Wildlife Training Quiz

The maximum number of a species that an ecosystem can support without deterioration:

• resources

• competition

• carrying capacity

• tolerance range

All habitats within a stream corridor or valley, particularly the trees and shrubs on the stream bank, are considered riparian habitats. What are the main roles of vegetation in the riparian zone? Select all that apply.

• Stabilizing stream banks

• Filtering pollutants

• Provide shade for temperature regulation of water

• Most important food source for species in the area

What type of relationship do bees and flowers share?

• Predator -prey

• Symbiotic - Mutualism

• Symbiotic - Commensalism

• Competition

An organism whose presence, absence or reflects specific environmental conditions is:

• An invasive species

• An ecosystem engineer

• A native species

• An indicator species

Due to their sensitivity to parasites, weather, air, water and soil quality, these organisms are indicator species for the overall health of an ecosystem?

• Honeybees and butterflies

• Lichen

• Frogs

This bird has the longest migration of out of any bird animal species in the world. It's journey spans nearly pole to pole.

• Canada Warbler

• Ceder Waxwing

• Arctic Tern

• American Black Duck

The build-up of persistent contaminants such as DDT or heavy metals like mercury, during the lifetime of an organism is called:

• Biomagnification

• Bioaccumulation

The increase of concentration of persistant pollutants through a food chain is called:

• Biomagnification

• Bioaccumulation

Which of the following are potential threats to biodiversity due to climate change? Select as many as appropriate.

• alters migration timing and routes

• changes breeding seasons

• specialists with narrow habitat requirements will decline

• alters food availability

A wildlife species no longer existing in the wild in Canada or in a specific geographic range, but still existing elsewhere.

• extinct

• extirpated

• threatened

• special concern