Unit 3 Review - CP

Why should you not anthropomorphize wildlife when it comes to wildlife management?

• It helps in better understanding

• It leads to incorrect assumptions

• It is scientifically accurate

• It is encouraged in research.

What are two main objectives when it comes to food in wildlife management?

• A) Increase food Nutrition and availability

• B) Taste and preference

• C) Cost and storage

• D) Color and texture

Explain the difference between preferred, staples, emergency, and stuffers as they relate to food sources.

• A) Preferred are always available, staples are seasonal, emergency are rare, stuffers are fillers

• B) Preferred are nutritious, staples are basic, emergency are scarce, stuffers are fillers

• C) Preferred are fillers, staples are nutritious, emergency are basic, stuffers are rare

• D) Preferred are rare, staples are fillers, emergency are nutritious, stuffers are basic.

List the 4 habitat requirements.

• A) Food, water, shelter, space

• B) Light, temperature, soil, air

• C) Trees, grass, water, rocks

• D) Sunlight, rain, wind, soil

What happens to the home range of a species if the habitat quality increases?

• It expands

• It shrinks

• It remains the same

• It disappears

Explain what a niche is.

• A specific role or position of a species in an ecosystem

• A type of habitat

• A food source

• A predator-prey relationship

Why might it be important to understand what successional stage a species is likely to inhabit when it comes to wildlife management?

• To predict food availability

• To manage habitat effectively

• To increase population

• To decrease competition.

Explain what interspersion and edge habitat is.

• Interspersion is the mixing of different habitats, edge habitat is the transition zone

• Interspersion is a type of food source, edge habitat is a shelter

• Interspersion is a predator-prey relationship, edge habitat is a niche

• Interspersion is a seasonal change, edge habitat is a climate zone.

Fill in the blank: The four habitat requirements are food, water, shelter, and ____.

• Space

• Light

• Temperature

• Soil

Fill in the blank: A niche is a specific ____ of a species in an ecosystem.

• Role

• Habitat

• Food

• Predator