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Southern Grasshopper Mouse

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the southern grasshopper mouse's diet?

a)

Carnivorous

b)

Omnivorous

c)

Herbivorous

d)

Unknown

2.

What is the southern grasshopper mouse's primary diet?

a)

Carnivorous

b)

Frugivorous

c)

Granivorous

d)

Folivorous

3.

What system does the southern grasshopper mouse inhabit?

a)

Terrestrial

b)

Fossorial

c)

Aerial/Arboreal

d)

Aquatic

4.

The southern grasshopper mouse is a good climber.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What is the southern grasshopper mouse's form of locomotion?

a)

Plantigrade

b)

Digitigrade

c)

Unguligrade

d)

Other

6.

The southern grasshopper mouse is aggressive.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

How does the southern grasshopper mouse kill its prey?

a)

Bite to the Head

b)

Bite to the Throat

c)

Disembowelment

d)

Tail Whip to the Head

8.

How many southern grasshopper mouse subspecies are recognized by ITIS?

a)

7

b)

10

c)

17

d)

0

9.

What is the southern grasshopper mouse's scientific name?

a)

Onychomys arenicola

b)

Onychomys leucogaster

c)

Onychomys torridus

d)

Osgoodomys banderanus

10.

On average, what percentage of the southern grasshopper mouse's body length is the tail?

a)

30%

b)

50%

c)

70%

d)

90%

11.

Southern grasshopper mouse tail length varies by sex.

a)

True, males' tails are longer.

b)

True, females' tails are longer.

c)

False.

12.

There is sexual dimorphism in the southern grasshopper mouse.

a)

True, males are larger.

b)

True, females are larger.

c)

False.

13.

What do southern grasshopper mice eat?

a)

Scorpions

b)

Seeds

c)

Fish

d)

Mice

14.

What is the southern grasshopper mouse's rarity?

a)

Common

b)

Uncommon

c)

Rare

d)

Extinct in the Wild

15.

What is the southern grasshopper mouse's population density?

a)

Low

b)

Medium

c)

High

16.

To what continent is the southern grasshopper mouse endemic?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Oceania

17.

What countries does the southern grasshopper mouse inhabit?

a)

United States

b)

Mexico

c)

Canada

d)

Guatemala

18.

The southern grasshopper mouse routinely eats which scorpion?

a)

Arizona Bark Scorpion

b)

Baja California Bark Scorpion

c)

Florida Bark Scorpion

d)

Mexican Scorpion

19.

How does the southern grasshopper mouse deal with scorpion venom?

a)

Removes Stinger

b)

Venom Immunity

c)

Neural Anesthetic Mechanism

d)

Sucks Out Venom

20.

When do female southern grasshopper mice become sexually mature?

a)

6 Days

b)

6 Weeks

c)

6 Months

d)

16 Days

21.

How long is southern grasshopper mouse gestation?

a)

26-35 Days

b)

16-25 Days

c)

36-45 Days

d)

46-55 Days

22.

What is the southern grasshopper mouse litter size?

a)

1-6

b)

6-12

c)

12-18

d)

18-24

23.

What is the southern grasshopper mouse's mating system?

a)

Monogamous

b)

Polygynous

c)

Polyandrous

d)

Polygynandrous

24.

What is the southern grasshopper mouse's parental investment?

a)

Maternal

b)

Paternal

c)

Both, Maternal & Paternal

d)

None

25.

Southern grasshopper mice are territorial.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Which sex of southern grasshopper mouse keeps a larger home range?

a)

Male

b)

Female

27.

What is the southern grasshopper mouse's social system?

a)

Social

b)

Solitary

c)

Solitary Males, Social Females

d)

Social Males, Solitary Females

28.

How do southern grasshopper mice defend their territories?

a)

Aggression

b)

Vocalizations

c)

Scat Marking

d)

Urine Marking

29.

When is the peak southern grasshopper mouse breeding season?

a)

Spring-Summer

b)

Summer-Fall

c)

Fall-Winter

d)

Winter-Spring

30.

How many litters can a female southern grasshopper mouse produce in a year?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

31.

The southern grasshopper mouse has specialized physiological adaptations to arid conditions.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

From where does the southern grasshopper mouse obtain most of its moisture?

a)

Streams

b)

Food

c)

Rain

d)

Ponds

33.

What is the southern grasshopper mouse's evaluation on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species?

a)

Least Concern

b)

Near Threatened

c)

Vulnerable

d)

Endangered

34.

What is the southern grasshopper mouse's population trend?

a)

Increasing

b)

Decreasing

c)

Unknown

d)

Stable

35.

The southern grasshopper mouse's population is severely fragmented.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

What color is the southern grasshopper mouse's underside?

a)

Brown

b)

Black

c)

White

d)

Pink

37.

What kind of coat does the southern grasshopper mouse have?

a)

Fine & Dense

b)

Course & Wooly

c)

Smooth & Silky

d)

Full & Fluffy

38.

What preys on southern grasshopper mice?

a)

Raptors

b)

Snakes

c)

Scorpions

d)

Mice

39.

The southern grasshopper mouse has no known major threats.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

How do southern grasshopper mice benefit farmers?

a)

Provide Fertilizer

b)

Spread Seed Growth

c)

Eat Harmful Insects

d)

Oxygenate the Soil

41.

Southern grasshopper mice eat crops.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Southern grasshopper mice are cannibalistic.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

What is a group of southern grasshopper mice called?

a)

Nest

b)

Burrow

c)

Pack

d)

Cluster

44.

When does the southern grasshopper mouse howl?

a)

Threatened

b)

Hunting

c)

Mating

d)

Attracting a Mate

45.

How far away can a southern grasshopper mouse howl be heard?

a)

100 m. / 328 ft.

b)

50 m. / 164 ft.

c)

150 m. / 492 ft.

d)

10 m. / 33 ft.

46.

What is the southern grasshopper mouse's movement pattern?

a)

Full Migrant

b)

Nomadic

c)

Altitudinal Migrant

d)

Not a Migrant

47.

What is the southern grasshopper mouse's generation length?

a)

1-2 Years

b)

3-4 Years

c)

5-6 Years

d)

7-8 Years

48.

There are conservation measures specific to the southern grasshopper mouse.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

There are protected areas in the southern grasshopper mouse's range.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Southern grasshopper mice are extremely fertile.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

Southern grasshopper mice are difficult to wipe out.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

When do southern grasshopper mice grow their fur?

a)

Birth

b)

10 Hours

c)

10 Days

d)

10 Weeks

53.

When do southern grasshopper mice first open their eyes?

a)

Birth

b)

15 Hours

c)

15 Days

d)

5 Weeks

54.

When are southern grasshopper mice weaned?

a)

3 Days

b)

3 Weeks

c)

3 Months

d)

13 Days

55.

What is the southern grasshopper mouse's alternative name?

a)

Scorpion Mouse

b)

Arizona Bark Mouse

c)

Howling Mouse

d)

Wolf Mouse

56.

What habitats does the southern grasshopper mouse inhabit?

a)

Shrubland

b)

Desert

c)

Forest

d)

Grassland

57.

What kind of shrub cover does the southern grasshopper mouse prefer?

a)

Low-Moderate

b)

Moderate

c)

Moderate-High

d)

None

58.

What type of elevation does the southern grasshopper mouse prefer?

a)

Low

b)

Moderate

c)

High

59.

Southern grasshopper mice are active year-round.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

What is the southern grasshopper mouse's circadian rhythm?

a)

Nocturnal

b)

Diurnal

c)

Crepuscular

d)

Cathemeral

61.

Southern grasshopper mice with which diet tend to have the smallest brain size?

a)

Granivorous

b)

Folivorous

c)

Insectivorous

d)

Generalist

62.

Southern grasshopper mice with which diet tend to have the largest brain size?

a)

Granivorous

b)

Folivorous

c)

Insectivorous

d)

Generalist

63.

How does the southern grasshopper mouse differ from other rodents?

a)

Carnivorous Diet

b)

Low Elevation

c)

Longer Tail

d)

Larger Size

64.

What is the lifespan of a southern grasshopper mouse?

a)

2 Years

b)

4 Years

c)

6 Years

d)

8 Years

65.

Where does the southern grasshopper mouse nest?

a)

Underground

b)

In Trees

c)

In Shrub

d)

Near Water

66.

How does the southern grasshopper mouse acquire burrows?

a)

Aggression

b)

Excavation

c)

Abandonment

67.

Which of these is a southern grasshopper mouse?

a)
b)
c)
d)
68.

Which of these are southern grasshopper mouse tracks?

a)
b)
c)
d)

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