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Spectacled Bear

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When do spectacled bear cubs open their eyes?

a)

1 Day

b)

1 Week

c)

1 Month

d)

1 Hour

2.

Spectacled bear cubs are born with the spectacle facial markings.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Spectacled bears are persecuted by farmers.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Spectacled bears may feed on the crops and livestock of farmers.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

When are spectacled bear cubs born?

a)

September-February

b)

December-May

c)

March-August

d)

June-November

6.

Adult spectacled bears have no predators.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

How long do spectacled bear cubs stay with their mothers?

a)

3 Months

b)

6 Months

c)

2 Years

d)

1 Year

8.

What preys on spectacled bear cubs?

a)

Pumas

b)

Jaguars

c)

Spectacled Bears

d)

Great Horned Owls

9.

What is the average lifespan of the spectacled bear in the wild?

a)

5 Years

b)

10 Years

c)

20 Years

d)

30 Years

10.

What is the average lifespan of the spectacled bear in captivity?

a)

10 Years

b)

15 Years

c)

25 Years

d)

35 Years

11.

With the polar bear, the spectacled bear is the most sexually dimorphic modern bear.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

There is sexual dimorphism in the body size of the spectacled bear.

a)

True, males are larger.

b)

True, females are larger.

c)

False.

13.

When does the spectacled bear reach sexual maturity?

a)

1-3 Years

b)

4-7 Years

c)

4-7 Months

d)

1-3 Months

14.

What is the parental investment of the spectacled bear?

a)

Maternal

b)

Paternal

c)

Maternal & Paternal

d)

None

15.

There are no verified accounts of fatal spectacled bear-human confrontations.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What impedes spectacled bear population estimates?

a)

Elusive Behavior

b)

Remote Habitat

c)

Defensive Behavior

d)

Camouflage

17.

Spectacled bears avoid contact with humans.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Spectacled bears hibernate.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Spectacled bears give birth to more cubs when food is abundant.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

How many cubs are in an average spectacled bear litter?

a)

1-4

b)

4-8

c)

8-12

d)

12-16

21.

Relative to body size, spectacled bears have the largest zygomaticomandibularis muscle of all bears.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The spectacled bear's zygomaticomandibularis muscles and cheek teeth are designed for what type of diet?

a)

Herbivorous

b)

Carnivorous

23.

What percentage of spectacled bear habitat has been lost since 1990?

a)

30%

b)

60%

c)

90%

d)

10%

24.

What percentage of spectacled bear habitat is lost each year?

a)

3-6%

b)

13-16%

c)

23-26%

d)

33-36%

25.

What habitats do spectacled bears inhabit?

a)

Shrubland

b)

Grassland

c)

Forest

d)

Rocky Areas

26.

What is the spectacled bear's movement pattern?

a)

Migrant

b)

Not a Migrant

c)

Nomadic

27.

What is the mating system of the spectacled bear?

a)

Monogamous

b)

Polygynous

c)

Polyandrous

d)

Polygynandrous

28.

When is the spectacled bear breeding season?

a)

April-June

b)

July-September

c)

October-December

d)

January-March

29.

What is the spectacled bear's gestation?

a)

16-55 Days

b)

55-160 Days

c)

160-255 Days

d)

255-360 Days

30.

Spectacled bears possess great religious and cultural value to indigenous people.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Spectacled bears are excellent climbers and spend a fair amount of time in trees.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Why do spectacled bears nest in trees?

a)

Sleep

b)

Easier Access to Food

c)

Concealment

d)

Observation Tower

33.

What value does a spectacled bear gallbladder have in east Asia?

a)

$150

b)

$1,500

c)

$15

d)

$15,000

34.

What parts of the spectacled bear are highly prized?

a)

Meat

b)

Skin

c)

Fat

d)

Claws

35.

Spectacled bear parts are believed to have what attributes?

a)

Strength

b)

Cure Illness

c)

Good Luck

d)

Wisdom

36.

What feature originated the spectacled bear's name?

a)

Facial Markings

b)

Arboreal Lifestyle

c)

Elusive Behavior

d)

Omnivorous Diet

37.

What is the record lifespan of the spectacled bear?

a)

21 Years

b)

26 Years

c)

36 Years

d)

41 Years

38.

No two spectacled bears have the same facial markings.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

The spectacled bear has a tail.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

The spectacled bear is the smallest of the bear species.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Which sex of spectacled bear keeps larger home ranges?

a)

Male

b)

Female

42.

In what season are male spectacled bear home ranges largest?

a)

Wet

b)

Dry

43.

How much of a spectacled bear's diet is composed of meat?

a)

0%

b)

5%

c)

15%

d)

25%

44.

What do spectacled bears eat?

a)

Carrion

b)

Fruit

c)

Meat

d)

Leaves

45.

What threatens spectacled bears?

a)

Climate Change

b)

Biological Resource Use

c)

Energy Production

d)

Agriculture

46.

What is the spectacled bear assessment on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species?

a)

Least Concern

b)

Near Threatened

c)

Vulnerable

d)

Endangered

47.

Spectacled bears are the most herbivorous bears.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

What is the spectacled bear's diet?

a)

Omnivorous

b)

Carnivorous

c)

Herbivorous

d)

Unknown

49.

What is the spectacled bear's form of locomotion?

a)

Plantigrade

b)

Digitigrade

c)

Unguligrade

d)

Other

50.

Spectacled bears have longer fore limbs than hind limbs.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

Spectacled bears are one of how many bear species that are habitually arboreal?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

6

d)

2

52.

Spectacled bears will jump from tree to tree.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

What is the social system of the spectacled bear?

a)

Social

b)

Solitary

c)

Social Males, Solitary Females

d)

Solitary Males, Social Females

54.

Spectacled bears are territorial.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

Spectacled bears are the largest terrestrial carnivore in South America.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

Spectacled bears are the largest terrestrial mammal in South America.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

What are alternate names for the spectacled bear?

a)

Andean Bear

b)

Short-Faced Bear

c)

Mountain Bear

d)

Moon Bear

58.

The spectacled bear is the last remaining short-faced bear from the subfamily Tremarctinae.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

What is the spectacled bear's scientific name?

a)

Tremarctos ornatus

b)

Ailuropoda melanoleuca

c)

Ursus thibetanus

d)

Helarctos malayanus

60.

What features originated the spectacled bear's scientific name?

a)

Bone Structure

b)

Facial Markings

c)

Arboreal Lifestyle

d)

Social Structure

61.

How does the spectacled bear contribute to the ecosystem?

a)

Seed Dispersal

b)

Predator Food Source

c)

Reduces Disease

d)

Forest Regeneration

62.

What is the population trend of the spectacled bear?

a)

Increasing

b)

Decreasing

c)

Stable

d)

Unknown

63.

The spectacled bear is the only bear native to South America.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

To what continent is the spectacled bear endemic?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

65.

What system does the spectacled bear inhabit?

a)

Terrestrial

b)

Arboreal

c)

Fossorial

d)

Aquatic

66.

Olfaction is the dominant form of communication for spectacled bears.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

What is the spectacled bear's circadian rhythm?

a)

Diurnal

b)

Nocturnal

c)

Cathemeral

d)

Crepuscular

68.

Which of these is a spectacled bear?

a)
b)
c)
d)
69.

Which of these is a spectacled bear?

a)
b)
c)
d)
70.

Which of these are spectacled bear tracks?

a)
b)
c)
d)