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2007 Mt. Gilead Nature Interpretation Test



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

 1. 

This term refers to animals that go dormant during hot or dry periods:
a.
saltorial
c.
torpor
e.
arboreal
b.
hibernation
d.
estivation
 

 2. 

The term extirpate means that a species:
a.
migrates each fall and spring
d.
became extinct due to man’s actions
b.
is no longer found in particular area
e.
has adapted to new area
c.
has a large home range
 

 3. 

This is the specific place that a wildlife species occupies in nature:
a.
territory
c.
niche
e.
home range
b.
biome
d.
habitat
 

 4. 

A water test kit could contain all of the following except:
a.
Bottom sampling dredge
d.
Sling Psychrometer
b.
pH meter
e.
Dissolved oxygen test
c.
Secchi disk
 

 5. 

The house sparrow really isn’t a sparrow. It belongs to which Old World family?
a.
Weaver finch
d.
Thrush
b.
Black bird
e.
Pigeon
c.
Tanager
 

 6. 

This permanent bird president of Ohio gives a nasal cry ad can usually be found walking down a tree head first looking for insects:
a.
Downy Woodpecker
d.
White-breasted nuthatch
b.
Tufted titmouse
e.
Flicker
c.
Black capped chickadee
 

 7. 

Carpenter ants are a favorite food of this secretive deep woodland bird. Rough rectangular holes four or more inches deep in trees reveal its presence.
a.
Red headed woodpecker
d.
Flicker
b.
Pileated woodpecker
e.
Red-bellied woodpecker
c.
Downy woodpecker
 

 8. 

The male species of this bird is often heard loudly singing “konk-la-ree” from his perch in and around marshes, swamps, and hay fields.
a.
Brown thrasher
d.
Eastern kingbird
b.
Blue Jay
e.
Red-winged blackbird
c.
Meadowlark
 

 9. 

Which of the following does not belong in the Blackbird family?
a.
Common grackle
d.
European starling
b.
Red-winged black bird
e.
Eastern meadow lark
c.
Brown-headed Cowbird
 

 10. 

The American Kestrel is not a hawk, but a true falcon, due to presence of:
a.
Band of dark feathers on legs
d.
long wings and short tail
b.
A round nostril opening
e.
swept back pointed wings
c.
A white rump patch
 

 11. 

Old crow nests provide nesting sites for:
a.
Great horned owls
d.
Sharp shinned hawks
b.
Screech owls
e.
Barred owls
c.
Turkey vultures
 

 12. 

This mammals digestive system can be described as ruminant,It has stomachs that aid in breaking down food.
a.
short tailed shrew
d.
White tailed deer
b.
eastern cottontail
e.
beaver
c.
Raccoon
 

 13. 

This animal is a true hibernator. It’s breathing and pulse practically stop in winter and body temperatures drops to 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
a.
least shrew
d.
woodchuck
b.
eastern chipmunk
e.
black bar
c.
striped skunk
 

 14. 

Mammals with two pairs of the upper incisive teeth, such as rabbits, are known as:
a.
monogastrics
c.
rodents
e.
inceptomorphs
b.
lagomorphs
d.
longimorphs
 

 15. 

Opossum have a particular type of tail that enables them to grasp branches. This type of tail is called:
a.
marsupial
d.
rat-like
b.
grasping
e.
opposable
c.
prehensile
 

 16. 

The raccoon is probably most related to:
a.
beaver
c.
woodchucks
e.
squirrels
b.
weasels
d.
bears
 

 17. 

The largest family of mammals in North America includes mice, rats, voles, and muskrats and known as:
a.
canidae
c.
castoridea
e.
talpiidae
b.
crictetidea
d.
sciuridea
 

 18. 

The scientific name Didlephus virginianus, belongs to which mammal?
a.
eastern cotton tail
d.
eastern chipmunk
b.
white tail deer
e.
Virginia opossum
c.
woodchuck
 

 19. 

Which of following mammals leaves a track with five front and five hind toes showing?
a.
woodchuck
d.
red squirrel
b.
least weasel
e.
meadow vole
c.
white footed mouse
 

 20. 

This squirrel is extremely territorial and will continually chase other squirrels away and even throw sticks and nuts at humans in its territory:
a.
fox squirrel
d.
red squirrel
b.
gray squirrel
e.
13-lined ground squirrel
c.
southern flying squirrel
 

 21. 

The true toads are characterized by their thick skin, short hind legs, and lack of:
a.
pupils and teeth
d.
vocal sacs
b.
teeth and ribs
e.
webbed feet
c.
toxic scanned secretions
 

 22. 

The big lumps just behind the eyes of toads contain a powerful toxin and are called:
a.
tympanum
d.
lateral ridges
b.
paratoid glands
e.
toxicans
c.
costal grooves
 

 23. 

Spring peppers spend winter on the surface of the soil and often ice crystals form inside of their bodies. What prevents their cells from becoming damaged?
a.
T-cells
d.
steroids
b.
Glucose
e.
antibodies
c.
saltwater
 

 24. 

Gray tree frog tadpoles are unique in coloring. They can be described as
a.
green bodied with red spots
d.
blue bodied with speckles
b.
green bodied with orange tail
e.
yellowish with black tail
c.
fluorescent green
 

 25. 

As a defense mechanism , which salamander is able to detach most of its tail and leave it wiggling on its own while escaping?
a.
small mouth salamander
d.
hellbender
b.
red backed salamander
e.
spotted salamander
c.
eastern newt
 

 26. 

Bluebird young can be described as altricial, which means they:
a.
resemble their parents hatching
b.
are born covered with down and eyes open
c.
lack of feathers and open eyes at hatching
d.
eat large amount of insects for protein
e.
return to area where hatched
 

 27. 

The term referring to animal disease, starvation, predation, lack of nesting or den sites, and other factors that control a wild animal population is:
a.
limiting factor
d.
exponential growth
b.
biotic potential
e.
zero population growth
c.
carrying capacity
 

 28. 

Animals that feed on dead organic matter are referred to as:
a.
organizes
c.
detrivores
e.
omnivores
b.
herbivores
d.
carbonivores
 

 29. 

Which of the following does not have edible root stocks?
a.
spring beauty
d.
purple cress
b.
squirrel corn
e.
salmons seal
c.
Canada lily
 

 30. 

This term refers to animals that go dormant during hot or dry periods:
a.
torpor
c.
saltorial
e.
hibernation
b.
estivation
d.
arboreal
 

Matching
 
 
Match the following:
a.
White
d.
Green
b.
Orange
e.
Blue to Violet
c.
Yellow
 

 31. 

What color are the flowers of Bloodroot?
 

 32. 

What color are the flowers of Evening Primrose?
 

 33. 

White color are the flowers of Wood Lily?
 

 34. 

What color are the flowers of Mayapple?
 
 
Matching
a.
Sharp-shinned Hawk
d.
White-tail Deer
b.
Star-nosed Mole
e.
Wild Lupine
c.
Gray Tree Frog
 

 35. 

Which is ruminant?
 

 36. 

Which is an accipitor?
 

 37. 

Which is fossorial?
 

 38. 

Which is legumous?
 
 
Matching
a.
Thimbleweed
d.
Prairie Dock
b.
Soloman’s Seal
e.
Bloodroot
c.
Wild Bergamot
 

 39. 

Which flower is in the Mint family?
 

 40. 

Which flower is in the Poppy family?
 

 41. 

Which flower is in the Lily family?
 

 42. 

Which flower is in Buttercup family?
 
 
Matching
a.
White-tail deer
d.
Virginia Opossum
b.
Mink
e.
Hoary Bat
c.
Cottontail Rabbit
 

 43. 

Which is in the Order Carnivora?
 

 44. 

Which is in the Order Marsupialia?
 

 45. 

Which is in the Order Chiroptera?
 

 46. 

Which is in the Order Lagomorpha?
 
 
Match the name of the insect to the drawing of its head:

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a.
butterfly
d.
fly
b.
dragonfly
e.
cicada
c.
grasshopper
 

 47. 

What is number 17?
 

 48. 

What is number 18?
 

 49. 

What is number 19?
 

 50. 

What is number 20?
 



 
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