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WorksheetsCareers in Wildlife Management
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 13mins
A key job of wildlife managers is to ensure that large enough populations of species exist to allow for a species' continued survival.
TRUE
FALSE
Wildlife, by definition, are undomesticated, free-ranging terrestrial vertebrates.
TRUE
FALSE
Which is not a method of wildlife management?
setting game limits
building and maintaining habitat
growing more invasive species
public education
__________ involves the use of human activity to ensure that species of wildlife remain at healthy population levels.
Passive management
Active management
________ is managing a habitat to maximize overall biodiversity.
species richness approach
featured-species approach
passive management
active management
Wildlife managers have many methods of determining the population of a species; complete counts are one of them. These are the specific complete counting actions:
animal and plant tissues are collected
calls, tracks, nests
representative counting
visual and/or aerial surveys, counting actual animals
Wildlife managers have many methods of determining the population of a species; incomplete counts are one of them. These are the specific incomplete counting actions:
animal and plant tissues are collected
calls, tracks, nests
representative counting
visual and/or aerial surveys, counting actual animals
Wildlife managers have many methods of determining the population of a species; indirect counts are one of them. These are the specific indirect counting actions:
animal and plant tissues are collected
calls, tracks, nests
representative counting
visual and/or aerial surveys, counting actual animals
Wildlife managers have many methods of determining the population of a species; DNA testing is one of them. These are the DNA testing counting actions:
animal and plant tissues are collected
calls, tracks, nests
representative counting
visual and/or aerial surveys, counting actual animals
_________ is the maximum number of individuals a specific habitat can support for a specific species.
Carrying Capacity
Keystone Species
Active Counts
Domestication
Carrying capacities changes with the seasons.
TRUE
FALSE
Too many animals in an area can cause ____________.
lots of happy wildlife watchers taking selfies with the animals.
contagious disease outbreaks.
extra hunting seasons to be removed.
______ is any species which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range as defined in the Endangered Species Act.
threatened species
endangered species
recovery
extinct
______ is an animal or plant in danger of extinction within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
threatened species
endangered species
recovery
extinct
______ is the process where an endangered or threatened species' population decline is slowed or reversed, or threats to its survival are removed, so that the long-term survival of the species in nature can be safeguarded.
threatened species
endangered species
recovery
extinct
If the population of corn were to be wiped out by disease, what possible effect might this event have on the food web?
The grasshopper population would decline.
The would have less prey options.
The rat population would decline.
All of the above.
What is Conservation?
Protection of environment from climate change
Protection of organisms and environment from harmful affect of humans
Destruction of environments from climate change
Destruction of organisms and environment from harmful affect of humans
Habitats can be preserved by...
Reducing recycling
Building more roads
Reducing pollution, developing conservation parks
Introducing invasive species
PLANT EATERS ARE CLASSIFIED AS _________________________.
HERBIVORES
CARNIVORES
FRUGIVORES
INSECTIVORES
MEAT EATERS ARE CLASSIFIED AS ________________________.
CARNIVORES
HERBIVORES
INSECTIVORES
SPERMIVORES
