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Envirothon 2020

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a cottonmouths?

a)

Have the heat-sensing facial pit of vipers

b)

Viviparous

c)

Have two rows of scales under the tail

d)

Have a vertically elliptical pupil

2.

What is the average size for a clutch of leatherback turtles’ eggs?

a)

20

b)

60

c)

80

d)

100

3.

Green salamanders breathe through their

a)

mouth and pharynx

b)

lungs

c)

skin

d)

mouth, pharynx, and skin

e)

Mouth, pharynx, skin and lungs

4.

Marsh rabbits are

a)

diurnal

b)

nocturnal

c)

crepuscular

d)

none of the above

5.

Do peregrine falcons mate for life?

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

What is a relationship in which one organism benefits and the other organism is not helped or harmed?

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

d)

predation

7.

Any herbaceous (soft stemmed) plant other than grasses or grass-like plants is called

a)

soft mast

b)

hard mast

c)

forage

d)

forb

8.

What is the maximum number of organisms that a population can support called?

a)

biotic potential

b)

carrying capacity

c)

crowding behavior

d)

limiting factor

9.

Interior species do not benefit from edges. What is an example of one?

a)

owls

b)

wood trush

c)

deer

d)

rabbits

10.

What are the scales on a turtle called?

a)

scutes

b)

carapace

c)

plastron

d)

bog scales

11.

Define Anadromous

a)

Lives in salt water, mates in fresh water, lives in salt water

b)

Lives in salt water, mates in fresh water, lives in freshwater

c)

Lives in fresh water, mates in saltwater, lives in freshwater

d)

Lives in freshwater, mates in salt water, lives in salt water

12.

What is precocial?

a)

Not helpless at birth

b)

helpless at birth

c)

Made to force its way out of the egg

d)

Born without the aid of the parents

13.

Which of the following is considered a specialist?

a)

black bear

b)

blue gill

c)

Red-cockaded woodpecker

d)

box turtle

14.

Which behavior is best for an animal to use to endure hot, dry periods?

a)

Hibernation

b)

Aestivation

c)

migration

d)

long winter's sleep

15.

Which of the following is a non-game species?

a)

trout

b)

raptors

c)

ducks

d)

bears

16.

Which of the following is an eolian deposit?

a)

Glacial Till

b)

Loess

c)

Alluvial fan

d)

a. Colluvial deposit

17.

The movement of organic and inorganic matter within a soil profile is

a)

Additions

b)

Losses

c)

Transformations

d)

Translocations

18.

Which of the following is a micronutrient?

a)

Magnesium

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Potassium

19.

Which of the following is between 0.5 mm and .002 mm?

a)

sand

b)

silt

c)

clay

d)

loam

20.

Which of the following is not retained by clay?

a)

Calcium

b)

Nitrates

c)

Magnesium

d)

Phosphorus

21.

Which soil structure can be characterized by vertical oriented aggregates or pillars with flat tops?

a)

Blocky

b)

Prismatic

c)

Platy

d)

Columnar

e)

Prismatic and Columnar

22.

The downward entry of water into the immediate surface of soil is

a)

Infiltration

b)

Percolation

c)

Leaching

d)

Permeability Flow

23.

This horizon is commonly called subsoil.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

O

e)

R

24.

What is the dominant soil order in NC?

a)

Mollisols

b)

Alfisols

c)

Ultisols

d)

Histosols

25.

Soils in this class are nearly level and not subject to erosion but due to excessive wetness are not suitable for cultivation.

a)

Class 3

b)

Class 4

c)

Class 5

d)

Class 6

e)

Class 7

26.

Sheet and rill erosion remove an average of ____ tons of soil from every acre of cropland per year.

a)

2

b)

5

c)

10

d)

15

27.

What is the practice of plowing around the curves of the terrain?

a)

terracing

b)

conservation tillage

c)

contour plowing

d)

strip cropping

28.

What 2 trees are often used as windbreaks in NC?

a)

Long leaf pines and eastern red cedar

b)

Loblolly pines and eastern red cedar

c)

Loblolly pines and Frasier fir

d)

Frasier firs and red maples

29.

The soil forming factors are

a)

air, water, mineral matter, organic matter, vegetation

b)

sand, silt, clay, organic matter

c)

climate, time, parent material, topography, vegetation

d)

temperature, moisture, freezing, thawing, wetting, drying

30.

The abbreviation CEC stands for:

a)

clay exchange capacity

b)

complete extractable cations

c)

cation exchange capacity

d)

cation extendable concentration

e)

none of the above

31.

Nitrification is the conversion of

a)

ammonium to nitrous oxide

b)

nitrate to ammonium

c)

nitrous oxide to nitrogen gas

d)

ammonium to nitrate

e)

none of the above

32.

Gray colors in lower soil horizons are usually an indication of what?

a)

the presence of oxygen

b)

sandy soils

c)

the lack of oxygen

d)

a plow layer

33.

Which of the following are most responsible for giving color to soil?

a)

nitrogen and boron

b)

sand, silt, and clay

c)

pH and aluminum

d)

organic matter and iron

34.

Redoximorphic features are used to determine

a)

soil pH and cation exchange capacity

b)

amount of soil organic matter

c)

soil structure and texture

d)

the depth and duration of water table

35.

Use the textural triangle to determine the texture of a soil with 40% sand, 40% silt and 20% clay

a)

Clay loam

b)

Loam

c)

Sandy Clay Loam

d)

Silt Loam

36.

Of the 4 types of scales, which type does a shark have?

a)

Ctenoid

b)

Cycloid

c)

Placoid

d)

Ganoid

37.

Which of the following shapes best enable a fish to move quickly through the water in search of live food and provides stability in fast moving water?

a)

streamlined

b)

broad

c)

flattened

d)

pan

38.

Which part of the fish acts as a buoyancy control device?

a)

Gills

b)

myomeres

c)

lateral line

d)

swim bladder

39.

This type of wetland is associated with lakes

a)

Marine

b)

Palustrine

c)

Lacustrine

d)

Estuariane

40.

Which of the following plants is an emergent plant?

a)

Cattails

b)

watershield

c)

duckweed

d)

elodea

41.

Lakes with low nutrient levels and high dissolved oxygen levels are

a)

Eutrophic

b)

Oligotrophic

c)

mesotrophic

d)

notrophic

42.

Spring turnover occurs when water is warmed to____ degrees Celsius

a)

0

b)

4

c)

12

d)

25

43.

This zone of the ocean is also called the open ocean.

a)

Abyssal

b)

Bathal

c)

Euphotic

d)

Pelagic

44.

Fish eggs are called

a)

roe

b)

spawn

c)

milt

d)

fry

45.

The surface of the zone of saturation is called the

a)

aquifer

b)

water table

c)

recharge zone

d)

discharge area

46.

Which of the following is NOT a naval store?

a)

tar

b)

pitch

c)

rosin

d)

turpentine

e)

none of the above; They all are naval stores

47.

Which of the following is a natural program of forest research and a survey of forest resources?

a)

The Weeks Law

b)

The Clarke-McNary Law

c)

The McSweeney-McNary Law

d)

CCC

e)

Norris-Doxey Cooperative Forestry Act

48.

55% of the timber cut each year is used for

a)

paper and paper products

b)

fuelwood and charcoal

c)

building materials

d)

furniture

49.

66% of the paper produced comes from

a)

harvested logs

b)

recycled paper

c)

cotton or rice

d)

resin

50.

Which of the following organisms is a dominant species in a climax community?

a)

rabbit

b)

cedar trees

c)

oak trees

d)

moss

51.

Which of the following is the living wood of the tree?

a)

pith

b)

cambium

c)

heartwood

d)

sapwood

52.

Which part of a leaf is where the majority of photosynthesis takes place?

a)

cuticle

b)

mesophyll

c)

stomata

d)

xylem

e)

phloem

53.

Which of the following is an insect borer?

a)

IPS beetle

b)

Gypsy Moth

c)

Pine sawfly

d)

wooly adelgid

54.

Which tree harvesting technique involves harvesting the mature trees in an area over a period of time?

a)

clear cutting

b)

seed cutting

c)

whole tree harvesting

d)

shelterwood cutting

55.

The oldest baldcypress tree can be found in which NC ecosystem?

a)

Mountain cove forest

b)

Spruce-fir forest

c)

Piedmont stream forest

d)

Bottomland hardwood forest

e)

Sandhill’s long leaf forest

56.

Which of the following items should be placed in a recycling bin for recycling ?

a)

diapers

b)

pizza boxes

c)

yogurt cups

d)

Starbuck cups

e)

none of the above

57.

Passive remote sensing technologies include

a)

radar and airborne light detection

b)

aerial photography and satellite imagery

c)

ranging (lidar)

d)

aerial photography and airborne light detection

58.

How much saturated thickness is needed in an aquifer for successful irrigation to occur?

a)

minimum of 10 feet

b)

minimum of 30 feet

c)

minimum of 150 feet

d)

minimum of 100 feet

59.

What irrigation method has a low-pressure, underground drip which sends the water straight to the plants’ roots. Fertilizer is also injected through the flat tubing.

a)

center pivot irrigation

b)

subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) system

c)

Sprinkler irrigation

d)

Lateral move irrigation

e)

Surface irrigation

60.

The Neuse River feeds into the Albemarle-Pamlico Sound which is the

a)

Largest estuary in the US

b)

Largest wetland in the US

c)

2nd Largest estuary in the US

d)

2nd Largest wetland in the US

61.

Which of the methods below is the best at giving the coast protection against stormy wave and erosion ?

a)

sea walls

b)

bulkheads

c)

manmade structures

d)

living shorelines

62.

A 2016 study in the journal Science predicted that ___percent of the U.S. coastline is vulnerable to saltwater intrusion.

a)

10

b)

15

c)

20

d)

25

63.

When did Congress pass NEPA?

a)

1939

b)

1969

c)

1989

d)

1999

64.

Who is recognized as “Mr. Earth Day”

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Senator Gaylord Nelson

c)

Rachel Carson

d)

Denis Hayes

65.

What river caught on fire due to industrial pollution and this sparked the Clean water Act?

a)

Ohio River

b)

Cuyahoga River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Colorado river

66.

Due to lack of water in Chennai, the city dispatches __ water tankers a day to deliver water to its residents.

a)

2000

b)

5000

c)

9000

d)

12000

67.

Which of the following is considered a minor aquifer in NC?

a)

Lower Cretaceous

b)

PeeDee

c)

Black Creek

d)

Castle Hayne

68.

How much stormwater does the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power capture annually?

a)

43,000 acre-feet per year

b)

29,000 acre-feet per year

c)

143,000 acre-feet per year

d)

129,000 acre-feet per year

69.

If the Ogallala Aquifer goes dry, how many years will it take for natural process to refill it?

a)

6

b)

60

c)

600

d)

6000

e)

60000

70.

IWRM stands for

a)

Integrated waste recycling methods

b)

Improved waste recycling methods

c)

Integrated water resources management

d)

Integrated water resources management

71.

What insect has the longest migration of any insect?

a)

green darner

b)

monarch

c)

globe skinner

d)

honeybee

72.

What continent did the majority of bird species originate from?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

South America

73.

How much has the population of monarchs decreased in the last 20 years?

a)

20%

b)

40%

c)

70%

d)

80 %

e)

90%

74.

What are snot otters?

a)

Eastern Hellbenders

b)

Beavers

c)

green salamanders

d)

river otters

75.

How many counties are within the Neuse River Basin?

a)

8

b)

12

c)

18

d)

28

76.

River Basin A is the _____________ River Basin.River Basin B is the _____________ River basin

(a)  

77.

What is the name of fin A and fin B?

(a)  

78.

What is the name of the dark line on a fish?

(a)  

79.

What is the name of Zone C?

(a)  

80.

Use the Biltmore stick to find the number of board feet that can be made from a tree with the following dimensions.

2- 16 foot logs

Diameter of 10

(a)  

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