Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The Black Bear is
a(n):
a. | carnivore | c. | herbivore | e. | granivore | b. | omnivore | d. | insectivore |
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The River Otter is
a(n):
a. | carnivore | c. | herbivore | e. | granivore | b. | omnivore | d. | insectivore |
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The Raccoon is
a(n):
a. | carnivore | c. | herbivore | e. | granivore | b. | omnivore | d. | insectivore |
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The Red Squirrel is
a(n):
a. | carnivore | c. | herbivore | e. | granivore | b. | omnivore | d. | insectivore |
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Which has a clutch size of just
two eggs?
a. | whip-poor-will | d. | blue jay | b. | great horn owl | e. | white-breasted nuthatch | c. | eastern
bluebird |
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Which small woodland bird is
often seen walking down a tree trunk head first?
a. | whip-poor-will | d. | blue jay | b. | great horned owl | e. | white-breasted nuthatch | c. | eastern
bluebird |
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Which of the following commonly
uses nest boxes erected by people?
a. | whip-poor-will | d. | blue jay | b. | great horned owl | e. | white-breasted nuthatch | c. | eastern
bluebird |
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Which bird is Ohio’s
earliest nester?
a. | whip-poor-will | d. | blue jay | b. | great horned owl | e. | white-breasted nuthatch | c. | eastern
bluebird |
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Which plant is in the Milkweed
family?
a. | dutchman’s
breeches | d. | butterfly
weed | b. | prairie dock | e. | spring beauty | c. | butter-and-eggs |
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10.
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Which plant is in the Aster
family?
a. | dutchman’s
breeches | d. | butterfly
weed | b. | prairie dock | e. | spring beauty | c. | butter-and-eggs |
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Which plant is in the Purslane
family?
a. | dutchman’s
breeches | d. | butterfly
weed | b. | prairie dock | e. | spring beauty | c. | butter-and-eggs |
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Which plant is in the Poppy
family?
a. | dutchman’s
breeches | d. | butterfly
weed | b. | prairie dock | e. | spring beauty | c. | butter-and-eggs |
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The scientific name of this
animal is Rana catesbeiana:
a. | eastern newt
| d. | fowler’s
toad | b. | bullfrog | e. | common garter snake | c. | painted
turtle |
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The scientific name of this
animal is Chrysemys picta:
a. | eastern
newt | d. | fowler’s
toad | b. | bullfrog | e. | common garter snake | c. | painted
turtle |
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The scientific name of this
animal is Thamnophis sirtalis:
a. | eastern
newt | d. | fowler’s
toad | b. | bullfrog | e. | common garter snake | c. | painted
turtle |
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The scientific name of this
animal is Bufo woodhousil:
a. | eastern
newt | d. | fowler’s
toad | b. | bullfrog | e. | common garter snake | c. | painted
turtle |
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The Whip-poor-will is
mostly:
a. | diurnal | d. | all of these are correct | b. | nocturnal | e. | none of these are correct | c. | crepuscular |
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The Beaver is
mostly:
a. | diurnal | d. | all of these are correct | b. | nocturnal | e. | none of these are correct | c. | crepuscular |
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The White-footed Mouse is
mostly:
a. | diurnal | d. | all of these are correct | b. | nocturnal | e. | none of these are correct | c. | crepuscular |
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The Norway Rat is
mostly:
a. | diurnal
| d. | all of these are correct
| b. | nocturnal | e. | none of these are correct | c. | crepuscular |
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21.
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“World Leader in Wetlands
Conservation” is the theme of:
a. | National Audubon
Society | d. | Nature
Conservancy | b. | National Wildlife Federation | e. | Sierra Club | c. | Ducks Unlimited |
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“Inspiring Americans to
protect wildlife for our children’s future” is the theme of:
a. | National Audubon
Society | d. | Nature
Conservancy | b. | National Wildlife Federation | e. | Sierra Club | c. | Ducks Unlimited |
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“Opening new eyes to
nature” is the theme of:
a. | National Audubon Society
soc | d. | Nature
Conservancy | b. | National Wildlife Federation | e. | Sierra Club | c. | Ducks Unlimited |
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“Protecting nature.
Preserving life.” is the theme of:
a. | National Audubon Society
soc | d. | Nature
Conservancy | b. | National Wildlife Federation | e. | Sierra Club | c. | Ducks Unlimited |
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25.
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Which owl has the most
wide-spread range of all North American owls?
a. | barn
owl | d. | screech
owl | b. | barred owl | e. | long-eared owl | c. | great horned owl |
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Which has the most acutely
developed sense of hearing of all the owls?
a. | barn
owl | d. | screech
owl | b. | barred owl | e. | long-eared owl | c. | great horned owl |
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Which is the smallest of the
Ohio’s owls?
a. | barn owl
| d. | screech
owl | b. | barred owl | e. | long-eared owl | c. | great horned owl |
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Which is the only large Eastern
US owl with dark eyes?
a. | barn
owl | d. | screech owl
| b. | barred owl
| e. | long-eared owl | c. | great horned
owl |
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29.
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Small to large hawks; pointed
wings; direct flight with little gliding:
a. | eagles | c. | accipiters | e. | vultures | b. | falcons | d. | buteos |
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Very large; mostly dark; very
long wings; soar continuously:
a. | eagles | c. | accipiters | e. | vultures | b. | falcons | d. | buteos |
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Large hawks; broad wings; short
tails; soar a lot; seen in open areas:
a. | eagles | c. | accipiters | e. | vultures | b. | falcons | d. | buteos |
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Short rounded wings;
medium-to-long tail; in flight alternate quick flaps with glides:
a. | eagles | c. | accipiters | e. | vultures | b. | falcons | d. | buteos |
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The occurrence of two distinct
color patterns or forms, either between seasons or the sexes, or both:
a. | altricial | c. | brood patch | e. | precocial | b. | asynchrony | d. | dimorphism |
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Young birds which are
relatively well developed at hatching, able to leave the nest soon after
hatching:
a. | altricial | c. | brood patch | e. | precocial | b. | asynchrony | d. | dimorphism |
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When the first hatched gains
more parental attention & food, often eliminating the smallest chicks in a
brood:
a. | altricial | c. | brood patch | e. | precocial | b. | asynchrony | d. | dimorphism |
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Young birds which are helpless,
naked, eyes closed, totally dependent on their parents just after hatching:
a. | altricial | c. | brood patch | e. | precocial | b. | asynchrony | d. | dimorphism |
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37.
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A flower with a spathe and
spadix is:
a. | cardinal
flower | d. | jack-in-the
pulpit | b. | butter-and-eggs | e. | heal-all | c. | marsh marigold |
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The sexual embrace of a male
frog or toad, clasping the female’s body, until eggs are laid and
fertilized:
a. | oviparous | c. | echolocation | e. | aestivation | b. | amplexus | d. | ovoviviparous |
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Arboreal frogs are frogs
that:
a. | burrow into the ground to
hibernate | b. | are adapted to climbing in trees | c. | are sexually dimorphic | d. | are immature or juvenile | e. | are not aquatic at any stage of their
life |
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40.
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A gravid frog is one
that:
a. | calls or sings to attract a
mate | d. | is
pregnant | b. | burrows into gravel stream beds | e. | is sexually dimorphic | c. | is
territorial |
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Ohio’s largest turtle is
the:
a. | box turtle
| d. | snapping
turtle | b. | painted turtle | e. | smooth softshell | c. | spiney softshell |
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Which animal is not native to
Ohio?
a. | eastern
woodrat | d. | muskrat | b. | woodchuck | e. | Norway rat | c. | southern flying squirrel |
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43.
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What do teasel, mullein,
burdock, and wild carrot have in common?
a. | all are in the same
family | d. | all have the same leaf
shape | b. | all have the same color of flower | e. | all are native to Ohio | c. | all have a biennial life
cycle |
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44.
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This perennial has basal leaves
forming a rosette:
a. | common
mullein | d. | wild
geranium | b. | chicory | e. | both chicory AND common mullein | c. | wild lupine |
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45.
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Which bird is usually only
found in Ohio during the winter months?
a. | cardinal
| d. | barred
owl | b. | dark-eyed junco | e. | common yellowthroat | c. | American
kestrel |
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46.
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Which is a poisonous snake
found in glaciated Ohio?
a. | timber
rattlesnake | d. | water
moccasin | b. | eastern massasauga | e. | eastern hognose snake | c. | northern
copperhead |
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Matching
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Match the drawing to the plant
name:
a. | Tall Meadow
Rue | d. | Bracken
Fern | b. | Maidenhair Fern | e. | Horsetail | c. | Christmas Fern |
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47.
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#17
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48.
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#18
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49.
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#19
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50.
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#20
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