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Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

nesting cover

a)

vegetation that protects nesting sites: forms, grasses, logging slash, low shrubs, windrows or thickets for quilt grouse many species of songbirds, and rabbits

b)

Overnight cover (ex. coniferous stands for wild turkey, honeysuckle vines for quail, dense pine saplings and small poles for doves, beaver ponds for wood ducks, or old snags suitable for woodpeckers and many songbirds)

c)

Cover required for over-wintering (ex. den trees for squirrels, raccoons and bear, or dense evergreen thickets for deer)

d)

A tree that contains a weather-tight cavity used for nesting or protection.

2.

legume

a)

fruits or nuts used as a food source by wildlife

b)

a plant that does not capture organic nitrogen from the air; forms seeds in pods

c)

plants that capture organic nitrogen from the air; typically forms seeds in pods (ex. soybeans, peas, alfalfa, lespedeza, and locust)

d)

plants that form seeds in pods

3.

the controlled application of fire to woodland fuels to attain planned resource management objectives

a)

prescribed burning cycle

b)

Prescribed burning

c)

fire management

d)

California

4.

omnivores

a)

the category of animals that feeds on plants

b)

the category of animals that feed on insects

c)

the category of animals that feed on animals

d)

the category of animals that feed on both plants and animals

5.

changes in population or community structures that occur at the boundary of two habitats

a)

ecosystem management

b)

edge effect

c)

stewardship management

d)

ecotone

6.

choose the definitions of all three. browse, carrying capacity, community

a)

palatable twigs, shoots, leaves and buds of woody plants; a category of deer foods

b)

the category of animals that prey or feed upon animals and insects

c)

a collective term used to describe an assemblage of organisms living together

d)

the maximum number of animals that a specific habitat or area can support without causing deterioration or degradation of that habitat

e)

food

7.

choose the definitions of all three. brood cover, cover, and escape cover

a)

the name of a preachers young; usually when there is more than one

b)

low vegetation such as grasses or forms that afford protection for ground nesters to raise their young

c)

thickets vine mats hollow trees rock crevices, blow-downs or burrows that are a means of concealment form predators or hunters

d)

a description of the protection and seclusion afforded by a combination of vegetation and topography

e)

another word for blanket

8.

define all three. forage, forest type, forb

a)

all browse and herbaceous plant foods that are available to animals

b)

groups of tree species commonly growing in the same stand because their environmental requirements are similar

c)

any herbaceous plant other than grasses or grass-like plants

d)

a made up word

e)

grasses

9.

define both. habitat, inclusion

a)

an area that provides an animal or plant with adequate food, water, shelter, and living space

b)

when a group of people decides not to exclude a person

c)

a place where some stuff lives

d)

small areas within a stand which have an inherently different forest and management type than the stand in which they occur

e)

an example of inclusion is the ugly duckling

10.

define all 4. home range, hard mast, soft mast, and stewardship management

a)

the practice of managing all the natural resources as a whole; utilizing and enjoying the natural resources with responsibility and care for the future

b)

the center ___ of a ship that holds the main sails

c)

the fruit or nuts of trees

d)

the fruits and berries of dogwood viburnums, elderberry, huckleberry, spice bush, grape, raspberry and blackberry

e)

the area used by an animal to fulfill its food cover water and reproductive requirements

11.

True false? neotropical migrants are the category of migratory birds that spend the winter in central and South America and return to North America to breed

a)

true

b)

false

12.

true false? nest box/structure is a natural occurring artificial box platform or other structure that enhances the reproductive habitat for desirable species

a)

true

b)

false

13.

true false? riparian zones are meant to filter pollutants, prevent erosion, transform nutrients, provide food/habitat, shade surface water

a)

true

b)

false

14.

true false? wildlife openings openings maintained to meet food and cover needs for wildlife; may contain native vegetation or planted crops; can be maintained by burning disking mowing planting or fertilizing

a)

true

b)

false

15.

true false? species is a coup of interbreeding organisms that do not ordinarily breed with members of other groups

a)

true

b)

false

16.

true false? population is all of the individuals of a several different species in a specific area or region at a certain time; contain genetic variation

a)

true

b)

false

17.

true false? community is none of the populations in a specific area or region at a certain time; involves many types of interactions among species

a)

true

b)

false

18.

interactions

a)

a conversation

b)

the acquisition and use of food, space or other environmental resources; lead to situations in which individuals are thrown into life or death struggles

c)

when two or more organisms do things together in a symbiotic relationship

d)

the action part of organisms relationship

19.

beak

a)

a type of mouth characteristic of birds but can be found in many cephalopods as well

b)

the sharp horn that birds use to eat

c)

the mouth of birds

d)

a type of mouth in which the jaws are covered by a layer of keratin and have no teeth at all.

20.
a)

wading

b)

nectar feeder

c)

fish eater

d)

filter feeder

21.
a)

wading

b)

insect eaters

c)

fish eaters

d)

fruit eaters

22.
a)

nectar eaters

b)

carnivorous beaks

c)

seed eater beaks

d)

filter feeding beaks

23.

digitgrade

a)

a math grade

b)

walks on toes

c)

the most common type of bird foot

d)

least common type of bird foot

24.
a)

zygodactyl

b)

palmate

c)

semi-palmate

d)

raptorial

25.
a)

totipalmate

b)

zygodactyl

c)

anisodactyl