Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The branch of biology that
describes relationships between living organisms and the environments in which they
live.
a. | ecosphere | b. | biosphere | c. | ecology | d. | biology |
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2.
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What is the name of this piece
of equipment?
a. | pH
Meter | c. | Sling
Psychrometer | b. | Sound Level Meter | d. | Carbon Monoxide Tester |
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What is the name of this
mammal?
a. | Starnose
Mole | c. | Eastern
Mole | b. | House Mouse | d. | Meadow Jumping Mouse |
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4.
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What is the name of this piece
of equipment?
a. | Plant
Press | c. | Water Test
Kit | b. | Survey Pins | d. | Drafting Instruments |
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What is the name of this
plant?
a. | Canadian
Violet | c. | Wild
Lupine | b. | Blue Phlox | d. | Heal-all |
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What is the name of this piece
of equipment?
a. | Post-hole
Digger | c. | Shovel | b. | Spade | d. | Soil
Sampler |
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What is the name of this
reptile?
a. | Northern Fence
Lizard | c. | Five-lined
Skink | b. | Eastern Massasauga | d. | Blue Racer |
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A sensing organ located in the
mouth of a snake that is used for smelling.
a. | Phillip’s
Organ | c. | Jacobson’s
Organ | b. | Kirk’s Organ | d. | Jacob’s Organ |
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Reproducing by laying eggs that
develop and hatch outside the female’s body.
a. | gregarious | c. | ovoviviparous | b. | oviparous | d. | salmoidous |
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That area that an animal uses
to find food, water and cover is referred to as its....
a. | carrying capacity
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range | b. | eiotic pyramid | d. | biotic potential |
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Having to do with
birds...
a. | avian | b. | catkins | c. | coulee | d. | roosts |
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12.
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Fish that swim or
“run” upstream from the sea to spawn.
a. | egret | b. | anadromous | c. | cloaca | d. | forbs |
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Molting or shedding an outer
layer of skin.
a. | caiman | b. | ecdysis | c. | clutch | d. | diploid |
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What is the name of this
mammal?
a. | Least
Weasel | c. | Mink | b. | Long-tailed Weasel | d. | River Otter |
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Active during the daytime
rather than at night...
a. | nocturnal | b. | crepuscular | c. | commensalism | d. | diurnal |
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What is the name of this
amphibian?
a. | Hellbender | c. | Small-mouthed Salamander | b. | Mudpuppy | d. | Spotted Salamander |
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What is the name of this piece
of equipment?
a. | Minnow
Trap | c. | Steel Spring
Trap | b. | Conibear Trap | d. | Live Animal Trap |
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18.
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What is the name of this piece
of equipment?
a. | Range
Rod | b. | Soil
Sampler | c. | Survey
Pin | d. | Spade |
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What is the name of this
amphibian?
a. | Bullfrog | c. | Northern Leopard Frog | b. | Green Frog | d. | Pickerel Frog |
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Ducks which patter across water
at takeoff and have smaller wings in relation to their body...
a. | buteos | c. | accipiters | b. | puddle ducks | d. | diving ducks |
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A bract or pair of bracts,
often large, enclosing the flower...
a. | spawn | b. | calyx | c. | stamen | d. | spathe |
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22.
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What is the name of this
plant?
a. | New England
Aster | c. | Garlic
Mustard | b. | Common Evening Primrose | d. | Common Mullein |
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23.
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This is the skull of what
mammal?
a. | Black
Bear | c. | Badger | b. | Raccoon | d. | Coyote |
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24.
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Describes young birds which are
relatively well developed at hatching...
a. | sessile | b. | spathe | c. | precocial | d. | alitricial |
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25.
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What is the name of this
bird?
a. | Great Blue
Heron | c. | Osprey | b. | Tufted Titmouse | d. | Turkey Vulture |
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