Wildlife CDE test 5

What is habitat?

• a series of transfers of food energy from one organism to another

• the water source for wildlife animals

• the physical area in which members of a wildlife species live

• the source of energy for all living things

What is a nutrient?

• an enzyme

• a chemical substance in food that supports life

• plant or animal matter that supports life

• an inorganic mineral

A scientific name of an animal is a combination of _________________.

• genus and species

• family and order

• kingdom and class

• phylum and variety

What are habitat requirements for selected species of animal wildlife?

• home range, territory, food, and space

• biotic pyramid, territory, and water

• metabolism, food, cover, and space

• food, water, cover, and space

____________________ is using practices that promote the growth of desired plant species.

• Clear-cut management

• Firebreak management

• Understory management

• Vegetation management

• Animal management

What is edge, a concept also known as ecotone?

• It is mixing lots of different stages within an area.

• It is the area where two habitats meet.

• It is an area that provides less food, water, and cover for a variety of species than areas of the same vegetation type.

• all the above

Large ecosystem areas with a distinct combination of animals and plants area known as __________.

• biomes

• habitats

• ecosystems

• communities

What is the process in the food chain where pollutants increase to a concentrated level?

• direct effect

• indirect effect

• biological magnification

• food chain saturation

Clearing land for development is an example of ________________.

• habitat loss

• human pollution

• park improvements

• all the above

What is a written document describing the needs of an area to improve a habitat for a featured species and specifies how and when the work will be done?

• vegetation survey

• habitat management plan

• wildlife refuge system

• Game Bird and Wild Bird Preservation Act