Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
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What is NOT a
conifer?
a. | Red
pine | c. | Cedar | e. | Tamarack | b. | White pine | d. | Bulrush |
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Which statement is NOT TRUE
about Tundra Swans?
a. | It is our only highly migratory swan
in Ohio. | b. | It normally nests in southern to central
Canada. | c. | It used to be called whistling swan. | d. | It sometimes forages in agricultural
fields. | e. | It has a black bill with a yellow spot below the
eye. |
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3.
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Which tool measures
distance?
a. | Tally
meter | d. | Survey chain and
pins | b. | Hand level | e. | Hand compass | c. | Range pole |
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4.
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At what time would you conduct
a vernal pool survey?
a. | Mid day | c. | Night time | e. | Fall | b. | Winter | d. | Spring |
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5.
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For a macroinvertebrate stream
quality monitoring project, which of the following would you use?
a. | Plankton
net | c. | Minnow
trap | e. | Snake
hook | b. | Seine | d. | Aerial
net |
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Which mammal was extirpated in
Ohio, but through reintroduction, is plentiful today?
a. | White-tailed
deer | d. | Red
squirrel | b. | Eastern cottontail | e. | Fox squirrel | c. | Gray squirrel |
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7.
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How does a deer’s hair
vary in the Winter versus Spring?
a. | It’s thicker in the winter to
keep it warmer. | b. | It’s hollow in the winter to keep it
warmer. | c. | It’s hollow in the summer to keep it
cooler. | d. | It’s darker color in the summer to shade the
deer. | e. | It’s lighter color in the winter to blend in with the
snow. |
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Which is NOT an invasive alien
being managed to eradicate it?
a. | Poison
ivy | c. | Buckthorn | e. | Honeysuckle | b. | Garlic mustard | d. | Purple loosestrife |
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Which squirrel is
nocturnal?
a. | Southern flying
squirrel | d. | Thirteen-lined
ground squirrel | b. | Fox squirrel | e. | Gray squirrel | c. | Red squirrel |
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10.
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What is a
polecat?
a. | Bobcat | c. | Opossum | e. | Woodrat | b. | Mink | d. | Skunk |
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11.
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How many ‘fingers’
or phalanges does a bat have on its wings?
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12.
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What do pacer, bounder and
galloper refer to in tracking?
a. | Stance | d. | Number of toes showing | b. | Stride | e. | Speed | c. | Gait |
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Which animal has 4 toes showing
in front and 5 in the back?
a. | Meadow
vole | d. | Eastern
Cottontail | b. | Raccoon | e. | Mink | c. | Bobcat |
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Which animal has special
salivary glands that produce poison?
a. | Short-tailed
shrew | d. | Mink | b. | Little brown Myotis | e. | None of the answers offered are correct | c. | Eastern
woodrat |
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Which mammal is
semi-aquatic?
a. | Eastern
woodrat | b. | Thirteen-lined ground squirrel | c. | Star-nosed mole | d. | Eastern Pipistrel | e. | None of the answers offered are
correct |
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16.
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How many incisors does an
Eastern Cottontail have?
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Which is false concerning
opossums?
a. | Adults hang upside down by their
tails. | b. | When born, 13 babies can fit in a teaspoon. | c. | They have more teeth than any other Ohio
mammal. | d. | When frightened they go into an involuntary shock-like
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What is the best definition of
Zoonotic disease?
a. | One caught only while visiting a zoo
or live animal display. | b. | One passed from one animal species to another including
humans. | c. | One that only affects microscopic animals. | d. | One found only in caged
animals. | e. | None are the correct answer. |
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You are working a wildlife
information line and someone calls in stating they found a small rabbit that is all alone it is
hopping around and has its fur and eyes open. What is your advice/explanation for
this?
a. | The mother has obviously abandoned
it and it must be taken to a rehabilitation center | b. | It is at an age where it is supposed to go off on its own
and should | c. | It is definitely rabid and a wildlife officer will be
dispatched | d. | it probably is abandoned, but,state laws prohibit rehabilitation
rabbits |
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20.
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Where is the adipose fin found
on fish?
a. | Near the gills
| b. | Between the dorsal fin and
tail | c. | On the belly | d. | Between the pelvic fin and tail | e. | Covering the
gills |
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How many times a year does a
mature bird molt all of its’ feathers?
a. | once a
year | b. | twice a year | c. | three times a year | d. | four times or more a
year | e. | Never, it only replaces injured
feathers |
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22.
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Which tool is used in a
prescribed burn?
a. | Dessicator | d. | Carbon monoxide tester | b. | Dissolved oxygen meter | e. | Drip torch | c. | Aerial net |
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Place these terms in order of
age from youngest to oldest
a. | egg, fledgling, juvenile, hatchling,
adult | b. | egg, hatchling, juvenile, fledgling, adult | c. | egg, hatchling, fledgling, adult,
juvenile | d. | egg, hatchling, fledgling, juvenile,
adult |
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24.
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Which is NOT a popular live
bait?
a. | Golden
shiner | d. | Ohio stoneroller
minnow | b. | Bluegill | e. | Rainbow darter | c. | Gizzard shad |
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25.
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Hellgrammites are the aquatic
larva of what?
a. | Debsonfly | c. | Damselfly | e. | Dobsonfly | b. | Dragonfly | d. | Mosquito |
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Which is the ODNR recommended
knot for tying on a fish
a. | Square
knot | c. | Sheepshank | e. | Slip knot | b. | Palomar | d. | Hangman’s knot |
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Which fish has a deeply notched
tail?
a. | Bullhead
catfish | b. | Channel catfish | c. | Flathead catfish | d. | Bullhead catfish and channel catfish | e. | Channel catfish and flathead
catfish |
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What is the size range for
Northern pike?
a. | Up to 1
pound | c. | 2 to 5
pounds | e. | 5 to 25
pounds | b. | Up to 2 pounds | d. | 2 to 10 pounds |
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Which fish has black, yellow,
gray, or occasional red spots surrounded by white halo on its body, with none on its
tail?
a. | Rainbow
trout | c. | Lake
trout | e. | Coho
salmon | b. | Brown trout | d. | Chinook salmon |
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30.
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Which fish is in the Herring
family?
a. | Gizzard
shad | c. | American
eel | e. | Chain
pickerel | b. | Freshwater drum | d. | Lamprey |
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Where do birds begin the
digestion of their food?
a. | Crop | b. | Stomach | c. | Keel | d. | Intestine | e. | Duodenum |
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Which mammal is an ungulate,
having four stomachs?
a. | Deer | d. | Raccoon | b. | Rabbit | e. | None are the correct answer | c. | Opossum |
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33.
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Which term expresses the level
closest to extinction?
a. | Extirpated | c. | Endangered | e. | Delisted | b. | Special Interest | d. | Threatened |
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34.
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Which tool is normally used on
a tripod?
a. | Hand
level | c. | Binoculars | e. | Range pole | b. | Spotting scope | d. | Anemometer |
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Which plant is an biennial that
gets established the fall before and out-competes many of our early native wildflowers for
sun,moisture and nutrients?
a. | Elderberry | c. | Yarrow | e. | Amaranth | b. | Garlic mustard | d. | Bush clover |
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Which tree has opposite leaf
arrangement?
a. | Aspen | c. | Crabapple | e. | Hickory | b. | Beech | d. | Dogwood
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Which is an
evergreen?
a. | Partridgeberry | c. | Bittersweet | e. | Buckthorn | b. | Oak | d. | Smartweed |
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Which waterfowl species is one
of the least hardy, arriving quite late and leaving in August?
a. | Blue-winged
teal | d. | Snow
goose | b. | Ring-necked duck | e. | North pintail | c. | Red-breasted merganser |
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Which are normally seasonally
monogamous?
a. | Mute
swan | d. | Northern
Shoveler | b. | Snow goose | e. | Canada goose & Northern Shoveler | c. | Canada goose |
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What is the purpose of lamellae
in waterfowl?
a. | They hold oil that is transferred to
feathers for waterproofing | b. | They strain out mud and water while foraging | c. | they emit a scent that attracts
mates | d. | They create a brood patch to keep eggs warm during
incubation | e. | They help birds fly long
distances |
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Which is one of the earliest
returning migrants in Ohio?
a. | American
woodcock | d. | Wilson’s
snipe | b. | Green-winged teal | e. | Common gallinule | c. | Ruffed grouse |
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Which is a dark bird with
orange and yellow bill and is also known as a moorhen?
a. | American
coot | d. | Common
gallinule | b. | Virginia rail | e. | Black duck | c. | Sora rail |
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43.
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Which bird is likely to get
stuck and not be able to fly out of a small pond?
a. | Mute
swan | c. | Common
loon | e. | Cinnamon
teal | b. | Snow goose | d. | Hooded merganser |
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44.
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Put these birds in order of
size
a. | Pheasant, Bobwhite, Grouse,
Turkey | b. | Bobwhite, Grouse, Pheasant, Turkey | c. | Bobwhite, Pheasant, Grouse,
Turkey | d. | Grouse, Bobwhite, Pheasant, Turkey | e. | Bobwhite, Grouse, Turkey,
Pheasant |
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Which is TRUE in distinguishing
between Common and Red-breasted Mergansers?
a. | Red-breasted females have a distinct
color change between head and breast | b. | Common males have a distinct head crest | c. | Red-breasted males have a chest
patch | d. | Common female heads are light green | e. | Red-breasted females have no head
crest |
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46.
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What is the normal clutch size
for Mourning doves?
a. | One | c. | One to four | e. | Four to eight | b. | Two | d. | Two to
six |
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47.
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Which is considered a dabbling
duck?
a. | Ruddy
duck | c. | Bufflehead | e. | Hooded merganser | b. | Redhead | d. | Cinnamon teal |
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48.
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The duck’s speculum is
what type of feathers?
a. | Primaries | c. | Tertiaries | e. | Tail | b. | Secondaries | d. | Breast |
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49.
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What organization determines
the official name of birds?
a. | Ducks
Unlimited | d. | National
Audubon | b. | American Ornithological Union | e. | National Wildlife Federation | c. | US Fish and Wildlife
Service |
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50.
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Which is usually not used with
maps?
a. | Hand
compass | d. | Dot
grid | b. | Drafting tools | e. | Drafting tools & Aerial net | c. | Aerial net |
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