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Nature Interpretation Practice Test #9



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

 1. 

What is the name of this bird?

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a.
House Sparrow
c.
Eastern Bluebird
b.
House Wren
d.
American Goldfinch
 

 2. 

This is the skull of what mammal?

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a.
River Otter
c.
Raccoon
b.
Least Weasel
d.
Badger
 

 3. 

This is the skull of what mammal?

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a.
Raccoon
c.
Mink
b.
Badger
d.
River Otter
 

 4. 

What is the name of this bird?

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a.
Tree Swallow
c.
Dark-eyed Junco
b.
Barn Swallow
d.
Eastern Kingbird
 

 5. 

Fish that swim or “run” upstream from the sea to spawn.
a.
egret
b.
anadromous
c.
cloaca
d.
forbs
 

 6. 

What is the name of this amphibian?

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a.
American Toad
c.
Spring Peeper
b.
Gray Tree Frog
d.
Fowler’s Toad
 

 7. 

This is the skull of what mammal?

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a.
Coyote
c.
Woodchuck
b.
Gray Fox
d.
Mink
 

 8. 

What is the name of this bird?

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a.
Hummingbird
c.
Field Sparrow
b.
Song Sparrow
d.
Dark-eyed Junco
 

 9. 

What is the name of this piece of equipment?

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a.
Hand Compass
b.
Hand Lens
c.
Water Sampler
d.
Hand Level
 

 10. 

What is the name of this mammal?

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a.
Eastern Cottontail Rabbit
c.
Woodchuck
b.
Whitetail Deer
d.
Badger
 

 11. 

What is the name of this reptile?

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a.
Eastern Massasauga
c.
Eastern Hognose Snake
b.
Timber Rattlesnake
d.
Brown Snake
 

 12. 

What is the name of this amphibian?

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a.
Pickerel Frog
c.
Northern Leopard Frog
b.
Western Chorus Frog
d.
Green Frog
 

 13. 

What is the name of this bird?

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a.
Hooded Warbler
c.
White Breasted Nuthatch
b.
Black-capped Chickadee
d.
White-throated Sparrow
 

 14. 

What is the name of this plant?
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a.
Evening Primrose
c.
Indian Cucumber-root
b.
Red Clover
d.
Cardinal Flower
 

 15. 

This is the skull of what mammal?

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a.
Beaver
c.
Eastern Woodrat
b.
Muskrat
d.
Norway Rat
 

 16. 

What is the name of this reptile?

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a.
Midland Painted Turtle
c.
Blanding’s Turtle
b.
Eastern Box Turtle
d.
Eastern Spiny Softshell
 

 17. 

What is the name of this piece of equipment?

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a.
Drafting Instruments
c.
Soil Test Kit
b.
Water Test Kit
d.
Carbon Monoxide Tester
 

 18. 

This is the skull of what mammal?

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a.
Muskrat
c.
Norway Rat
b.
Beaver
d.
Eastern Woodrat
 

 19. 

What is the name of this plant?

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a.
Mayapple
c.
Common Evening Primrose
b.
Marsh Marigold
d.
Virginia Waterleaf
 

 20. 

The period of time from conception to birth...
a.
gestation
b.
gravid
c.
lactation
d.
precocial
 

 21. 

What is the name of this reptile?

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a.
Common Snapping Turtle
c.
Midland Painted Turtle
b.
Smooth Softshell
d.
Eastern Box Turtle
 

 22. 

What is the name of this piece of equipment?

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a.
Minnow Trap
c.
Conibear Trap
b.
Bottom-sampling Dredge
d.
Live Animal Trap
 

 23. 

What is the name of this mammal?

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a.
Whitetail Deer
c.
Badger
b.
Coyote
d.
Woodchuck
 

 24. 

What is the name of this amphibian?

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a.
Green Frog
c.
Gray Tree Frog
b.
Spring Peeper
d.
Western Chorus Frog
 

 25. 

What is the name of this reptile?

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a.
Hellbender
c.
Northern Fence Lizard
b.
Eastern Massasauga
d.
Five-lined Skink
 



 
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