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2010 Ohio State Nature Interpretation Test


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

 1. 
Which of the following imitates other birds?
a.
Blue jay
b.
catbird
c.
song sparrow
d.
blue jay and catbird
e.
blue jay, catbird and song bird
 

 2. 
Where do birds begin the digestion of their food?
a.
crop
c.
keel
e.
duodenum
b.
stomach
d.
intestine
 

 3. 
Which bird is being encouraged to nest with a grid of birdhouse setup in a field?
a.
eastern blue jay
c.
house wren
e.
cedar waxwing
b.
tree swallow
d.
barn swallow
 

 4. 
Which mammal is an ungulate, having four stomachs?
a.
deer
b.
rabbit
c.
opossum
d.
racoon
e.
none of these answers are correct
 

 5. 
At what time would you conduct a vernal pool survey?
a.
mid day
c.
night time
e.
fall
b.
winter
d.
spring
 

 6. 
Which birds nest on the ground?
a.
killdeer
d.
American goldfinch
b.
common yellow throat
e.
all answers offered are correct
c.
great blue heron
 

 7. 
For a macroinvertebrate stream quality monitoring project, which of the following would you use?
a.
plankton net
c.
minnow trap
e.
snake hook
b.
seine
d.
aerial net
 

 8. 
Which has irregular flowers?
a.
Dutchman’s breeches
d.
round-lobed hepatica
b.
ironweed
e.
day-lily
c.
wild ginger
 

 9. 
This plants stem can be cooked and eaten like asparagus and its’ flowers heads cooked and eaten like broccoli?
a.
garlic mustard
c.
Mayapple
e.
common milkweed
b.
Queen Annes’ Lace
d.
golden ragwort
 

 10. 
Which mammal was extirpated in Ohio, but through reintroduction, is plentiful today?
a.
white-tailed deer
c.
gray squirrel
e.
fox squirrel
b.
eastern cottontail
d.
red squirrel
 

 11. 
Which tool is used in a prescribed burn?
a.
dessicator
d.
carbon monoxide tester
b.
dissolved oxygen meter
e.
drip torch
c.
aerial net
 

 12. 
How does a deer’s hair vary in the winter versus spring?
a.
It’s thicker in the winter to keep it warm
b.
It’s hollow in the winter to keep it warmer
c.
It’s hollow in the summer to keep it cooler
d.
It’s darker color in the summer to shade the deer
e.
It’s lighter color in the winter to blend in with the snow
 

 13. 
Which squirrel is nocturnal?
a.
southern flying squirrel
d.
thirteen-lined squirrel
b.
fox squirrel
e.
gray squirrel
c.
red squirrel
 

 14. 
What is a polecat?
a.
bobcat
c.
opossum
e.
woodrat
b.
mink
d.
skunk
 

 15. 
How many fingers or phalanges does a bat have on his wing?
a.
0
b.
2
c.
3
d.
4
e.
5
 

 16. 
What do pacer, bounder and galloper refer to in tracking?
a.
stance
d.
numbers of toes showing
b.
stride
e.
speed
c.
gait
 

 17. 
which mammal has 4 toes showing in front and 5 in back?
a.
meadow vole
c.
bobcat
e.
mink
b.
raccoon
d.
eastern cottontail
 

 18. 
Which animal has special salivary glands that produce poison?
a.
short tailed shrew
b.
little brown myotis
c.
eastern woodrat
d.
mink
e.
none of the answers offered are correct
 

 19. 
Which mammal is semi-aquatic?
a.
Eastern woodrat
b.
thirteen-lined ground squirrel
c.
starnose mole
d.
eastern pipistrel
e.
none of the answers offered are correct
 

 20. 
How many incisors does an eastern cottontail have?
a.
0
b.
2
c.
4
d.
6
e.
8
 

 21. 
Which term expresses the level closest to extinction?
a.
extirpated
c.
endangered
e.
delisted
b.
special interest
d.
threatened
 

 22. 
Which tool is normally used on a tripod?
a.
hand level
c.
binoculars
e.
range pole
b.
spotting scope
d.
anemometer
 

 23. 
Which tool measures distance?
a.
tally meter
d.
survey chain and pins
b.
hand level
e.
hand compass
c.
range pole
 

 24. 
Which is false concerning opossums?
a.
Adults hang upside down by their tails
b.
When born, 13 babies can fit in a teaspoon
c.
they have more teeth than any other Ohio mammal
d.
when frightened they go into an involuntary shock like state
e.
they are one of the shortest lived mammals for its size
 

 25. 
What is the best definition of zoonotic disease?
a.
One caught only while visiting a zoo or live animal display
b.
one passed from one animal species to another including humans
c.
one that only effects microscopic animals
d.
one found only in caged animals
e.
none of the answers offered are correct
 

 26. 
You are working a wildlife information line and someone calls in stating they found a small rabbit that is all alone it is hopping around and has its fur and eyes open. what is your advice/explanation for this?
a.
it is most likely sick, has been kicked out of the nest and should be left alone
b.
it is at an age where it is supposed to go off on its own and should be fine
c.
it is definitely rabid and a wildlife officer will be dispatched
d.
the mother has obviously abandoned it and it must be taken to a rehabilitation center
e.
it probably is abandoned , but state law prohibits rehabilitation rabbits
 

 27. 
How many times a year does a mature bird molt all of its feathers?
a.
once a year
b.
twice a year
c.
three times a year
d.
three times or more a year
e.
never, it only replaces injured feathers
 

 28. 
Place these terms in order of age from youngest to oldest.
a.
egg, fledgling, juvenile, hatchling, adult
b.
egg, hatchling, juvenile, fledgling, adult
c.
egg, hatchling, fledgling, adult, juvenile
d.
egg, hatchling, fledgling, juvenile, adult
 

 29. 
What organization determines the official name of birds?
a.
Ducks Unlimited
b.
American Ornithological Union
c.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
d.
National Wildlife Federation
 

 30. 
Which is usually not used with maps?
a.
Hand compass
d.
Aerial net
b.
Drafting tools
e.
Drafting tools & Aerial net
c.
Dot grid
 

 31. 
Which bird sounds like a ping pong ball dropping as it gets faster?
a.
Field sparrow
c.
House wren
e.
Dark-eyed junco
b.
Song sparrow
d.
Red-winged blackbird
 

 32. 
Which bird is a goatsucker with a large mouth that is kept open while flying to catch insects?
a.
Whip-poor-will
c.
House wren
e.
Eastern meadowlark
b.
Hummingbird
d.
Killdeer
 

 33. 
Which owl feeds at dusk, flying low over fields?
a.
Barn owl
c.
Barred owl
e.
Screech owl
b.
Great-horned owl
d.
Short-eared owl
 

 34. 
If you find a turtle on the road, what should you do?
a.
Place it back on the side of the road it came from, turning it away from the road
b.
Place it on the side of the road it was going
c.
Pick it up and take it to a rehabilitation center as turtles crossing the road are usually over stressed
d.
Take it to a nature center for display
e.
Keep it as a pet
 

 35. 
Which is the first amphibian to sing in the spring?
a.
American toad
c.
Gray treefrog
e.
Green frog
b.
Spring peeper
d.
Pickerel frog
 

 36. 
Which salamander breeds in November?
a.
Red-backed
c.
Jeffersons’
e.
Hellbender
b.
Spotted
d.
Small-mouthed
 

 37. 
Which is the largest amphibian in Ohio?
a.
Bullfrog
c.
Snapping turtle
e.
Hellbender
b.
Black rat snake
d.
American toad
 

 38. 
Which snake(s) is/are state endangered species?
a.
Lake Erie water snake
b.
Eastern Massasauga
c.
Copperhead
d.
Lake Erie water snake and Eastern Massasauga
e.
Eastern Massasauga and Copperhead
 

 39. 
A baby bird falls out of a tree. You can see the nest, but cannot reach it. What should you do?
a.
Try to raise the young yourself, it is quite easy to do
b.
Place the bird in a small tub or box with some paper towels and nail it to the tree as near the nest as possible
c.
There is nothing to do, this bird is weak and was rejected from the nest
d.
Never touch the bird or the parents will reject the bird, get a ladder and place it back in the nest
e.
None of these are correct
 

 40. 
What is a rookery?
a.
A place where animals, such as herons live and breed
b.
A mobbing of crows, ravens or rooks
c.
A cache of items stolen by crows, ravens or rooks
d.
A nest of amphibian eggs
e.
None of these are correct
 

 41. 
Which animal has a call similar to rubbing ones’ finger over the teeth of a hard plastic comb?
a.
Spring peeper
d.
Northern leopard frog
b.
Gray treefrog
e.
Western Chorus frog
c.
Fowlers’ toad
 

 42. 
Which frog is commonly found away from water in meadows during the summer and is called a grass frog?
a.
Pickerel frog
d.
Eastern wood frog
b.
Gray treefrog
e.
Spring peeper
c.
Northern leopard frog
 

 43. 
Which is our most terrestrial frog, even hibernating on land?
a.
Eastern wood frog
d.
American toad
b.
Northern leopard frog
e.
Chorus frog
c.
Pickerel frog
 

 44. 
Experts argue over whether this species of turtle came from released populations or is truly native?
a.
Blandings’ turtle
d.
Map turtle
b.
Midland painted turtle
e.
Spotted turtle
c.
Red-eared slider
 

 45. 
What color is the tail of young Five-lined skinks?
a.
Red & black stripped
b.
Yellow & black stripped
c.
Blue & black stripped
d.
Green & black stripped
e.
They can be a variety of colors with black
 

 46. 
Which is a late summer blooming plant?
a.
Wingstem
c.
Blazing star
e.
Wild lupine
b.
Golden ragwort
d.
Wild bergamot
 

 47. 
Slugs help in pollination of which of the following?
a.
Bracken ferns
c.
Wild ginger
e.
Purple cress
b.
False Solomon’s seal
d.
Maidenhair ferns
 

 48. 
Which is also called bird’s nest and wild carrot?
a.
Common mullein
d.
Daylily
b.
Common burdock
e.
None of these are correct
c.
Queen Anne’s lace
 

 49. 
Adult Hummingbird moths and Bumblebee moths are commonly found feeding on what plant?
a.
Wild bergamot
c.
Blazing star
e.
Yellow goat’s beard
b.
Cardinal-flower
d.
Wild geranium
 

 50. 
Which plant has the worst reputation for causing allergy problems in the fall?
a.
Golden ragwort
d.
Common ragweed
b.
Canada goldenrod
e.
Common burdock
c.
Spotted touch-me-not
 



 
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