Name: 
 

2010 Marysville Invitational Wildlife Management Test



True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

Many female ducks undergo a second molt during the winter.
 

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

 2. 

What is often referred to as the tail- fin:
a.
Dorsal
c.
Pelvic
e.
Ctenoid
b.
Caudal
d.
Scutes
 

 3. 

What is also referred to as the ventral fin:
a.
Dorsal
c.
Pelvic
e.
Ctenoid
b.
Caudal
d.
Scutes
 

 4. 

Boney, plate-like scales found on many catfish:
a.
Dorsal
c.
Pelvic
e.
Ctenoid
b.
Caudal
d.
Scutes
 

 5. 

Scales with small teethon their rear edge:
a.
Dorsal
c.
Pelvic
e.
Ctenoid
b.
Caudal
d.
Scutes
 

 6. 

Loons belong to which family?
a.
Anatidae
c.
Phasianidae
e.
Ralledae
b.
Gaviidae
d.
Podicipedidae
 

 7. 

Grebes belong to which family?
a.
Anatidae
c.
Phasianidae
e.
Rallidae
b.
Gaviidae
d.
Podicipedidae
 

 8. 

Swans, Geese, and Ducks belong to which family?
a.
Anatidae
c.
Phasianidae
e.
Rallidae
b.
Gaviidae
d.
Podicipedidae
 

 9. 

Quails, Partridges, and Pheasants belong to which family?
a.
Anatidae
c.
Phasianidae
e.
Rallidae
b.
Gaviidae
d.
Podicipedidae
 

 10. 

The Canada Goose is:
a.
Monogamous
b.
Polygamous
 

 11. 

The Ringneck Pheasant is:
a.
Monogamous
b.
Polygamous
 

 12. 

The Northern Bobwhite Quail is:
a.
Monogamous
b.
Polygamous
 

 13. 

The Chukar is:
a.
Monogamous
b.
Polygamous
 

 14. 

The scientific name of the Common Loon is:
a.
Anas clypeata
d.
Scolopax minor
b.
Aythya valisineria
e.
Bonasa umbellus
c.
Gavia immer
 

 15. 

The scientific name of the American Woodcook is:
a.
Anas clypeata
d.
Scolopax minor
b.
Aythya valisineria
e.
Bonasa umbellus
c.
Gavia immer
 

 16. 

The scientific name of the Northern Shoveler is:
a.
Anas clypeata
d.
Scolopax minor
b.
Aythya valisineria
e.
Bonasa umbellus
c.
Gavia immer
 

 17. 

The scientific name of the Ruffed Grouse is:
a.
Anas clypeata
d.
Scolopax minor
b.
Aythya valisineria
e.
Bonasa umbellus
c.
Gavia immer
 

 18. 

The point on a shoot where a leaf, flower or bud is attached:
a.
bract
c.
drupe
e.
deciduous
b.
coniferous
d.
node
 

 19. 

A tree which sheds its leaves annually and is leafless for part of the year:
a.
bract
c.
drupe
e.
deciduous
b.
coniferous
d.
node
 

 20. 

A modified and often scale-like leaf, usually located at the base of a flower or fruit:
a.
bract
c.
drupe
e.
deciduous
b.
coniferous
d.
node
 

 21. 

A cone-bearing tree of the pine family, usually evergreen:
a.
bract
c.
drupe
e.
deciduous
b.
coniferous
d.
node
 

 22. 

This tree produces 1-1/4 inch diameter pomes, important food to many birds and mammals:
a.
Northern White Cedar
d.
Crabapple
b.
Beech
e.
Hawthorn
c.
Oak
 

 23. 

This is an important food tree for deer, turkey, grouse, and pheasant:
a.
Northern White Cedar
d.
Crabapple
b.
Beech
e.
Hawthorn
c.
Oak
 

 24. 

The thin, shreddy bark of this tree makes good fire starting tinder:
a.
Northern White Cedar
d.
Crabapple
b.
Beech
e.
Hawthorn
c.
Oak
 

 25. 

The triangular nuts of this tree are important food for bears, raccoons, squirrels, mice, turkeys, & grouse:
a.
Northern White Cedar
d.
Crabapple
b.
Beech
e.
Hawthorn
c.
Oak
 

 26. 

The manipulation of wildlife populations and habitats to achieve desired human goals:
a.
Wildlife Management
d.
Preservation
b.
Restoration
e.
Conservation
c.
Estivation
 

 27. 

The aim to eliminate human influence upon natural systems:
a.
Wildlife Management
d.
Preservation
b.
Restoration
e.
Conservation
c.
Estivation
 

 28. 

The effort to return an area to its original pristine condition, or as close to that as possible:
a.
Wildlife Management
d.
Preservation
b.
Restoration
e.
Conservation
c.
Estivation
 

 29. 

The effort to use and maintain natural resources wisely:
a.
Wildlife Management
d.
Preservation
b.
Restoration
e.
Conservation
c.
Estivation
 

 30. 

Probably the most destructive mammal we have:
a.
Meadow Jumping Mouse
d.
Red Squirrel
b.
Starnosed Mole
e.
Beaver
c.
Norway Rat
 

 31. 

An arboreal mammal:
a.
Meadow Jumping Mouse
d.
Red Squirrel
b.
Starnosed Mole
e.
Beaver
c.
Norway  Rat
 

 32. 

This is Ohio’s longest hibernating mammal:
a.
Meadow Jumping Mouse
d.
Red Squirrel
b.
Starnosed Mole
e.
Beaver
c.
Norway Rat
 

 33. 

A fossorial mammal:
a.
Meadow Jumping Mouse
d.
Red Squirrel
b.
Starnosed Mole
e.
Beaver
c.
Norway Rat
 

 34. 

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

 35. 

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

 36. 

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

 37. 

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

 38. 

White Pine has ____ needled and Red Pine has ____ needles
a.
2,5
b.
3,3
c.
5,2
d.
2,6
e.
needles vary as to the tree for both species
 

 39. 

This duck has been called “summer duck” or “tree duck” because its summer range remains mostly in the U.S. and it has a habit of nesting in trees.
a.
gadwall
d.
wood duck
b.
green winged teal
e.
hooded merganser
c.
greater scaup
 

 40. 

Which wildlife species nests the earliest?
a.
American Coot
d.
Ringneck Pheasant
b.
American Woodcock
e.
Wild Turkey
c.
Northern Bobwhite
 

 41. 

What state agency controls public hunting and fishing areas in Ohio?
a.
Division of Forestry
d.
Division of Hunting and Fishing
b.
Division of Wildlife
e.
All of these are correct
c.
Division of Parks and Recreation
 

 42. 

Which is NOT a member of the Salmonidae Family?
a.
Brown Trout
c.
Chinook
e.
Rainbow Trout
b.
Coho
d.
Yellow Perch
 

 43. 

Bitter cold & blizzards in northern U.S. and Canada can trigger mass waterfowl migrations large enough to jam airline radar systems. This is rare migration is called:
a.
big push
d.
grand passage
b.
great migration
e.
there is no such phenomenon
c.
extreme fly-over
 

 44. 

Birds eye-sight is distinctly better than human eye-sight because birds:
a.
see a larger spectrum of UV light
b.
have an extra set of cones in their eyes
c.
see at least 2 1/2 to 3 times farther than people
d.
have a wider range of vision  (up to 360 degree)
e.
all of the above are true
 

 45. 

A standing body of water such as a pond or lake is referred to as:
a.
turbid
c.
trophic
e.
eutrophic
b.
lotic
d.
lentic
 

 46. 

What is cache?
a.
a burrow made for hibernation
b.
a bird’s gullet, where food is ground up
c.
a protected nest of fish eggs
d.
a technique for scaring off predators
e.
stored food
 

Matching
 
 
Match the drawing to the leaf shape:
grp001-1.jpg
a.
cordate
d.
oblique
b.
linear
e.
ovate
c.
lanceolate
 

 47. 

#19
 

 48. 

#17
 

 49. 

#18
 

 50. 

#20
 



 
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