WorksheetsConservation History in WI B2020
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What State did wolves come from to recolonize WI after the endangered species act protected them?
a)
Illinois
b)
Michigan
c)
Minnesota
d)
Indiana
2.
How are Passenger Pigeons and Carolina Parakeets connected?
a)
They are both extinct due mostly to overhunting
b)
They are threatened in WI and declining
c)
They both suffered from use of DDT insecticide
d)
They were both endemic to WI
3.
What state provided WI with Elk for our reintroductions?
a)
Minnesota
b)
Colorado
c)
Maine
d)
Kentucky
4.
It used to be thought that turkey’s needed a huge amount of pristine forest to survive. What turned out to be the main factor that turkey’s were eliminated?
a)
Hunting pressure
b)
Habitat type
c)
Food availability
d)
Warming climate
5.
How did WI become involved in the recovery of the Whooping Crane?
a)
Regulated hunting of the Whooping Crane created revenue to pay for its recovery
b)
WI became the center for captive breeding and operation migration
c)
WI was the wintering grounds for the whooping crane migration
d)
WI grew corn to feed to Whooping Crane chicks nationwide
6.
What was special about Trumpeter Swan 82K?
a)
It was the 82,000th trumpeter swan hatched in the USA
b)
It was the first trumpeter swan to be bred with a mute swan
c)
It was the last trumpeter swan shot east of the Mississippi
d)
Its egg was taken from Alaska to begin the swan's reintroduction in WI
7.
How were bison saved from extinction?
a)
Bison were taken into Zoos for captive breeding
b)
Some wild bison were taken into "conservation herds" by private citizens
c)
Bison were put on the endangered species list
d)
Bison were placed on vast prairie preserves to reproduce
8.
How do Brown-headed cowbirds affect the recovery of the Kirtland's Warbler?
a)
Brown-headed cowbirds are nest parasites of the Kirtland's Warbler
b)
Brown-headed cowbirds feed young Kirtland's Warbler
c)
Kirtland's Warbler cross-breed with Brown-headed cowbirds
d)
Brown-headed cowbirds create habitat for Kirtland's Warbler
9.
What is the special requirement of the Karner Blue Butterflies?
a)
They need Old Growth forest
b)
They need Young forest
c)
They need milkweed for their caterpillars to feed
d)
They need wild lupine for their caterpillars to feed
10.
How do Bald Eagles get lead poisoning?
a)
Accidentally ingesting lead fishing sinkers off the bottom of lakes
b)
Accidentally ingesting lead shot-gun pellets from duck hunting on the bottom of rivers
c)
Accidentally ingesting lead in deer gut piles shot by hunters
d)
Accidentally ingesting lead from roadsides used in construction
11.
Which of the following plants does NOT pose a threat to ornate box turtles?
a)
Prickly Pear Cactus
b)
Spotted Knapweed
c)
White-sweet Clover
d)
Common Buckthorn
12.
Which of the following is NOT a factor that led to the population decline of the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake?
a)
Bounties for killing rattlesnakes
b)
Non-native diseases
c)
Illegal pet trade
d)
Habitat loss
13.
What 1918 legislation protected the Piping Plover after over-harvesting for hat feathers decimated their populations
a)
Endangered Species Act
b)
Clean Water Act
c)
Migratory Bird Treaty Act
d)
Clean Air Act
14.
White-nosed Syndrome, causing over 90% mortality in some Eastern colonies of Little Brown Bats, is caused by what?
a)
Pollution
b)
Fungus
c)
Habitat Loss
d)
Deforestation
15.
Which of the following is NOT a way to bring back the Rusty-patched Bumble Bee?
a)
Don't use wind generated electricity
b)
Plant native flowering plants
c)
Eat organic food
d)
Don't mow or rake to allow for bee nesting
16.
Which of the following is TRUE about Long-eared Sunfish
a)
They are listed as Endangered in WI
b)
They prefer clear water with a gravel bottom
c)
They are the only sunfish species in WI
d)
They prefer large lakes with silty bottom
17.
Which one of the following conservation designations is not in the Endangered Species Act but refers to a species in decline that may need protection?
a)
Endangered Species
b)
Threatened Species
c)
Protected Wild Animal
d)
Species of Concern
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