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Envirothon: Wildlife (part 1)

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What food does a bear eat?

a)

acorns, berries, corn, nuts

b)

grasses, grubs, insects, roots

c)

reptiles, seeds, small animals

d)

chocolate, cocoa beans, tree bark

e)

fish, wheat, honey, soy beans

2.

Which of the following is a good description for a black bear?

a)

black with a brown muzzle

b)

brown with a black patch on chest

c)

black with a white muzzle

d)

brown with a white patch on chest

3.

True of False: Black bears lose weight in fall and winter to prepare for hibernation.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which of the following could be a black bear's den?

a)

Tree cavities and hollow logs

b)

rock outcroppings

c)

slash piles and thickets

5.

What is the class and order for a black bear?

a)

Reptilla and Artiodactya

b)

Mammalia and Carnivora

c)

Testudines and Emydidae

d)

Carnivora and Reptilla

6.

When do black bears enter and emerge from their dens?

a)

December and January; May and early June

b)

September and late October; April and May

c)

October and mid-January; March and April

d)

late July and August; January and Febuary

7.

Which of the following is true about black bears?

a)

Sometimes have a white patch on chest

b)

Average eyesight

c)

Excellent runners, climbers, swimmers, and diggers

d)

Right hind is two inches (adult)

e)

Five toes and sharp curved claws on each foot

8.

What is the habitat for a black bear?

a)

Uninhabited woodlands

b)

Swamp lands with dense cover

c)

Pocosins

d)

Lowland hardwood

9.

Which of the following is the correct classification for a white tailed deer?

a)

Mammalia

b)

Reptilla

c)

Testudines

d)

Artiodactya

10.

What do white tailed deer eat?

a)

Green leaves

b)

crops, berries

c)

grasses, acorns

d)

succulent plants

e)

tender woody vegetation

11.

How do deer communicate?

a)

rubs antlers on trees and limbs

b)

scrapes depressions in the ground

c)

runs around in circles

d)

emits a scent

12.

Which of the following could be an habitat for a white tailed deer?

a)

creek and river bottoms

b)

oak ridges

c)

pine forests

d)

farmlands

13.

Which of the following is a good description for a white tailed deer?

a)

Tanish coat, white circles their eyes, and white band rings the muzzle

b)

Beige coat, brown circles their eyes, and brown band rings the muzzle

c)

Black coat, white circles their eyes, and white band rings the muzzle

d)

White coat, black circles their eyes, and black band rings the muzzle

14.

True or False: White tailed deer "rut" for breeding season.

a)

False

b)

True

15.

Which two months do white tailed deer's antlers drop?

a)

September/ October

b)

June/ July

c)

April/ May

d)

January/ February

16.

Which of the following is false about white tailed deer?

a)

belly is white

b)

hooves have 5 toes

c)

run 10 - 20 miles per hour

d)

have hard fingernail material on their hooves

e)

tail is 9 - 11 inches long