.
Yellow Bullhead
e.
Channel catfish
b.
Brown Bullhead
d.
Flathead catfish
 

 26. 

Popular food & game fish; well distributed in Ohio; particularly in large streams, lakes, & Lake Erie bays.
a.
Black Bullhead
c.
Yellow Bullhead
e.
Channel catfish
b.
Brown Bullhead
d.
Flathead catfish
 

 27. 

Has dark chin barbels; a straight caudal fin; anal fin with 22 to 23 rays; and the body is mottled.
a.
Black Bullhead
c.
Yellow Bullhead
e.
Channel catfish
b.
Brown Bullhead
d.
Flathead catfish
 

 28. 

Sharp spines on dorsal fin; deeply forked caudal fin, anal fin has 24-30 rays; is speckled on the sides.
a.
Black Bullhead
c.
Yellow Bullhead
e.
Channel catfish
b.
Brown Bullhead
d.
Flathead catfish
 

 29. 

Portion of game population that would variably die of other causes if not taken by hunting:
a.
physiological natality
d.
natality rate
b.
compensatory mortally
e.
harvestable surplus
c.
mortality rate
 

 30. 

The maximum number of births possible under ideal conditions is:
a.
physiological natality
d.
natality rate
b.
compensatory mortality
e.
harvestable surplus
c.
mortality rate
 

 31. 

The idea that one kind of mortality largely replaces another, while the total mortality remains constant:
a.
physiological natality
d.
natality rate
b.
compensatory mortality
e.
harvestable surplus
c.
mortality rate
 

 32. 

The number of live births per female per year is:
a.
physiological natality
d.
natality rate
b.
compensatory mortality
e.
harvestable surplus
c.
mortality rate
 

 33. 

This plant is a member of the Cashew or Sumac family:
a.
Poison Ivy
c.
Hickory
e.
Aspen
b.
Hawthorn
d.
Oak
 

 34. 

This plant is a member of the Rose family:
a.
Poison Ivy
c.
Hickory
e.
Aspen
b.
Hawthorn
d.
Oak
 

 35. 

This plant is a member of the Beech family:
a.
Poison Ivy
c.
Hickory
e.
Aspen
b.
Hawthorn
d.
Oak
 

 36. 

This plant is a member of the Walnut family:
a.
Poison Ivy
c.
Hickory
e.
Aspen
b.
Hawthorn
d.
Oak
 

 37. 

Sheephead is another name for which fish?
a.
Flathead catfish
c.
Buffalofish
e.
Freshwater drum
b.
Common carp
d.
Yellow perch
 

 38. 

Which animal is closely related to weasels?
a.
Meadow vole
c.
Raccoon
e.
Striped skunk
b.
Red fox
d.
Opossum
 

 39. 

What is the major source of funds for Ohio’s wildlife managements plans?
a.
Revenue from the timber industry in Ohio.
b.
Donations from individuals and corporations.
c.
Appropriations from the general tax fund.
d.
Recreational boat registration licensing fees.
e.
Sales of hunting and fishing licenses.
 

 40. 

Which is NOT a member of the Minnow (Cyprinidae) Family?
a.
carp
d.
fathead
b.
bluntnose
e.
both carp AND golden shiner
c.
golden shiner
 

 41. 

Congress passed this bill in 1934, placing a tax on guns, bows, ammunition, and other equipment, funding states for managing wildlife populations.
a.
Roosevelt-Eisenhower Act
d.
Lorenzo-Poulson Act
b.
Wildlife Protection Act
e.
Pittman- Robertson Act
c.
Hart-White Act
 

 42. 

This part of Ohio provides food and shelter for more birds, mammals, snakes, and amphibians than any other area of the state:
a.
Columbus- Franklin Country area
d.
Wayne National Forest
b.
South-western Ohio River Valley
e.
Unglaciated southeastern Ohio
c.
Lake Erie marshes
 

 43. 

In surveying, how long is a chain?
a.
66 feet
c.
66 yards
e.
100 meters
b.
100 yards
d.
100 feet
 

 44. 

In a given ecological community, herbivores are ______ than carnivores.
a.
higher on the biotic pyramid
d.
higher on the foodchain
b.
fewer in number
e.
less important
c.
more numerous
 

 45. 

The final stage of ecological succession is the ________ stage.
a.
apex
b.
biotic
c.
seral
d.
primary
e.
climax
 

 46. 

The area that an animal uses to find food, water and cover is referred to as its ________.
a.
territory
d.
colony
b.
home range
e.
all of these are correct
c.
geographic range
 

Matching
 
 
Match the drawing to the grass:

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a.
Bromegrass
d.
Big Bluestem
b.
Orchard Grass
e.
Switch Grass
c.
Timothy
 

 47. 

#17
 

 48. 

#18
 

 49. 

#19
 

 50. 

#20
 



 
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