Water and Waterfowl Quiz

What is the primary habitat of the Mottled Duck?

• Deserts

• Freshwater and irregularly flooded marshes

• Deep ocean waters

• Mountain tops

Which species of duck is common in Florida during the winter?

• Wood duck

• Blue-winged teal

• Northern shoveler

• Mallard

What is the smallest waterfowl in North America?

• Redhead

• American green-winged teal

• Canvasback

• Northern pintail

Which duck species is described as having short, blocky bodies and small bills?

• Northern shoveler

• American green-winged teal

• Blue-winged teal

• Mottled Duck

What is the description of the Blue-winged teal's habitat?

• Deserts

• Forests

• Mountain tops

• Marshes, wetlands, and shallow water bodies

Match each organism with the correct trophic level

• Grass

• Decomposer

• Insect Eating Bird

• Primary Consumer

• Bacteria

• Secondary Consumer

• Mountain Lion

• Producer

• Squirrel

• Apex Predator

Match the following:

• Grasshopper

• Secondary Consumer

• Bird

• Herbivore

• Owl

• Apex Predator

• Plant

• Producer/Autotroph

• Snake

• Tertiary Consumer

Match the following

• a trait that promotes success in the natural environment

• biological evolution

• a driving force of changes in a population over time

• mutation

• random change in the DNA sequence giving rise to genetic variation

• adaptation

• changes in a species or population over generations

• natural selection

• humans produce desired outcomes by selective breeding

• artificial selection

Match Picture to Species Name

• Ruddy Duck

• 
• Green Wing Teal

• 
• Shoveler

• 
• Mottled Duck

• 
• BuffleHead

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Black-bellied whistling ducks are -native to Florida

-​ (a)   bills, ​ (b)   feet, white wing patches, ​ (c)   bellies, and brownish-gray heads with white eye-rings 
-​ (d)   , feeding and flying ​ primarily at night, but active during the day for ​ (e)   and searching for food

• pink
• Red
• black
• Nocturnal
• preening
• green
• yellow
• diurnal