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Nature Interpretation Practice Test #16



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.
European Starling
c.
Common Grackle
b.
Red-winged Blackbird
d.
Black and White Warbler
 

 2. 

What is the name of this piece of equipment?

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a.
Dessicator
c.
Dot Grid
b.
Live Animal Trap
d.
Seine
 

 3. 

What is the name of this reptile?

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a.
Eastern Massasauga
c.
Fox Snake
b.
Northern Copperhead
d.
Eastern Milk Snake
 

 4. 

What is the name of this amphibian?

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a.
Red-backed Salamander
c.
Red Salamander
b.
Eastern Newt
d.
Small-mouthed Salamander
 

 5. 

This is the skull of what mammal?

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a.
Badger
c.
River Otter
b.
Raccoon
d.
Eastern Woodrat
 

 6. 

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
 

 7. 

What is the name of this piece of equipment?

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a.
Soil Sampler
c.
Sound Level Meter
b.
Backpack Fire Pump
d.
Water Test Kit
 

 8. 

What is the name of this mammal?

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

 9. 

Two species of wildlife that live together for the benefit of both...
a.
parasitism
c.
commensalism
b.
mutualism
d.
polygamy
 

 10. 

What is the name of this piece of equipment?

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a.
Fire Beater
c.
Plankton Net
b.
Water Sampler
d.
Backpack Fire Pump
 

 11. 

This is the skull of what mammal?

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a.
House Mouse
c.
Eastern Chipmunk
b.
Woodchuck
d.
Eastern Cottontail Rabbit
 

 12. 

What is the name of this piece of equipment?

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a.
Fire Swatter
c.
Shovel
b.
Fire Rake
d.
Plant Press
 

 13. 

What is the name of this amphibian?

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a.
Red-backed Salamander
c.
Small-mouthed Salamander
b.
Red Salamander
d.
Mudpuppy
 

 14. 

What is the name of this amphibian?

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a.
Jefferson’s Salamander
c.
Mudpuppy
b.
Hellbender
d.
Spotted Salamander
 

 15. 

This is the skull of what mammal?

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

 16. 

What is the name of this piece of equipment?

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a.
Range Rod
c.
Double Bit Axe
b.
Secchi Disk
d.
Flow Meter
 

 17. 

What is the name of this mammal?

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a.
Eastern Fox Squirrel
c.
Gray Squirrel
b.
Red Squirrel
d.
Southern Flying Squirrel
 

 18. 

What is the name of this piece of equipment?

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a.
Plankton Net
c.
Live Animal Trap
b.
Seine
d.
Minnow Trap
 

 19. 

What is the name of this plant?

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a.
Wild Columbine
c.
Common Evening Primrose
b.
Dutchmen’s Breeches
d.
Thimbleweed
 

 20. 

A young swan.
a.
duckling
b.
cygnet
c.
gosling
d.
chick
 

 21. 

What is the name of this piece of equipment?

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a.
Aerial Net
c.
Plankton Net
b.
Seine
d.
Live Animal Trap
 

 22. 

This is the skull of what mammal?

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a.
Whitetail Deer
c.
Coyote
b.
Least Shrew
d.
Eastern Cottontail Rabbit
 

 23. 

To destroy; exterminate; to pull up by the roots; when a species is no longer found in a particular area...
a.
extirpated
b.
extinct
c.
endangered
d.
estivated
 

 24. 

What is the name of this mammal?

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a.
Coyote
b.
Gray Fox
c.
Red Fox
d.
Badger
 

 25. 

What is the name of this piece of equipment?

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a.
Current Meter
c.
Plant Press
b.
Survey Pins
d.
Drafting Instruments
 



 
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