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Bilby

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bilbies are protected under Australian law.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

So far, bilby reintroduction programs have been successful.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What is the record bilby lifespan?

a)

10 Years

b)

5 Years

c)

15 Years

d)

20 Years

4.

What is the bilby's average lifespan?

a)

5-7 Years

b)

2-4 Years

c)

8-10 Years

d)

11-13 Years

5.

What habitats do bilbies inhabit?

a)

Savanna

b)

Grassland

c)

Shrubland

d)

Forest

6.

What type of habitats do bilbies inhabit?

a)

Dry

b)

Moist

c)

Temperate

d)

High Altitude

7.

How do bilbies benefit the environment?

a)

Engineer the Ecosystem

b)

Reduce Disease

c)

Spread Seeds

d)

Control Prey

8.

Bilby ears are relatively hairless.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which of the bilbies senses are most keen?

a)

Vision

b)

Hearing

c)

Olfaction

d)

Taste

10.

For what do bilbies use their large ears?

a)

Locate Prey

b)

Regulate Body Temperature

c)

Avoid Predators

d)

Attract Mates

11.

What is the bilby's closest relative?

a)

Yallara (Lesser Bilby)

b)

Giant Kangaroo Rat

c)

Desert Bettong

d)

Long-Nosed Bandicoot

12.

When was the bilby first described?

a)

1837

b)

1937

c)

1717

d)

2017

13.

What are alternate names for the bilby?

a)

Dalgyte

b)

Pinkie

c)

Rabbit-Eared Bandicoot

d)

Giant Kangaroo Rat

14.

The bilby's scientific name derives from what feature?

a)

Rabbit-Like Characteristics

b)

Omnivorous Diet

c)

Long Tail

d)

Australian Location

15.

What is the bilby's scientific name?

a)

Macrotis lagotis

b)

Macrotis leucura

c)

Peroryctes broadbenti

d)

Perameles bougainville

16.

What is the bilby's social system?

a)

Social

b)

Solitary

c)

Social Males, Solitary Females

d)

Social Females, Solitary Males

17.

Bilby home ranges overlap.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What makes wild bilbies hard to observe?

a)

Nocturnal Lifestyle

b)

Decreasing Population

c)

Fossorial Lifestyle

d)

Shy Behavior

19.

What preys on bilbies?

a)

Pythons

b)

Monitor Lizards

c)

Raptors

d)

Tasmanian Devils

20.

Which sex of bilby possess a linear social hierarchy?

a)

Male

b)

Female

c)

Both, Male & Female

d)

None

21.

How do bilbies maintain dominance?

a)

Scent Markings

b)

Aggression

c)

Scat

d)

Visual Displays

22.

Which sex of bilby scent marks?

a)

Male

b)

Female

c)

Both, Male & Female

d)

None

23.

The bilby is the mascot for the Commonwealth of Australia Endangered Species Program.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

When did the bilby start replacing the Easter Bunny in Australia?

a)

1990

b)

2009

c)

2018

d)

1980

25.

What is the bilby's mating system?

a)

Polygynous

b)

Polyandrous

c)

Monogamous

d)

Polygynandrous

26.

Bilby copulation occurs in what system?

a)

Arboreal

b)

Fossorial

c)

Terrestrial

d)

Aquatic

27.

Bilbies pair bond.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Which sex of bilby keeps larger home ranges?

a)

Male

b)

Female

29.

Bilbies are endemic to what continent?

a)

Oceania

b)

Asia

c)

South America

d)

Europe

30.

Bilbies historically inhabited what percentage of continental Australia?

a)

70%

b)

90%

c)

50%

d)

30%

31.

Bilbies currently inhabit what percentage of their historical range?

a)

20-30%

b)

40-50%

c)

60-70%

d)

80-90%

32.

Bilbies drink water.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Bilbies are endemic to what country?

a)

Australia

b)

New Zealand

c)

Tasmania

d)

Papua New Guinea

34.

Bilbies display sexual dimorphism.

a)

True, males are larger.

b)

True, females are larger.

c)

False.

35.

How do male bilbies differ from females?

a)

Larger Foreheads

b)

Longer Canines

c)

Longer Ears

d)

Longer Tails

36.

Which sex of bilby has a pouch?

a)

Male

b)

Female

c)

Both, Male & Female

d)

None

37.

What direction does a bilby's pouch open?

a)

Rearward

b)

Foreward

c)

Leftward

d)

Rightward

38.

What is the bilby's parental investment?

a)

Maternal

b)

Paternal

c)

Both, Maternal & Paternal

d)

None

39.

National Bilby Day is the second Sunday of which month?

a)

September

b)

March

c)

June

d)

December

40.

Where are female bilby nipples located?

a)

Inside the Pouch

b)

Outside the Pouch

c)

Both, Inside & Outside the Pouch

41.

Bilby nipples produce different milk depending on their location on the body.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

How long is bilby gestation?

a)

6 Weeks

b)

2 Weeks

c)

2 Months

d)

6 Months

43.

How many litters can a bilby produce each year?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

44.

How many offspring make up a bilby litter?

a)

1-4

b)

4-8

c)

8-12

d)

12-16

45.

How do bilbies traverse?

a)

Hop

b)

Gallop

c)

Walk

d)

Crawl

46.

How many digits are on each of a bilby's forelimbs?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

47.

How many claws are on each of a bilby's forelimbs?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

48.

What kind of coat does a bilby have?

a)

Course & Wooly

b)

Soft & Silky

c)

Full & Fluffy

d)

Fine & Glossy

49.

The bilby's fur protects it from termite bites.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

What color is the tip of a bilby's tail?

a)

Blue-Grey

b)

Black

c)

White

d)

Brown

51.

What is the bilby's population trend?

a)

Decreasing

b)

Increasing

c)

Stable

d)

Unknown

52.

Bilby are threatened by what invasive species?

a)

Dingo

b)

Red Fox

c)

Cat

d)

European Rabbit

53.

What threatens the bilby?

a)

Agriculture & Aquaculture

b)

Invasive Species

c)

Energy Producing & Mining

d)

Biological Resource Use

54.

How do controlled fires benefit bilbies?

a)

Promote Seed Growth

b)

Reduce Predators

c)

Soften Soil for Digging

d)

Congregate Prey

55.

What is the bilby's generation length?

a)

4 Years

b)

8 Years

c)

6 Years

d)

2 Years

56.

When is the bilby breeding season?

a)

Year-Round

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

57.

What is the bilby's form of locomotion?

a)

Digitigrade

b)

Unguligrade

c)

Plantigrade

d)

Other

58.

What is the bilby's circadian rhythm?

a)

Nocturnal

b)

Diurnal

c)

Crepuscular

d)

Cathemeral

59.

How many bilby subspecies are recognized?

a)

0

b)

2

c)

5

d)

10

60.

What is the bilby's evaluation on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species?

a)

Least Concern

b)

Near Threatened

c)

Vulnerable

d)

Endangered

61.

What is the bilby's population?

a)

9,000

b)

90,000

c)

900

d)

90

62.

The bilby's population is severely fragmented.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

How long does a bilby remain in its mother's pouch?

a)

75 Days

b)

15 Days

c)

95 Days

d)

35 Days

64.

When do bilbies become independent?

a)

3 Months

b)

2 Weeks

c)

1 Month

d)

6 Months

65.

Which sex of bilby sexually matures first?

a)

Male

b)

Female

66.

What percentage of bilbies reach adulthood?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

95%

67.

Australian Aboriginals once favored bilbies for what resources?

a)

Food

b)

Fur

c)

Claws

d)

Teeth

68.

Bilby's accidentally consume what materials?

a)

Soil

b)

Sand

c)

Water

d)

Vegetation

69.

What qualities describe the bilby's tongue?

a)

Long

b)

Short

c)

Sticky

d)

Course

70.

What is the bilby's diet?

a)

Omnivorous

b)

Carnivorous

c)

Herbivorous

d)

Unknown

71.

What do bilbies eat?

a)

Plants

b)

Insects

c)

Eggs

d)

Lizards

72.

What factors determine the insect/plant ratio of a bilby's diet?

a)

Habitat

b)

Season

c)

Age

d)

Gender

73.

What systems do bilbies inhabit?

a)

Terrestrial

b)

Fossorial

c)

Arboreal

d)

Aquatic

74.

What purposes does a bilby's burrow serve?

a)

Heat Protection

b)

Predator Protection

c)

Food Cache

d)

Offspring Cache

75.

Up to how many burrows does a single bilby maintain?

a)

1

b)

12

c)

18

d)

6

76.

Which of these are bilby tracks?

a)
b)
c)
d)
77.

Which of these is a bilby?

a)
b)
c)
d)
78.

Which of these is a bilby?

a)
b)
c)
d)

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