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2009 Ohio State Nature Interpretation Test



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

 1. 

Which of these binoculars hasthe most powerful magnification?
b.
a.
5 x 3510 x 35c.7 x 35d.8 x 35e.7 x 50
 

 2. 

What does the term extirpatedmean?
a.
Species has adapted to a newhabitat
b.Species migrates each fall and spring
c.
Species became extinct due to man’sinfluence.
d.Species has a larger home range.
e.
Species is no longer found in anarea.
 

 3. 

Which composes Ohio’sbedrock?
a.
Metamorphicd.Glacial till
b.Igneouse.Glacial erratic
c.Sedimentary
 

 4. 

Interpretive signs are moreeffective when they:
a.
use capital letters throughout thetext
b.avoid titles or headings
c.
include simpleillustrations
d.all these are correct
e.
avoid titles or headings AND include simpleillustrations
 

 5. 

Which flower is an example of aspathe and spadix?
a.
Ironweedc.Common Mulleine.Wild Columbine
b.Purple Loosestrifed.Jack-in-the-Pulpit
 

 6. 

Which normally bloom in theSpring?
a.
Blue phlox, Purple loosestrife,Columbine, Wild geranium
b.Wild geranium, Columbine, Golden ragweed, Bluephlox
c.Columbine, Yarrow, Teasel, Trout lily
d.
Wild geranium, Bloodroot, Teasel, BluePhlox
e.Purple loosestrife, Wild geranium, Yarrow,Teasel
 

 7. 

The corolla refers tothe
d.
a.
sepals.pistil and stamen.
b.
anther and filament.e.entire flower.
c.petals.
 

 8. 

Which have regularflowers?
a.
Lobelia, Butter and eggs, Daylily,Ground ivy
b.Cardinal flower, Butter and eggs, Jack-in-the-pulpit, Ladyslipper
c.teasel, Canadian violet, Blue phlox,Bloodroot
d.Wild lupine, Large-flowered trillium,Chicory
e.Squirrel corn, Lobelia, Wildginger
 

 9. 

Which is an example of anumbel?
a.
Jack-in-the-pulpitd.Wild carrot
b.Queen Anne’s Lacee.Heal-all
c.Purple loosestrife
 

 10. 

Which is listed as an importantinvasive species?
Wildcarrot
a.
Purpleloosestrife
d.
b.Common mulleine.Heal-all
c.Broad-leaved arrowhead
 

 11. 

What animal helps inpollinating Wild ginger?
c.
a.
MiceSnailse.Earthworm
b.Snakes
d.
Moths
 

 12. 

Which has a flower most similarto Dutchman’s breeches?
Squirrelcorn
a.
Indiancucumber-root
d.
b.Trout lilye.Yarrow
c.Yellow lady’s slipper
 

 13. 

Which plant has greenish whiteflowers that are usually in pairs and found at the leaf axil on the under side of theplant?
Solomon’sseal
a.
Broad leavedarrowhead
c.
b.Mayappled.False Solomon’s seal
 

 14. 

Wild geranium has a nicknamebased on the
a.
petals looking like the Azurebutterfly.
b.seed looking like a Crane’s bill.
c.
fact it was used as adiuretic.
d.root smelling like rotting wood.
 

 15. 

Ferns distributed what tocreate new plants?
c.
a.
SeedsSporee.Fruit
b.Fronds
d.
Flowerheads
 

 16. 

How many petals does thelarge-flowered trillium have?
b.
56
a.
23c.4
d.
e.
 

 17. 

What is a member of the mustardfamily?
GarlicmustardPurpleloosestrife
a.
Yellowgoatsbeard
c.
e.
b.Wild geraniumd.Tall meadow-rue
 

 18. 

Which of the following arecomposites?
a.
Trout lily, Hawkweed, Blazing star,Yarrow
b.Prairie dock, Yarrow, Goldenrod, Hawkweed
c.
Large-flowered bellwort, Daylilies, Yarrow, Prairiedock
d.Canada lily, Wild onion, Goldenrod, Hawkweed
e.
Blazing star, Hawkweed,Daylilies
 

 19. 

What color are the flowers ofCommon mullein?
c.
a.
YellowPinke.Red
b.Lavenderd.White
 

 20. 

What is another name for Troutlily?
a.
Adder’stongue
b.Daylily
c.Dogtooth Violet
d.Adder’s tongue and Dogtooth violet
e.
none of theabove
 

 21. 

Which are members of the lilyfamily?
a.
Trout lily, Marsh marigold,Solomon’s seal, ground ivy
b.Wood lily, Wild onion, Solomon’s seal, Large-floweredbellwort
c.Large-flowered trillium, Canada lily, Eveningprimrose
d.Wood lily, Wood betony, Yellow lady’s slipper, Wildonion
e.Wild onion, Goldenrod, Great lobelia, False Solomon’sseal
 

 22. 

Which lists these salamandersin order of smallest to largest?
a.
Red-backed salamander, Mud puppy,Hellbender, Spotted salamander
b.Hellbender, Mud puppy, Red-backed, Spotted
c.
Spotted, Mud puppy, Red-backed,Hellbender
d.Red-backed, Spotted, Mud puppy, Hellbender
e.
Mud puppy, Spotted, red-backed,Hellbender
 

 23. 

Which is a lunglesssalamander?
Red-backedsalamander
a.
Spottedsalamander
d.
b.Small-mouthed salamandere.Mud puppy
c.Hellbender
 

 24. 

Which does not have costalgrooves?
Hellbender
a.
Redsalamander
c.
e.Eastern newt
b.Spotted-salamanderd.Mud puppy
 

 25. 

Which amphibian has atwo-syllable call heard in May and June?
a.
Americantoad
d.
Northern leopardfrog
b.Green froge.Peeper treefrog
c.Bullfrog
 

 26. 

Which snake has a flattenedstomach that meets at the sides at an angle and in cross-section looks like a loaf ofbread?
a.
Blacksnake
d.
Eastern hognosesnake
b.Blue racere.Head covering
c.Common garter snake
 

 27. 

What is the hinged portion of abox turtle called?
a.
Carapacec.Plastrone.Head covering
b.Plateletd.Undershell
 

 28. 

Which statement is usually truein determining the sex of a box turtle?
a.
The male has brown eyes and femalehas red eyes.
b.The male has brown eyes and the female has greeneyes.
c.The male has brighter colored red eyes than thefemale.
d.The male has red eyes and the female has browneyes.
e.Eye coloration cannot be used to determinesex.
 

 29. 

Which statement is trueconcerning the size of Spiny softshell turtles?
a.
Male and female are usually the samesize.
b.Male are 5-8 inches and female are slightly smaller at 4-6inches.
c.Male are 5-8 inches and female are up to 17inches.
d.Male are 5-8 inches and female are slightly larger at 8-10inches.
e.Male can reach the size of 17 inches and females are 5-8inches.
 

 30. 

Which is anaccipiter?
Osprey
a.
AmericanKestrel
c.
e.Bald eagle
b.Turkey Vultured.Cooper’s hawk
 

 31. 

Which bird has a flute-likesong and is commonly found in fields and fencerows?
Meadowlark
a.
Cedarwaxing
c.
Tuftedtitmouse
e.
b.Common flickerd.Blue jay
 

 32. 

Which bird travels head firstdown a tree?
Downywoodpecker
a.
Tuftedtitmouse
d.
b.Cardinale.Chickadee
c.White-breasted nuthatch
 

 33. 

Which can be is commonly foundat winter birdfeeders in Ohio?
a.
Cooper’s hawk, Goldfinch, Songsparrow, Dark eyed junco
b.American kestrel, Chickadee, Song sparrow, Crestedflycatcher
c.Cooper’s hawk, Gray catbird, House sparrow, Song sparrow,Starling
d.Song sparrow, House sparrow, Eastern kingbird, Bluejay
e.Tufted titmouse, Eastern meadowlark, Blue jay, Hoodedwarble
 

 34. 

The Dark-eyed junco is in whichfamily?
c.
a.
TanagerSparrowe.Blackbird
b.Chickadeed.Warbler
 

 35. 

What color is a Treeswallow?
a.
All white below, darkabove
b.Rusty below, Dark above
c.
White breast, rusty below, darkabove
d.Rusty below, dark above except for orangerump
e.Dark above and below except for orangerump
 

 36. 

Which has a streakedbreast?
a.
Dark-eyedjunco
d.
Housesparrow
b.Song sparrowe.White-throated sparrow
c.
Snow bunting
 

 37. 

Which listing of owls belowplaces them in order from largest to smallest?
a.
Short-eared, Bared, Long-eared,Screech
b.Great-horned, Long-eared, Barred, Screech
c.
Short-eared, Great-horned, Barred,Screech
d.Great-horned, Barred, Short-eared, Screech
e.
Barred, Long-eared, Screech,Short-eared
 

 38. 

How many incisors does anEastern cottontail have?
a.
2 above, 2below
d.
4 above, nonebelow
b.2 above, none belowe.4 above, 4 below
c.4 above, 2 below
 

 39. 

What arevoles?
a.
Carnivoresc.Herbivorese.Vegetarians
b.Insectivoresd.Omnivore
 

 40. 

What is amarsupial?
a.
Whitetaildeer
c.
Woodchucke.Striped skunk
b.Raccoond.Virginia opossum
 

 41. 

What is aninsectivore?
a.
Shorttailshrew
b.Eastern chipmunk
c.Meadow jumping mouse
d.
Eastern Pipistrel
e.
Shorttail shrew and EasternPipistrel
 

 42. 

Besides humans, what otheranimal gets a rash from poison ivy?
b.
a.
PigsDogsc.Birdsd.Rabbitse.Horses
 

 43. 

What is the name of a Graysquirrel’s home?
b.
a.
NestCachec.Drayd.Hollowe.Site
 

 44. 

A five-year bird study is beingdone in Ohio right now as a follow up to a study 20 years ago. What is being determined?
a.
What animals overwinter inOhio
b.What birds nest in Ohio
c.
What birds migrate throughOhio
d.What birds are extirpated fromOhio
 

 45. 

What is the largest woodpeckerin Ohio?
c.
a.
HairyRed-belliede.Red-headed
b.Downy
d.
Pileated
 

Matching
 
 
Match thefollowing:
ChristmasFern
a.
b.Maidenhair Fern
c.Bracken Fern
 

 46. 

The only fern in theNortheastern US with palmately branched fronds.
 

 47. 

One-cut fronds that areusually green through the winter.
 

 48. 

Thrice-cut fronds that arebasically triangular in shape.
 



 
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