Name: 
 

2008 Ashland Invitational Nature Interpretation Test

d.

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

 1. 
Which of these wildflowers is not an alien species?
Common Mullien
a.
Daylily
c.
e.Skunk Cabbage
b.
Yellow Goat’sBeard
d.
Teasel
 

 2. 
This blue flowering perennial has basal leaves forming a rosette, closelyresembling those of a dandelion.
Common Mullein
a.
Blazing Star
c.
e.Wild Lupine
b.
Chicory
d.
Wild Geranium
 

 3. 
Which grows in rich woodlands, and is called “Indian Turnip” becauseof the sharp taste of its corm or bulb-like root before cooking?
Indian Cucumber Root
a.
Bloodroot
d.
b.Broad-leaved Arrowheade.Jack-in-the-Pulpit
c.
Heal-All
 

 4. 
This plant grows a rosette of leaves in its first year. In its second year, aflower stalk grows to produce flowers and seed.
Wild Carrot
a.
Common Mullein
d.
b.Common Evening Primrosee.All of these are correct
c.
Teasel
 

 5. 
This is the largest of Ohio’s salamanders, growing nearly thirty incheslong, though the male is smaller than the female.
a.
Small-mouthed Salamanderd.Hellbender
b.
SpottedSalamander
e.
Mudpuppy
c.Northern RedSalamander
 

 6. 
Which can change directions within 3/100ths of a second, beats its wings 30times a second, and has a heart beat of 800 beats/minute when active?
Cardinal
a.
Black-capped Chickadee
d.
b.Blue Jaye.Song Sparrow
c.
Dark-eyedJunco
 

 7. 
Which owl is chiefly diurnal?
Screech
a.
Short-eared
d.
b.Long-earede.None of these are correct
c.
Barn
 

 8. 
The genus name of this animal, Sciurus, means “in the shadow of itstail”
Striped Skunk
a.
Badger
c.
e.White-tail Deer
b.
GraySquirrel
d.
Woodchuck
 

 9. 
The average life span for most small mammals in Ohio is:
e.
a.
less than  one yearc.two yearstenyears
b.
one year
d.
five years
 

 10. 
This is the most abundant of all Ohio turtles. but it is being threatened by thenon-native Red-eared Slider.
Midland Paintedturtle
a.
Common Snapping Turtle
d.
b.Eastern Box Turtlee.Box Turtle
c.
Spotted Turtle
 

Matching
 
 
Match the following animals with their orders.
a.CarnivoreRodentia
b.Chiropterae.Insectivora
c.
Lagomorpha
 

 11. 

The Little Brown Myotis belongs to which order?
 

 12. 

The River Otter belongs to which order?
 

 13. 

The Meadow Vole belongs to which order?
 

 14. 

The Beaver belongs to which order?
 
 
Match the following animals with their reproductive traits.
Virginia Opossum
a.
White-footed Mouse
d.
b.Big Brown Bate.Meadow Vole
c.
NorwayRat
 

 15. 

Which mammal has delayed implantation of the embryo?
 

 16. 

Which mammal has a breeding season that occurs all year long?
 

 17. 

Which mammal can become pregnant 48 hours after giving birth?
 

 18. 

Which gives birth to young in an embryonic form,with under-developed eyes, legsand feet?
 
 
Match the following bird with their call.
a.
Whip-poor-will
d.
SongSparrow
b.
Barn Swallow
e.
Killdeerc.CommonYellowthroat
 

 19. 

This bird repeatedly calls its name to lead predators away from itsyoung:
 

 20. 

This bird seems to scold, “Cheeky, cheeky!” as it calls out itssong:
 

 21. 

This is a black masked bird with a 3-syllabled“witchity-witchity-witchity-witch” song:
 

 22. 

The song of this bird sings, “Sweet, sweet, sweet interlube; sweet,sweet, sweet interlude”:
 
 
Match the animal with its scientific name.
a.
Mustela vison
d.
Sylvilagusflorisanus
b.
Didelphis virginiana
e.
Sciurus carolinensisc.Odocoileusvirginianus
 

 23. 

The scientific name of the cottontail Rabbit is:
 

 24. 

The scientific name of the Virginia Opossum is:
 

 25. 

The scientific name of the Gray Squirrel is:
 

 26. 

The scientific name of the Mink is:
 
 
Match the part of the frog to its anatomical name.

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Dorsolateral fold
a.
d.Femur
b.
Tarsus
e.
Tympanum
c.Tibia
 

 27. 

#17
 

 28. 

#20
 

 29. 

#19
 

 30. 

#18
 
 
Match the animal to the time of day when it is active.
Active at all times
a.
Diurnal
d.
b.Nocturnale.None of these match
c.
Crepuscular
 

 31. 

The White-tail Deer is:
 

 32. 

The Eastern chipmunk is:
 

 33. 

The Least Shrew is:
 

 34. 

The Eastern Woodrat is:
 
 
Match the bird to its genus.
d.
a.Turkey VultureRed-tailedHawk
b.
Cooper’s Hawk
e.
American Kestrel
c.Bald Eagle
 

 35. 

Which is from the genus Buteo?
 

 36. 

Which is from the genus Accipiter?
 

 37. 

Which is from the genus Falco?
 

 38. 

Which is from the genus Cathrates?
 
 
Match the bird with the description.
a.
White-breastedNuthatch
d.
Dark-eyed Juncob.Whip-poor-wille.Brown-headed Cowbird
c.
Black-cappedChickadee
 

 39. 

Which bird relies on other birds to raise their young?
 

 40. 

Which bird is usually only found in Ohio during the winter months?
 

 41. 

Which bird is sexually dimorphic?
 

 42. 

Which bird hangs head down on trees and feeders?
 
 
Match the flower with the description.
a.
Spring Beauty
d.
SquirrelCorn
b.
Bloodroot
e.
False Solomon’s Sealc.Large-FloweredTrillium
 

 43. 

In the Lily family, has 2”-3” white-pink flowers, black fruit maygrow to an inch in diameter:
 

 44. 

In the Pursiane family, blooms in early spring, five-petaled white or pinkflowers with pink veins:
 

 45. 

Small, white flowers from a terminal flower cluster on this alternate-leavedwoodland perennial:
 

 46. 

In the poppy family, blooms in early springs, sap was used by Native Americansfor dyes:
 
 
Match the amphibian to the description.
a.
Small-mouthedsalamander
d.
Hellbenderb.Red Salamandere.Jefferson’sSalamander
c.
Mud puppy
 

 47. 

Found in cool springs & streams; yellow eyes; reddish with blackspots:
 

 48. 

Nocturnal; found in streams & rivers: large; broad, flat head; looseskin:
 

 49. 

Lives in moist forested or grassy areas; narrow head; brown to black withlighter belly:
 

 50. 

Brown with bluish flecks on limbs and underside; long snout and toes; 12 costalgrooves:
 



 
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