WorksheetsEnvirothon 2017
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This organization was created during a dark period of the 1800's when deforestation, pollution and unregulated hunting and trapping led to dwindling wildlife.
a)
Wildlife Management Asociation
b)
Hunter and Trapper Education Commision
c)
Wildlife Protection Agency
d)
PA Game Commission
2.
This conservationist is known as "The father of Wildlife Management."
a)
John Audubon
b)
Izaak Walton
c)
Aldo Leopold
d)
Gifford Pinchot
3.
Identify this species
a)
meadow vole
b)
southern flying squirrel
c)
white footed mouse
4.
Identify this skull
a)
coyote
b)
rabbit
c)
raccoon
d)
White tailed deer
5.
What type of teeth are these?
a)
incisors
b)
canines
c)
pre-molars
d)
molars
6.
Identify this invasive species
a)
zebra muscle
b)
sea lamprey
c)
hydrilla
d)
Asian clam
7.
Identify the species
a)
striped skunk
b)
spotted skunk
8.
Identify this species
a)
European Ruffe
b)
Eurasian Watermilfoil
c)
yellow perch
d)
Walleye
9.
Name this nuisance species
a)
zebra muscle
b)
Asian clam
c)
Sea lamprey
d)
round goby
10.
a)
walleye
b)
yellow perch
c)
pumpkin seed
d)
bluegill
11.
a)
bluegill
b)
pumpkin seed
c)
yellow perch
d)
walleys
12.
a)
hydrilla
b)
purple loosestrife
c)
Eurasian watermilfoil
d)
spiny water flea
13.
a)
sea lamprey
b)
round goby
c)
red eared slider
d)
European Ruffe
14.
a)
brown bullhead
b)
chain pickerel
c)
wall eye
d)
yellow perch
15.
a)
Raccoon
b)
Big Brown Bat
c)
Opposum
d)
Rabbit
16.
This small rodent is an old-world species like Norway and black rats, and found almost everywhere.
a)
Meadow Vole
b)
White Footed Mouse
c)
House Mouse
17.
This small rodent will huddle with many others of its kind in the winter to stay warm. It can have up to ten litters a year and its population depends on food availability for predators.
a)
Meadow Vole
b)
House Mouse
c)
Small Brown Bat
d)
White Footed Mouse
18.
This skull belongs to a primitive mammal that is the only marsulial found in North America.
a)
Raccoon
b)
Opossum
c)
Eastern Cottontail Rabbit
d)
Spotted Skunks
19.
Next to the white tailed deer I am the second most recognized mammal in the state.
a)
striped skunk
b)
opossum
c)
eastern cottontail rabbit
d)
little brown bat
20.
I am located behind the canines. I can be sharp for grasping and tearing meat or flat for grinding plant food.
a)
incisors
b)
canines
c)
molars
d)
pre-molars
21.
I am the material the gives bones its flexibility
a)
cartilage
b)
calcium phosphate
c)
collage
d)
nitrate
22.
What type of vision do predators have?
a)
binocular
b)
monocular
23.
The 8 - 10 sets of double, bluish vertical bars that may look chain like. The bell of this species is white to yellow or coppery orange.
a)
Perch
b)
Chain Pickerel
c)
Bluegill
d)
Salmon
24.
What is the most number of tails can a macro-invertebrate have?
a)
3
b)
0
c)
5
d)
1
25.
What type of wings will a macro-invertebrate with ten legs have?
a)
hard
b)
leathery
c)
brittle
d)
none
26.
Which conservationist wrote a book that could be re-titled "The Quiet Days After Winter?"
a)
Aldo Leopold
b)
IzaakWalton
c)
John Audubon
d)
Rachel Carson
27.
Which publication is Aldo Leopold responsible for?
a)
The Complete Angler
b)
A Sand County Almanac
c)
The Mountains of California
d)
Silent Spring
28.
One way John Muir as been recognized is by having his image placed on a
a)
50 Dollar Bill
b)
Quarter
c)
A License Plate
d)
A billboard
29.
Theodore Roosevelt's primary action for supporting conservation was
a)
to pass the endangered species act
b)
to declare a war on pollution
c)
to limit boat traffic on major rivers in the United States.
d)
to set aside large portions of land for parks and nature preserves.
30.
This conservationist is known as "The father of Wildlife Management."
a)
John Audubon
b)
Izaak Walton
c)
Aldo Leopold
d)
Gifford Pinchot
31.
How many conservationist are we focusing on in current issues?
a)
6
b)
8
c)
7
d)
5
32.
Which conservationist emigrated from Scotland?
a)
John Muir
b)
Izaak Walton
c)
Aldo Leopold
d)
John Audubon
33.
Which conservationist was born in England and wrote a book about the joy and strategy of fishing?
a)
Izaak Walton
b)
Theodore Rosevelt
c)
John Muir
d)
Gifford Pinchot
34.
Which foundation is associated with Envirothon?
a)
The Sierra Club
b)
National Audubon Society
c)
The Wilderness Society
d)
The Izaak Walton League
35.
This conservationists actions were responsible for saving this beautiful valley.
a)
Susquehanna Valley/Rachel Carson
b)
Yosemite valley/John Muir
c)
Death Valley/Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Matanuska-Susitna/John Audubon
36.
Which conservationist is responsible for the this picture?
a)
John Muir
b)
Aldo Leopold
c)
Rachel Carson
d)
John Audubon
37.
This conservationist was responsible for putting environmental issues high on the national agenda.
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
John Muir
c)
John Audubon
d)
Gifford Pinchot
38.
This is a picture of the Badlands which houses a National Park named after which conservationist?
a)
Rachel Carson
b)
Izaak Walton
c)
John Audubon
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
39.
This conservationist was a 2 term governor of Pennsylvania and the first chief of the U.S. Forest Service.
a)
John Muir
b)
Gifford Pinchot
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Izaak Walton
40.
As a tree I am valuable to humans because my wood can be used for furniture, cabinets, and home construction, although historically I was used for ship masts.
a)
White Ash
b)
Eastern Red Cedar
c)
Easter White Pine
d)
Black Walnut
41.
My wood is used to make quality furniture, instruments, and guns. My leaf patter is compound with lanced shaped leaves.
a)
Sweet Birch
b)
Sugar Maple
c)
Red Oak
d)
Black Walnut
42.
My trunk is tapped and my sap is fermented to make birch beer.
a)
Sugar Maple
b)
Sweet Birch
c)
Black Cherry
d)
Sassafras
43.
What is the glue like substance that holds wood fibers together?
a)
cellulose
b)
lignin
c)
pulp
d)
chips
44.
It takes this much sap to make 1 gallon of syrup
a)
10
b)
40
c)
75
d)
15
45.
When the wood chips are cooked it is called the ______________ process.
a)
pulping
b)
lingining
c)
cellulose
d)
fiberation
46.
Which term means that the tree is being cut down?
a)
marking
b)
skidding
c)
delimbing
d)
felling
47.
What part of tree harvesting is pictured?
a)
delimbing
b)
bucking
c)
skidding
d)
felling
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