Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Many cavity nesting bird
species utilize man- made nesting structures, which of the following would you not expect to find in
this box?
a. | American
Goldfinch | c. | House
Wren | b. | Bluebird | d. | Tree Swallow |
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Which non-native species has
contributed to a decline in the bluebird population in Ohio?
a. | Brown
Thrasher | c. | House
Wren | b. | House Sparrow | d. | Chipping Sparrow |
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The best forest type to place a
squirrel nesting box would be:
a. | Beech-Maple | c. | Oak-Hickory | b. | Elm-Ash | d. | Successional hardwoods |
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What is the preferred food of
the Woodcock in Ohio?
a. | Soft
mast | b. | Hard
mast | c. | Seeds | d. | Earthworms |
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Pollution that enters a lake or
stream through surface runoff, spills, groundwater or in any other diffuse way is
called:
a. | Non- point source
pollution | b. | Point source pollution | c. | Stealth contaminants | d. | Degradation |
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What is the land area from
which water drains to a common outlet such as a stream of river commonly called?
a. | Aquifer | c. | Drainage Basin | b. | Alluvial Fan | d. | Watershed |
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Silt and sediment are fine
particles of soil of sand in our waters.Which one of the following activities is most likely to
contribute to sediment in streams?
a. | Farmers engaging in
“no-till” planting | b. | Installing buffer strips | c. | Allowing cattle to graze in and along
creeks | d. | Reclaiming abandoned strip mines |
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Modifying streams through
straightening, relocating, dredging, dam construction and streamside development are examples
of:
a. | Hydromodification | b. | Habitat Improvements | c. | Better Engineering | d. | Modernization |
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A housing development is being
constructed along a ridge overlooking Lake Alma; of the options listed below, which is the mostly
likely environmental consequence?
a. | Sedimentation | c. | Trash | b. | Sewage | d. | All of these are
correct |
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Pollution control programs and
regulations take place at ...
a. | the local level
only | c. | each township
level | b. | the state level only | d. | federal, state and local levels |
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One of the major important
parts of the Clean Water Act in 1987 was
a. | sediment was listed as the most
critical pollution | b. | the Non-point Source Management Program in section
319 | c. | the coastal Zone management | d. | the Best management
Practices |
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The National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) storm water permit does not apply to the Village of Hamden
because
a. | it is a national
program | b. | it is for cities of 100,000 or more | c. | it has to be a site larger than 10
acres | d. | it only effects 29 states |
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Another water source cities can
use other than lakes is
a. | drilled
wells | c. | cisterns | b. | roof runoff | d. | storm drains |
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Better use of water is to reuse
wastewater because
a. | it reduces the demands on surface
and ground waters | b. | it is less expensive and more available | c. | it is required by law to do
this | d. | it can make the sewer treatment plant
effective |
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This tree provides high quality
lumber for fine furniture and veneer. What is it?
a. | Yellow
Poplar | c. | Black
Oak | b. | White Pine | d. | Black Cherry |
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A slice in the bark of a tree
can have a negative effect on that tree how?
a. | By allowing an opening for insects
and/or disease | b. | By allowing sap to flow from the wound | c. | By allowing a temperature change into the heart
wood | d. | Wounds don’t hurt trees, they just heal
over |
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If pruning was recommended in a
stand of trees to produce clear, knot-free lumber, when would be the best time to do
so?
a. | In the dormant season when the trees
are not growing | b. | In the summer when the trees are actively
growing | c. | In the spring, right when the buds are beginning to beginning to
break | d. | Pruning is a waste of time |
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This woody vine, which is soft
and cuddly like a teddy bear which has a trifoliate compound leaf, can be identified as
what?
a. | Honeysuckle | c. | Tree Climber | b. | Virginia Creeper | d. | Poison Ivy |
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Overall, while forestry
activities such as timber harvesting can cause non-point source pollution, which of the following is
the nations leading cause of NPS?
a. | Coal
mining | c. | Agriculture/farming | b. | Fly fishing | d. | Definitely forestry |
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