Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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With a pair of 7x35
binoculars:
a. | subjects appear 35 times larger than
without magnification. | b. | subjects are enlarge five times from 7’ to
35’. | c. | the front lens opening is 35 mm and the eye lens opening is 7
mm. | d. | subjects appear seven times larger than without
magnification. | e. | the front lens opening is 35 mm and the eye lens opening is 7 mm AND subjects
appear seven times larger than without magnification. |
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Which two animals provide most
of the tracks one finds in the winter snow?
a. | Shorttail shrew and Virginia
opossum. | b. | Meadow vole and white-footed mouse. | c. | Southern flying squirrel and White-footed
mouse. | d. | Woodchuck and gray fox. | e. | Raccoon and
muskrat. |
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3.
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Which is an example of
anthropomorphism?
a. | Bambi crying when his father was
killed. | b. | White-tailed deer removing velvet from their
antlers. | c. | A nest of Eastern cottontail being killed by
predators. | d. | Green-winged teal migrating south. | e. | Red fox marking its
territory. |
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4.
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Which part of Ohio was
unglaciated?
a. | Northern half of the
state | b. | Lake Erie region | c. | All of Ohio was glaciated at one time or
another | d. | Southeastern third of the state | e. | Western half of the
state |
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Which bat is brick-red to
rusty-red with hair tipped white and the tail membrane fully furred?
a. | Eastern
Pipistrel | c. | Big brown
bat | e. | Little brown
Myotis | b. | Red bat | d. | Hoary bat |
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Which bat is dark brown with
black membranes and 32 teeth? It is one of the most common.
a. | Big brown
bat | c. | Hoary
bat | e. | Indiana
bat | b. | Little brown Myotis | d. | Red bat |
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7.
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Which plant produces heat,
warming its environment for earlier blooming?
a. | Bloodroot | d. | Dutchman’s Breeches | b. | Spring Beauty | e. | none of these are correct | c. | Skunk
Cabbage |
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Which is an example of an
altricial animal?
a. | Eastern cottontail
rabbit | b. | Canada goose | c. | Great- horned owl | d. | Canada goose and Great- horned owl | e. | Eastern cottontail rabbit and Great- horned
owl |
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What is the maximum amount of
animals an ecosystem can sustain over a period of time?
a. | Limiting
factor | d. | Biomass | b. | Maximum potential | e. | Ecosystem maximum | c. | Carrying capacity |
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10.
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Which animal is
diurnal?
a. | Eastern
chipmunk | d. | White-tailed
deer | b. | Virginia opossum | e. | none or there answers are correct | c. | Striped
skunk |
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What signals a bird to begin
migration?
a. | Length of
sunlight | b. | Temperature | c. | Lack of food | d. | Length of sunlight,Temperature and Lack of
food | e. | Length of sunlight and
Temperature |
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12.
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An animal that uses a cache is
one that
a. | lives in a
burrow. | b. | depends on man to supply habitat. | c. | gathers and stores food. | d. | kills for pleasure. | e. | only eats
plants. |
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Gestation refers to the length
of time an animal
a. | is
pregnant. | d. | is in
heat. | b. | mates. | e. | hibernates. | c. | takes to mature. |
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Which term refers to an animal
that is active at dusk and dawn?
a. | Diurnal | d. | Nocturnal | b. | Biurnal | e. | none of these answers are correct | c. | Crepuscular |
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What is the most frequent
reason for declines in animals populations?
a. | Lack of
food | d. | Hunting
| b. | Increase in
predators | e. | Disease | c. | Loss of habitat |
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Which animal paralyzes its prey
with its bite?
a. | Starnose
mole | d. | Hoary
bat | b. | Woodland jumping mouse | e. | Striped skunk | c. | Shorttail shrew |
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Which usually produces two
litters per year?
a. | Cottontail
rabbit | d. | Muskrat | b. | Meadow vole | e. | Cottontail rabbit and Raccoon | c. | Raccoon |
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18.
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Interpretive signs are more
effective when they
a. | avoid titles or
headings. | b. | include simple illustrations. | c. | keep sentences short. | d. | include simple illustrations and keep sentences
short |
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Living history interpretation
can include demonstrating
a. | contemporary culture, food and
lifestyle. | b. | historical culture, food and lifestyle. | c. | religious beliefs and
ceremonies. | d. | Contemporary culture, food and lifestyle and historical culture, food and
lifestyle and religious beliefs and ceremonies. | e. | historical culture, food and lifestyle and religious
beliefs and ceremonies. |
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20.
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The following normally bloom in
the spring.
a. | Large- flowered bellwort, False
Solomon’s seal, Trout lily, Wild carrot | b. | Mayapple, Yarrow, Round- lobed hepatica, Purple
cress | c. | Squirrel corn, Mayapple, Large- flowered bellwort,
Bloodroot | d. | Blazing star, Butterfly weed, Large flowered trillium, Trout
lily | e. | none of these answers are
correct |
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The following have primarily
yellow flowers.
a. | Butter and eggs, Heal all, wild
onion, Daylily | b. | Large- flowered bellwort, Large- flowered trillium, Prairie
dock | c. | Marsh marigold, Golden ragwort, Wild onion, Heal
all | d. | Golden ragwort, Large- flowered bellwort, Trout lily, Marsh
marigold | e. | Butter and eggs, Wood lily, Ground ivy, Yellow lady’s
slipper |
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The stamen is composed of what
elements?
a. | Sepal, anther and
filament | b. | Anther and filament | c. | Style and ovary | d. | Anther, filament and
stigma | e. | Ovary, style and sepal |
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Which is an example of an
irregular flower?
a. | Canadian
violet | d. | Blue
Phlox | b. | Nightshade | e. | None of these answers are correct | c. | Trout lily |
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24.
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One acre
equals
a. | 43,560 linear
feet | c. | 43,560 square
feet | e. | 435,600 cubic
feet | b. | 43,560 cubic feet | d. | 435,600 square feet |
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25.
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Which warbler has no black
chin?
a. | Magnolia
warbler | b. | Hooded warbler | c. | Black- throated green warbler | d. | Black and white warbler | e. | Both Magnolia warbler and Hooded
warbler |
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What is another name for the
Massasauga rattlesnake?
a. | Timber
rattlesnake | c. | Cottonmouth | e. | Wood viper | b. | Copperhead | d. | Swamp rattlesnake |
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To what does the carapace
refer?
a. | Lower shell of a
turtle | b. | Upper shell of a turtle | c. | Hinged part of a box turtle’s
shell | d. | Scales on the legs of a turtle | e. | None of these answers are
correct |
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Which of the following
reproduce through external fertilization?
a. | Hellbender | b. | Eastern newt | c. | Mud puppy | d. | Black rat shake | e. | The Hellbender,Eastern newt and the Mud
puppy |
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What is the
tympanum?
a. | The ear membrane of a
frog | b. | The covering on a flower before it opens | c. | The poisonous sac in a rattle
snake | d. | The membrane inside of a bird’s egg | e. | The fruiting body of a skunk
cabbage |
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Which list has only reptiles in
it?
a. | Spotted salamander, Common snapping
turtle, Five- lined skink | b. | Eastern milk snake, Western chorus frog, Brown
snake | c. | Five- lined skink, Red salamander, Smooth
Softshell | d. | Spiny Softshell, Northern water snake, Spring
peeper | e. | Five- lined skink, Midland painted turtle,
Copperhead |
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What does the term extirpated
mean?
a. | Species is no longer found in a
particular area. | b. | Species became extinct due to man’s
influence. | c. | Species does not remain in an area throughout the entire
year. | d. | Species has adapted to a new habitat. | e. | Species has interbred with another
species. |
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32.
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Which is an invasive
species?
a. | Trout
lily | d. | Wild
lupine | b. | Purple loosestrife | e. | Solomon’s seal | c. | Jack-in-the
pulpit |
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33.
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Which plants are in the poppy
family?
a. | Bloodroot, Dutchman’s
breeches, Squirrel corn | b. | Teasel, Common St. Johnswort, Nightshade | c. | Virginia waterleaf, Broad leaved arrowhead,
Bloodroot | d. | Common St.Johnswort, Squirrel corn, Canadian
violet | e. | Daylily, Prairie dock, Bloodroot |
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Matching
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Match the description with the
correct species.
a. | 32 teeth, no
external ears, lead color | b. | 16 teeth, white tip on tail, yellowish side and brownish back, white
belly | c. | 30 teeth, cinnamon color | d. | 18 teeth, olive yellow, two-toned
body | e. | 36 teeth, pointed nose, naked tail, no external ears, slate
colored |
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34.
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Shorttail
shrew
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35.
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Woodland jumping
mouse
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36.
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Eastern
mole
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37.
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Least
shrew
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38.
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Meadow jumping
mouse
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Sexing and Aging Animals -
Indicate whether each statement determines the sex of the animal, the age of the animal, or neither
age or sex.
a. | Immature | d. | Female | b. | Mature | e. | Does not indicate
either | c. | Male |
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39.
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Screech owls feathers are
reddish instead of gray.
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40.
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Red - bellied
woodpecker’s crown is gray instead of red.
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41.
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Brown thrasher has a yellow
instead of gray eye.
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42.
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Breast of American robin is
speckled.
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43.
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Throat of Black -throated
warbler lacking any coloring.
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44.
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Head brown, but body black on
Brown -headed cowbird.
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45.
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When in flight, there are gray
and white flashes on the wings as the Mockingbird flies.
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Match the amphibians with the
description of their call.
a. | American toad | d. | Northern leopard frog | b. | Peeper treefrog | e. | Green frog | c. | Bullfrog |
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46.
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Long, low guttural note
followed by several short notes and heard in mid- March.
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47.
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High- pitched, musical trill
heard from mid- March to early June.
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48.
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Short, shrill peep heard in
March
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49.
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Explosive, two syllable
“ka-tung” heard in late April through June.
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50.
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Deep, three syllable
“jug-or-rum” heard staring in mid-May.
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