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Reading 1.2 – Wildlife Biologists at Work

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did scientists want to study the Dall sheep?

a)

They were a new type of sheep

b)

Their population began to decrease

c)

The sheep were new to their environment

d)

They needed something to study

2.

What is a wildlife biologist?

a)

A biologist in the wilderness

b)

A type of biologist

c)

Scientists who study organisms in wilderness areas

d)

People who observe animals

3.

Where are Dall sheep found?

a)

Alaska

b)

California

c)

Florida

d)

New York

4.

Which have larger horns?

a)

Males

b)

Females

c)

Both

d)

Neither

5.

Which seasons do the sheep's horns grow the most?

a)

Fall and Winter

b)

Fall and Spring

c)

Spring and Winter

d)

Spring and Summer

6.

What is the definition of a habitat?

a)

When an area supplies all the things an organism needs to survive

b)

It's just a place where an animal lives

c)

A home of an animal

d)

Part of an ecosystem

7.

In what months are lambs, baby sheep, born?

a)

August

b)

March

c)

December

d)

May

8.

What do the Dall sheep eat?

a)

Bugs

b)

Plants

c)

Rocks

d)

Leaves

9.

What was the name of the mountains that the Dall sheep live on?

a)

Baird

b)

Andes

c)

Rocky

d)

Appalachian

10.

Biologists make careful observations of organisms and their

environment, too. They watch organisms really closely to learn about their _____________.

a)

behavior

b)

peanuts

c)

study skills

11.

Whole populations of organisms have the same survival needs as individuals. If one organism dies, the ________________ can survive.

a)

people

b)

population

c)

peeps

12.

The dall sheep population began to decrease, and wildlife biologists, who study ________________ in wilderness areas, wanted to figure out why.

a)

oranges

b)

organs

c)

people

d)

organisms

13.

Wildlife biologists noticed a decrease in a population of Dall

sheep in the early ________________.

a)

1990s

b)

1890s

c)

1790s

d)

1690s

14.

Dall sheep are known for their beautiful ___________. Males (rams) have huge, curling horns.

a)

horns

b)

tails

c)

ears

d)

eyes

15.

Females (ewes) have smaller horns. Their horns are made of keratin, the same material that makes up your ________________.

a)

skin

b)

fingernails

c)

bones

d)

organs

16.

The sheep horns are much heavier. Like your fingernails, they keep ___________________ throughout a sheep’s life.

a)

humming

b)

growing

c)

singing

d)

coloring

17.

Dall sheep are found in very cold regions of Alaska, the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and British Columbia in ____________________.

a)

Illinois

b)

Canada

c)

Italy

d)

Colorado

18.

When an area supplies all the things an _____________ needs to survive, that area is called the organism’s habitat.

a)

organism

b)

organs

c)

oranges

d)

owls

19.

On the rugged mountains, the sheep eat ___________.

a)

mountain grass

b)

moss

c)

mushrooms

d)

mush

20.

They also have hiding places to protect them from organisms that use the sheep as food. _________,

bears, and eagles eat sheep.

a)

Whales

b)

Wolves

c)

Woodpeckers

d)

Windows

21.

Some people in the Baird Mountains eat the sheep, too.

a)

true

b)

false

22.

People hunt the sheep as a sport.

a)

true

b)

false

23.

Ewes give birth to ________ lamb at a time.

a)

one

b)

three

c)

five

d)

seven

24.

A week after they are born, lambs begin to

eat plants, ____________, and moss.

a)

bugs

b)

grasses

c)

soup

25.

Wildlife includes -------- living in nature.

a)

Humans

b)

Animals

c)

The moon

d)

The sun

26.
What animal is this?
a)
Mule Deer
b)
Elk
c)
Moose
d)
Whitetail Deer
27.
a)
White-Fronted Goose
b)
Snow Goose
c)
Canada Goose
d)
Swan
28.
Identify this animal.
a)
mink
b)
otter
c)
muskrat
d)
weasel
29.
What animal is this?
a)
Sage Grouse
b)
Mallard Duck
c)
Canada Goose
d)
Wood Duck
30.
a)

Beaver

b)

Musk Rat

c)

Striped Skunk

d)

Opossum

31.

This is an example of a ______________.

a)

Interactions Table

b)

Model

c)

Free-Body Diagram

d)

None of the above

32.
What is the volume of this irregular shape?
a)
6 cm3
b)
8 cm3
c)
14 cm3
d)
22 cm3
33.

Mass is measured in ...

a)

Newtons

b)

Pounds

c)

milli-Liters

d)

grams

34.
Which of these cannot be broken down anymore?
a)
NaCl
b)
H2O
c)
Fe
d)
CaCO3
35.

What is the building blocks of all matter?

a)

molecules

b)

mixtures

c)

protons

d)

atoms

36.
Why did scientists want to study the Dall sheep?
a)
They were a new type of sheep
b)
Their population began to decrease
c)
The sheep were new to their environment
d)
They needed something to study
37.
What is a wildlife biologist?
a)
A biologist in the wilderness
b)
A type of biologist
c)
Scientists who study organisms in wilderness areas
d)
People who observe animals
38.
Which have larger horns?
a)
Males
b)
Females
c)
Both
d)
Neither
39.
In what months are lambs, baby sheep, born?
a)
August
b)
March
c)
December
d)
May