2005 ENVIROTHON EXAM

District Contest – Wildlife Section

This test consists of true or false, multiple choice, and matching questions. Select the best answer and write it on the answer sheet. Only one answer will be correct for any one question. If you do not understand a question, please ask for clarification. Do not leave any question blank as the question is automatically wrong if left blank. Write the test answers on the provided sheet. DO NOT WRITE ON THE TEST.

Multiple Choice: 10 questions

1.Which of these animals is considered “threatened”? (The others are considered “endangered.”)

  1. Gray Bat
  2. American Peregrine Falcon
  3. Red-cockaded Woodpecker
  4. Bald Eagle

2.Which statement is true of spiders?

  1. Fewer than 5 people per year die from black widow bites.
  2. Grandaddy longlegs are the most poisonous spider in the world.
  3. There are 4 potentially harmful spiders found in Arkansas.
  4. Spiders bite easily, with little provocation.

3.Which animal always gives birth to identical quadruplets?

  1. raccoon
  2. gray squirrel
  3. swamp rabbit
  4. nine-banded armadillo

4.Which former Arkansas native is now extinct?

  1. Mt.Magazine Shagreen
  2. Red-cockaded Woodpecker
  3. Eastern Elk
  4. Ozark Big-eared Bat

5.Raccoons are:

  1. herbivores
  2. omnivores
  3. carnivores
  4. decomposers

6.Which is smallest?

  1. red wolf
  2. coyote
  3. gray fox
  4. red fox

7.The group of birds called raptors are:

a. hawks.

b. hawks and owls.

c. hawks, owls, and vultures.

d. hawks, owls, vultures, and wading birds.

8.What are the four basic habitat requirements of all living organisms?

a.Plants, air, soil, and space.

b.Plants, soil, air, and water.

c.Food, minerals, soil, and air.

d.Food, water, space, and cover.

9.The bird in the picture to the right is a:

a. Yellow-crowned Night Heron

b. Black-crowned Night Heron

c. Tricolored Heron

d. Loggerhead Shrike

10.The forest food type preferred by turkeys and squirrels is termed:

a. mast

b.canopy

c. herbaceous plantings

d. mushrooms and fungi

TRUE OR FALSE: 15 Questions

Directions: Write a T or F next to the question number on the answer sheet.

11. The spotted skunk is larger than the striped skunk.

12.Squirrels find stored food using mostly memory.

13.The opossum is a marsupial.

14.The term “antler” and “horn” is the same thing.

15.Beavers eat fish as well as woody plant material.

16.More people die from bee stings each year than from venomous snake bites.

  1. American alligators remain on the endangered species list because they are similar in appearance to the American crocodile.

18.Some Arkansas black bears are brown.

19.The swamp rabbit is considerably smaller and lighter in color than the cottontail rabbit.

20.Disking strips in openings next to timber sets back plant succession, which helps wildlife that live in early successional habitats.

21.Prescribed burning in pine forests is one of the least beneficial tools forest and wildlife managers use.

22.Clearcuts can be used to create openings and, if planned and harvested properly, can provide excellent wildlife habitat and lots of nutrient-rich foods.

23.The recommended mowing pattern for reducing wildlife mortality in pastures and haylands is to start from the outer edges and mow toward the inside.

24.The most critical times of food quantity and/or quality for whitetail deer are late summer and late winter.

25.During their first two weeks of life, turkey poults feed almost entirely on insects.

MATCHING: 25 Questions

Questions 26 - 42: Match the common nesting location with each bird species. A particular nesting location may apply to several birds on the list.

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a. Nest on a ledge or platform.

b. Nest inside a building.

c. Nest in a tree cavity.

d. Nest on a tree branch.

e. Nest in a shrub.

f. Nest on the ground.

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_____26. Red-shouldered Hawk

_____27. Northern Harrier

_____28. Great horned Owl

_____29. Eastern Bluebird

_____30. American Bittern

_____31. Bobwhite Quail

_____32. Mourning Dove

Questions 33- 35: Match the species to the picture.

33.______

34.______

35.______

36.______

37. ______

38. ______

39. ______

40. ______

41. ______

42. ______

Questions 43- 47: Match the wildlife management concepts with their definitions.

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_____ 43. species richness

_____44. carrying capacity

_____45. edge

_____46. plant succession

_____47. wildlife management

A.boundary where two or more different types of successional stages meet.

B.manage habitat in the best way possible for a specific wildlife species.

C.mixed plots of different successional stages within an area.

D.the tallest stratum of vertical structure made by trees.

E. a sequence of plant types that occurs over time.

F. process of converting light energy to chemical energy.

G.number of different kinds of wildlife found in an area.

H. areas of continuous habitat that permit animals to travel securely from one habitat to another.

I. limit to how many animals can live in a habitat.

J.the art and science of manipulating wildlife populations.

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Questions 48 – 50: Match the preferred food plants with the wildlife species. The list of food plants can apply to more than one wildlife species.

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_____48. Waterfowl

_____49. Mourning dove

_____50. Eastern wild turkey

A. American beautyberry, black cherry, beggarweed

B. Arrowhead, barnyard grass, bladderwort

C. Sunflower, grain sorghum, browntop millet

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BONUS QUESTION (2 pts): What agency is in charge of this district contest? ______

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