WorksheetsEnvirothon: Wildlife (part 1)
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 12mins
What food does a bear eat?
acorns, berries, corn, nuts
grasses, grubs, insects, roots
reptiles, seeds, small animals
chocolate, cocoa beans, tree bark
fish, wheat, honey, soy beans
Which of the following is a good description for a black bear?
black with a brown muzzle
brown with a black patch on chest
black with a white muzzle
brown with a white patch on chest
True of False: Black bears lose weight in fall and winter to prepare for hibernation.
True
False
Which of the following could be a black bear's den?
Tree cavities and hollow logs
rock outcroppings
slash piles and thickets
What is the class and order for a black bear?
Reptilla and Artiodactya
Mammalia and Carnivora
Testudines and Emydidae
Carnivora and Reptilla
When do black bears enter and emerge from their dens?
December and January; May and early June
September and late October; April and May
October and mid-January; March and April
late July and August; January and Febuary
Which of the following is true about black bears?
Sometimes have a white patch on chest
Average eyesight
Excellent runners, climbers, swimmers, and diggers
Right hind is two inches (adult)
Five toes and sharp curved claws on each foot
What is the habitat for a black bear?
Uninhabited woodlands
Swamp lands with dense cover
Pocosins
Lowland hardwood
Which of the following is the correct classification for a white tailed deer?
Mammalia
Reptilla
Testudines
Artiodactya
What do white tailed deer eat?
Green leaves
crops, berries
grasses, acorns
succulent plants
tender woody vegetation
How do deer communicate?
rubs antlers on trees and limbs
scrapes depressions in the ground
runs around in circles
emits a scent
Which of the following could be an habitat for a white tailed deer?
creek and river bottoms
oak ridges
pine forests
farmlands
Which of the following is a good description for a white tailed deer?
Tanish coat, white circles their eyes, and white band rings the muzzle
Beige coat, brown circles their eyes, and brown band rings the muzzle
Black coat, white circles their eyes, and white band rings the muzzle
White coat, black circles their eyes, and black band rings the muzzle
True or False: White tailed deer "rut" for breeding season.
False
True
Which two months do white tailed deer's antlers drop?
September/ October
June/ July
April/ May
January/ February
Which of the following is false about white tailed deer?
belly is white
hooves have 5 toes
run 10 - 20 miles per hour
have hard fingernail material on their hooves
tail is 9 - 11 inches long
