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Nature Interpretation Practice Test #3



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

 1. 

This is the skull of what mammal?

mc001-1.jpg
a.
Red Squirrel
c.
Virginia Opossum
b.
Whitetail Deer
d.
Woodchuck
 

 2. 

This is the skull of what mammal?

mc002-1.jpg
a.
House Mouse
c.
Eastern Mole
b.
Red Squirrel
d.
Muskrat
 

 3. 

Of or having to do with lakes...
a.
lacustrine
b.
hypolimnon
c.
niche
d.
lactation
 

 4. 

The plants that occupy an environment when the succession of species is complete and the plant populations become stable.
a.
climax community
c.
endangered species
b.
ecdysis
d.
deciduous forest biome
 

 5. 

What is the name of this amphibian?

mc005-1.jpg
a.
Hellbender
c.
Spotted Salamander
b.
Mudpuppy
d.
Small-mouthed Salamander
 

 6. 

What is the name of this amphibian?

mc006-1.jpg
a.
Fowler’s Toad
c.
Pickerel Frog
b.
Western Chorus Frog
d.
Eastern Wood Frog
 

 7. 

What is the name of this bird?

mc007-1.jpg
a.
Commonn Yellowthroat
c.
Killdeer
b.
Hooded Warbler
d.
Eastern Meadowlark
 

 8. 

What is the name of this bird?

mc008-1.jpg
a.
Song Sparrow
c.
Cedar Waxwing
b.
Common Yellowthroat
d.
American Goldfinch
 

 9. 

What is the name of this bird?

mc009-1.jpg
a.
Long-eared Owl
c.
Great Horned Owl
b.
Screech Owl
d.
Barred Owl
 

 10. 

What is the name of this bird?

mc010-1.jpg
a.
Red-tailed Hawk
c.
Cooper’s Hawk
b.
Osprey
d.
Bald Eagle
 

 11. 

What is the name of this bird?

mc011-1.jpg
a.
White-breasted Nuthatch
c.
Gray Catbird
b.
Dark-eyed Junco
d.
House Sparrow
 

 12. 

What is the name of this plant?

mc012-1.jpg
a.
Wild Bergamot
c.
Soloman’s Seal
b.
Purple Cress
d.
Trout Lily
 

 13. 

What is the name of this plant?

mc013-1.jpg  mc013-2.jpg
a.
Joe Pyeweed
c.
New England Aster
b.
Ironweed
d.
Tall Meadow Rue
 

 14. 

What is the name of this piece of equipment?

mc014-1.jpg
a.
Fire Rake
b.
Acreage Grid
c.
Fire Swatter
d.
Tally Meter
 

 15. 

What is the name of this piece of equipment?

mc015-1.jpg
a.
Post Hole Digger
c.
Snake Hook
b.
Range Rod
d.
Hand Level
 

 16. 

What is the name of this piece of equipment?

mc016-1.jpg
a.
Carbon Monoxide Tester
c.
Sling Psychrometer
b.
Sound Level Meter
d.
pH Meter
 

 17. 

What is the name of this piece of equipment?

mc017-1.jpg
a.
Spotting Scope
c.
Transit
b.
Binoculars
d.
Hand Level
 

 18. 

What is the name of this piece of equipment?

mc018-1.jpg
a.
Survey Pins
c.
Drafting Instruments
b.
Carbon Monoxide Tester
d.
Plant Press
 

 19. 

What is the name of this piece of equipment?

mc019-1.jpg
a.
Anemometer
c.
Soil Sampler
b.
Post-hole Digger
d.
Spade
 

 20. 

What is the name of this piece of equipment?

mc020-1.jpg
a.
Water Sampler
c.
Bottom-sampling Dredge
b.
Flow Meter
d.
Soil Sampler
 

 21. 

What is the name of this mammal?

mc021-1.jpg
a.
Meadow Vole
c.
Starnose Mole
b.
Least Shrew
d.
Eastern Mole
 

 22. 

What is the name of this mammal?

mc022-1.jpg
a.
Red Squirrel
c.
Striped Skunk
b.
Raccoon
d.
Badger
 

 23. 

What is the name of this mammal?

mc023-1.jpg
a.
Norway Rat
c.
White-footed Mouse
b.
House Mouse
d.
Eastern Woodrat
 

 24. 

What is the name of this mammal?

mc024-1.jpg
a.
House Mouse
c.
White-footed Mouse
b.
Eastern Woodrat
d.
Meadow Jumping Mouse
 

 25. 

What is the name of this mammal?

mc025-1.jpg
a.
Gray Fox
c.
Badger
b.
Coyote
d.
Red Fox
 



 
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