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Name:    You must enter your name to take this test. 1999 Marysville Invitational Wildlife Management Test

Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
A B C D E	1.	Trees growing along streams help to ______________. a. regulate water flow d. regulate stream temperature b. provide food for aquatic wildlife e. all of these answers are correct c. provide oxygen for fish
A B C D	2.	The environment in which an organism lives is referred to as: a. den b. habitat c. niche d. range
A B C D E	3.	The main threat to wildlife today is... a. predators b. pollution c. habitat loss d. PCB’s e. dioxins
A B C D E	4.	There is no closed season and no limit on.... a. crow d. grouse b. coyote e. none of these answers are correct c. rabbit
A B C D E	5.	There are ___________ wildlife districts in Ohio. a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 e. 5
A B C D E	6.	Gestation refers to the length of time an animal ____________. a. hibernates d. mates b. is in heat e. is pregnant c. takes to mature
A B C D E	7.	What is a cache? a. burrow for hibernating d. technique for scaring off predators b. bird’s gullet where food is ground up e. protected nest of fish eggs c. stored food
A B C D E	8.	Animals that eat dead tissue are called... a. decomposers d. scavengers b. carnivores e. omnivores c. parasites
A B C D E	9.	A species likely to become endangered in the near future is a(n) _____________. a. threatened species d. extinct species b. endangered species e. listed species c. candidate species
A B C D E	10.	Over the past 200 years, what percent of Ohio’s original wetlands have been filled or destroyed? a. 50 b. 60 c. 70 d. 80 e. 90
A B C D E	11.	This fish has no scales, rather it has boney plates down the backline and sides, with barbels in front of its mouth. a. Sturgeon c. Longnose Gar e. Channel Catfish b. Bowfin d. Pickerel
A B C D E	12.	This is a specie of fish adapted to cold, running water in streams. a. Carp b. Catfish c. Trout d. Sunfish e. Perch
A B C D E	13.	The scientific study of fish is.... a. Dendrology b. Dorsalogy c. Ethology d. Ornithology e. Ichthyology
A B C D E	14.	Which fish species bears live young? a. Creek Chub c. Lamprey e. All of these lay eggs b. Bowfin d. Buffalofish
A B C D E	15.	Which of these sunfish is the most widely distributed of all sunfish in Ohio? a. Green Sunfish c. Pumpkinseed Sunfish e. Bluegill b. Longear Sunfish d. Warmouth Sunfish
A B C D E	16.	Fly fishing is a method most likely used to catch... a. trout b. sunfish c. carp d. eels e. catfish
A B C D E	17.	Which fish is also called a steelhead? a. Brown Trout c. Coho Salmon e. Rainbow Trout b. Chinook Salmon d. Lake Trout
A B C D E	18.	A term describing the reproductive behavior of fish that do not swim upstream to spawn is... a. anadromous d. nest builders b. catadromous e. indiscriminent spawners c. free spawners
A B C D E	19.	The most common cause of fish kills in Ohio is... a. application of too much herbicide. d. suffocation due to a lack of oxygen b. agricultural chemical poisoning. e. fish-eating birds c. parasites
A B C D E	20.	The spawning time of the Walleye is.... a. February to April c. March to June e. November to December b. April to May d. July to August
A B C D E	21.	This perennial has an extensive root system, twenty to thirty feet, and reproduces by seeds and root stocks. a. Ragweed c. Blackberry e. Phragmites b. Bindweed d. Multiflora Rose
A B C D E	22.	Floating plants which often cover the water’s surface, relished by waterfowl, is among the smallest of plants. a. Bulrush b. Cattail c. Duckweed d. Pondweed e. Smartweed
A B C D E	23.	Which list of species are all desirable plants for attracting wildlife? a. Switch Grass, Red Clover, Fescue, Elderberry b. Poison Ivy, Blackberry, Sunflower, Autumn Olive c. Grape, Fescue, Purple Loosestrife, Aspen d. Purple Loosestrife, Ragweed, Hickory e. Multiflora Rose, Maple, Poison Ivy, Fescue
A B C D E	24.	Red Pine has ______ needles and White Pine has ________ needles. a. 2,5 c. 5,2 e. needles vary from tree to tree in both species b. 3,3 d. 2,6
A B C D E	25.	Which list of plants includes only deciduous plants? a. Autumn Olive, Cedar, Hemock, Aspen d. Hickory, Beech, Bittersweet, Aspen b. Aspen, Beech, Hickory, Cedar e. Pine, Hemlock, Cedar c. Bittersweet, Pine, Hickory
A B C D E	26.	These early migrators are not regarded as good table birds because 1/3 of their diet is animal matter. a. Pintail c. Wood Duck e. Northern Shoveler b. Gadwall d. Black Duck
A B C D E	27.	The peak months for mating of the Canada Goose are... a. January and February c. March and April e. May and June b. February and March d. April and May
A B C D E	28.	Which of the following birds is a cavity nester? a. Wood Duck d. Common Goldeneye b. Hooded Merganser e. All of these are cavity nesters c. Common Merganser
A B C D E	29.	What is the name of the appendage that turkey hunters must identify before harvesting a turkey? a. Waddle c. Frontal Crest e. Spur b. Beard d. Spattella
A B C D E	30.	The inner most flight feathers on a bird’s wing immediately adjacent to the body are called... a. primaries b. secondaries c. coverts d. tertials e. scapulars
Matching
		Match the following mammals to the best description. a. Mink d. Vole b. Shrew e. Opossum c. Eastern Pipistrel
A B C D E	31.	The only poisonous mammal in North America.
A B C D E	32.	Muskrat is the preferred food of this mammal.
A B C D E	33.	The gestation period for this mammal is just 12-13 days.
A B C D E	34.	The fur of this mammal is tri-colored, grey at the base, then a band of yellowish brown, with a dark brown tip.
		Match the following terms to the best description. a. community d. species richness b. succession e. habitat c. niche
A B C D E	35.	The orderly process of community development that involves changes in species structure over time is...
A B C D E	36.	The number of different species in a community is referred to as....
A B C D E	37.	Range of all factors influencing whether a species can obtain resources for survival and reproduction is its __________.
A B C D E	38.	A complex group of living species that occupy a particular area and in consequence interact with one another is a(n):
		Match the following bird terms to the correct definitions. a. Trituration d. Speculum b. Galiforms e. Anseriforms c. Torbidity
A B C D E	39.	The brightly colored patch on the wing of some ducks
A B C D E	40.	A slowing down or reduction in bodily function usually as a reaction to cold or stress for conserving energy.
A B C D E	41.	Crushing or grinding action which takes place in the bird’s gizzard, pulverizing seeds and shells.
A B C D E	42.	The order of birds including ducks, geese, and swans.
		Match the following wildlife terms to their definitions. a. diurnal d. nocturnal b. colonial e. gregarious c. crepuscular
A B C D E	43.	An animal that is most active at twilight or just before sunrise is....
A B C D E	44.	An animal that is most active at night is....
A B C D E	45.	An animal that is most active during daylight hours is....
A B C D E	46.	An animal that lives harmonioulsy with other individuals of the same species is....
		Match the following common mammal names to their scientific names. a. Grey Squirrel d. Southern Flying Squirrel b. Fox Squirrel e. 13-lined Ground Squirrel c. Red Squirrel
A B C D E	47.	The scientific name of this mammal is Tamiasciurus.
A B C D E	48.	The scientific name of this mammal is Sciurus niger.
A B C D E	49.	The scientific name of this mammal is Sciurus carolinensis.
A B C D E	50.	The scientific name of this mammal is Glaucomys volans.