WL 234 Wildlife Science Quiz

A pack of wolves is led by

• an alpha male

• an alpha female

• an alpha pair

• an alpha juvenile

An elephant that has escaped domestic life and is trying to return to wild ways is

• free living animal

• feral animal

• captive animal

• domestic animal

Recently, in newspaper, there was a picture of a tigress with her 5 cubs. What that number of cubs is called?

• clutch size

• pack size

• herd size

• litter size

When we say wildlife, we generally mean wild animals. In that too which animals we mostly think as wild animals?

• Invertebrates

• Chordates

• Vertebrates

• Insects

What is the correct order of the following alphabetically arranged yparts of geological calendar of the Earth? 1. Eon, 2. Epoch, 3. Era, 4. Period

• 1,2,3,4

• 1,3,4,2

• 2,1,3,4

• 1,2,4,3

Which of the following is not a vertebrate?

• Paradise flycatcher

• Olive ridley turtle

• Praying mantis

• Seahorse

A jackal cub starts to eat solid food at the age of 4 months. What this period is called as?

• Weaning period

• Leaning period

• Gestation period

• Maturity period

Scientists have successfully revived the dire wolf using advanced genetic techniques. This is known as?

• extinction

• re-extinction

• de-extinction

• threatened

In general, the animals living in colder regions are _____than their counterparts/related animals in warmer region

• Bigger

• Smaller

• Smarter

• Colorful

Which of the following are always cold-blooded?

• Chordates

• Non-chordates

• Vertebrates

• Reptiles