Practice Test D U 2

Which of the following Acts grants the right for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to evaluate the impact of any federal or state actions affecting control or modification of bodies of water?

• Lacey Act

• Migratory Bird Treaty Act

• Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act

• U.S. Fisheries Act

Which of the following is the best description of taxonomy?

• Branch of science where organisms are classified and named based on their similarities and differences

• Places an organism in descending, ordered groups which share more specific similarities with the organism than the previous group

• Begins by placing an organism in a kingdom all the way down to a species

• All of these are correct

Water found in a wetland with woody plants, saturated or slow-moving water and low oxygen levels in the soil is known as which of the following?

• Tidal marsh

• Bog

• Swamp

• Fen

Which order is defined by having a diet which consists of a majority of animal protein?

• Carnivora

• Artiodactyla

• Chiroptera

• Cingulata

Which of the following methods is used during mark and recapture?

• Leg band

• Spaying

• Neutering

• Recall training

Carol works for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and is surveying an area to determine if it meets the requirements to be classified as a wetland. Which of the following is NOT a requirement for her to take into consideration?

• The soil is primary hydric, formed under prolonged flooding

• The area supports hydrophytic plants for at least parts of the year

• The area is saturated during part of the growing season

• The area must have standing water year-round

The Migratory Bird Conservation Act created the migratory bird conservation commission in 1929 in order to evaluate and approve federal land for wildlife refuges using federal funding. This commission is made up of the Secretary of Agriculture, two senators, two members of the house of representatives and ____________.

• The President

• The Secretary of the Interior

• The chief biologist of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

• Representation from Ducks Unlimited®

What act enabled funding through the sale of firearms, ammunition and sporting goods?

• Pittman-Robertson Act

• Weeks-McLean Act

• The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act

• National Economic Restoration Plan

The process of naming species uses _________ , giving the species a name with two parts.

• Binomial Nomenclature
• Taxonomy

• Classification

• Nomenclature

If an area has an over-abundant population and the habitat can no longer sustain the population, the population has surpassed the __________ ​ .

• Population capacity

• Carrying capacity

• Population health

• Carrying health