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Natural Resources and Wildlife

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This occurs when a species no longer exists.

a)

Extinction

b)

Endangerment

c)

Feralism

d)

Threatened Species

2.

This is when an animal lives on land.

a)

Aquatic

b)

Aerobic

c)

Wildlife

d)

Terrestrial

3.

This is a material that has never lived.

a)

Mineral

b)

Nutrients

c)

Elements

d)

Chlorophyll

4.

All life forms, plant or animals, need this to survive:

a)

Soil

b)

Water

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Calcium Carbonate

5.

A group of ecosystems within a region that have similar types of vegetation and similar climate conditions is a:

a)

Strata

b)

Estuary

c)

Habitat

d)

Biome

6.

The world’s largest biome is the:

a)

Marine

b)

Freshwater

c)

Temperate Forest

d)

Coniferous Forest

7.

Water that is clouded with suspended particles of silt is described as:

a)

Turbid

b)

Stratified

c)

Clean

d)

Salty

8.

Which of the following species is extinct?

a)

California Condor

b)

Passenger Pigeon

c)

Red Wolf

d)

Whooping Crane

9.

Which of the following terrestrial biomes is located in the frozen regions of the continent?

a)

Desert

b)

Tundra

c)

Coniferous Forest

d)

Grassland

10.

Which of the following is not an endangered species?

a)

Gray Wolves

b)

Big Horn Sheep

c)

Coyotes

d)

Key Deer

11.

Which of the following practices is not a good stewardship practice to help wildlife and conserve our natural resources?

a)

Soil Conservation

b)

Pollution of ground water

c)

Protection of surface water

d)

Providing shelter for wildlife

12.

Which of the following water habitat is not part of the marine biome?

a)

A Lake

b)

A Bay

c)

A Estuary

d)

An Ocean

13.

This is the outer layer of the earth’s surface?

a)

Crust

b)

Soil

c)

Terraformed

d)

Core

14.

What is a material that is used to provide energy?

a)

Fossil Fuel

b)

Organic matter

c)

Barium

d)

Fossil Fuels

15.

Which of the following are fossil fuels?

a)

Coal

b)

Petroleum

c)

Biomass

d)

Switch Grass

16.

When air is said to have a smell, taste or odor, it is said to be what?

a)

Its Clean

b)

Its Polluted

17.

Which of the following is one of the three main things that soil consist of?

a)

Silt

b)

Organic matter

c)

Grasses

d)

Rocks

18.

Which of the follwing is one of the three forms does water come in?

a)

Liquid

b)

Density

c)

Biomass

d)

NPK

19.

What type of Animal Eats Plants?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Insectivore

d)

Frugivore

20.

What type of Animal Eats meat?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Insectivore

d)

Frugivore

21.

What type of Animal Eats insects?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Insectivore

d)

Frugivore

22.

What type of Animal Eats fruit?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Insectivore

d)

Frugivore

23.

What type of Animal Eats plants and meat?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Insectivore

d)

Omnivore

24.

What is the main difference between the marine biome and freshwater biome?

a)

Marine has salt

b)

Freshwater is newer water than what is in the ocean

c)

Most species of animals can live in both of them

d)

Marine water is colder than freshwater

25.

Composed of plants, animals and microscopic forms of life that are adapted to living in or near water that is not salt

a)

Tundra

b)

Marine

c)

Desert

d)

Freshwater

26.

Biome that consists of oceans, bays, and estuaries.

a)

Tundra

b)

Marine

c)

Desert

d)

Freshwater

27.

A Biome that has Less than 10 inches of precipitation a year, Daytime is very hot, Night time is very cold and Plants include cactus, shrubs, and a large number of desert flowers.

a)

Tundra

b)

Marine

c)

Desert

d)

Freshwater

28.

Mountain Lion

a)

Extinct

b)

Endangered

c)

Neither

29.

Whooping Crane

a)

Extinct

b)

Endangered

c)

Neither

30.

Passenger Pigeon

a)

Extinct

b)

Endangered

c)

Neither

31.

Polar Bear

a)

Extinct

b)

Endangered

c)

Neither

32.

Carolina Parakeet

a)

Extinct

b)

Endangered

c)

Neither

33.

Big Horn Sheep

a)

Extinct

b)

Endangered

c)

Neither

34.

Heath Hen

a)

Extinct

b)

Endangered

c)

Neither

35.

Prairie Chicken

a)

Extinct

b)

Endangered

c)

Neither