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Envirothon Wildlife Part 1 2022

Total questions: 89

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What animal is this?

a)

Trumpeter Swan

b)

Greater White-Fronted Goose

c)

Snow Goose

d)

Canada Goose

2.

The most helpful part of a wing for identifying species is .....

a)

Middle Coverts

b)

Primaries

c)

Speculum

d)

Upper Coverts

3.

What bird is this?

a)

Trumpeter Swan

b)

Canada Goose

c)

Western Grebe

d)

Snow Goose

e)

Common Merganser

4.

These species go through assortive mating (they mate based on size of the bird, so they will pick mates that are as big as they are).

a)

ruddy duck

b)

canvasback

c)

canada goose

d)

kingfisher

5.

Best way to identify ducks.

a)

look at the heads

b)

look at the speculum feathers

c)

look at their tail feathers

d)

ask them what they are

6.

what is the scientific name for whitetail deer?

a)

Odulus Virginas

b)

Odocoileus Virginianus

c)

White-tailed deer

d)

Oducus Varguanis

7.

How many compartments does a deers stomach have?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

4

d)

1

8.

how long do deer live?

a)

3-7 years

b)

7-10 years

c)

6-14 years

d)

6-14 months

9.

how heavy can deer get?

a)

300

b)

150

c)

600

d)

250

10.

what animal is most closely related to whitetail?

a)

Moose

b)

Elk

c)

Caribou

d)

Mule Deer

11.

How many continents do whitetail deer inhabit?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

Why is this deers' tail up?

a)

It is going to the bathroom

b)

It is trying to win over a mate

c)

It is warning other deer of danger

d)

They always have their tails up

13.

How fast can deer run for long periods of time?

a)

25 mph

b)

35 mph

c)

45 mph

d)

20 mps

14.

What is "rut"

a)

when deer mate

b)

the name for a young buck

c)

what we call a doe that is ready to have a baby

d)

the name for a mature buck

15.

Why is it easier to hunt during the Rut?

a)

Because the deer are less cautious

b)

Because it is warmer out so you don't get cold

c)

it is easier to call in the deer

d)

it's not it is actually harder

16.

What disease does this deer have?

a)

Blue Tounge

b)

Chronic Wasting disease

c)

Bovine Tuberculosis

d)

hemorrhagic disease

17.

when do deer shed antlers

a)

October to September

b)

June to July

c)

January to March

d)

November to December

18.

What color of coat do deer have in the summer

a)

red

b)

brown

c)

grey

d)

black

19.

What is a male deer called

a)

Buck

b)

Doe

c)

Fawn

d)

Fish

20.

Why do bobcats have tufts on their ears?

a)

it makes them look cool

b)

the tufts make their hearing better

c)

it makes them look bad

d)

lets their young find them

21.

The bobcat is Pennsylvania's only _________ predator.

a)

canine

b)

feline

c)

mustelid

d)

cerivd

22.

What other feline has been considered extinct east of the Mississippi River & north of Florida since the 1930s?

a)

Cheetah

b)

Panther

c)

Eastern mountain lion

d)

Ocelot

23.

An adult male bobcat is called a:

a)

bull

b)

tom

c)

jack

d)

buck

24.

An adult female bobcat is called a:

a)

jill

b)

doe

c)

sow

d)

queen

25.

A young bobcat is called a:

a)

kitten

b)

fawn

c)

calf

d)

puppy

26.

Compared to the mountain lion, a bobcat is smaller & has:

a)

larger paw print

b)

larger ears

c)

more muscle

d)

a shorter tail

27.

Bobcat breeding season takes place in:

a)

February/March

b)

April/May

c)

August/September

d)

October/November

28.

The bobcat gestation period is approximately:

a)

28 days

b)

28-36 days

c)

50-60 days

d)

120 days

29.

The period of time when the female is pregnant is called the:

a)

rut

b)

gestation period

30.

The average litter size for bobcats in PA is:

a)

7 kittens

b)

1 kitten

c)

3 kittens

d)

10 kittens

31.

Bobcat diet is strictly:

a)

herbivore

b)

omnivore

c)

pizzavore

d)

carnivore

32.

Bobcat predation has a big impact on the PA deer population.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

How many sharp canine teeth do bobcats have?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

12

d)

8

34.

Bobcats have retractable claws.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Counting the number of rings on a bobcat's tooth can tell us its:

a)

age

b)

gender

c)

size

d)

health

36.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission classified and began protecting bobcats as furbears in:

a)

1930

b)

1945

c)

1970

d)

2000

37.

Bobcats are _______________ & will consume porcupines, mink, foxes, deer fawns, fish, & more if given the chance.

a)

decomposers

b)

scavengers

c)

herbivores

d)

opportunists

38.

Which fox has a tail with a white tip?

a)

gray

b)

red

c)

both

d)

neither

39.

Which fox has a tail with a black stripe?

a)

gray

b)

red

c)

both

d)

neither

40.

Which fox has black ear tips and legs?

a)

gray

b)

red

c)

both

d)

neither

41.

Which fox prefers woodlands, brushy areas, swamplands and mountainous terrain?

a)

gray

b)

red

c)

both

d)

neither

42.

Which fox prefers open habitats and sparsely settled hill areas?

a)

gray

b)

red

c)

both

d)

neither

43.

True or False

A predator of fox young is the coyote

a)

true

b)

false

44.

a female fox is called

a)

a vixen

b)

a doe

c)

a hen

d)

a queen

45.

a young fox is called

a)

a kit

b)

a cub

c)

a pup

d)

a calf

e)

a chick

46.

Which fox is Urocyon cinereoargenteus?

a)

gray

b)

red

c)

both

d)

neither

47.

Which fox is Vulpes vulpes?

a)

gray

b)

red

c)

both

d)

neither

48.

Which fox will store excess food in holes dug in the ground?

a)

gray

b)

red

c)

both

d)

neither

49.

Which fox has predators that include bobcats and great-horned owls?

a)

gray

b)

red

c)

both

d)

neither

50.

Which fox is making this call?

a)

gray

b)

red

c)

both

d)

neither

51.

Which fox is making this call?

a)

gray

b)

red

c)

both

d)

neither

52.

True or False

Gray Foxes have the largest musk glands of North American canids.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

True or False

Foxes seen active during the day are generally rabid.

a)

true

b)

false

54.

The snowshoe hare is also known as the ________ hare:

a)

temporary

b)

winter

c)

varying

d)

northern

55.

An adult male snowshoe hare is called a:

a)

buck

b)

jack

c)

bull

d)

doe

56.

An adult female snowshoe hare is called a:

a)

jill

b)

doe

c)

cow

d)

sow

57.

A young snowshoe hare is called a:

a)

kit

b)

fawn

c)

leveret

d)

calf

58.

One physical difference between hares and rabbits is that hares generally have:

a)

shorter ears

b)

shorter build

c)

a fuzzy white tail

d)

larger hind feet

59.

In the spring & summer, hares in the dark phase have ____________ fur:

a)

brown

b)

green

c)

white

d)

red

60.

Molting of the fur in snowshoe hares is caused by a change in the amount of daily sunlight:

a)

Thermoregulation

b)

Phototropism

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Camouflage

61.

Courtship in snowshoe hares begins in:

a)

May

b)

August

c)

March

d)

December

62.

The gestation period in snowshoe hares is about ______ days.

a)

36

b)

28

c)

90

d)

45

63.

Snowshoe hare young are born able to see, with brown fur, & able to hop around. This is called:

a)

altricial

b)

delayed implantation

c)

gestation period

d)

precocial

64.

Snowshoes hares eat different types of plant materials throughout the year. This makes them a(n):

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

d)

pizzavore

65.

Which of the following is a mammal predator of the snowshoe hare in PA?

a)

black bear

b)

gray wolf

c)

red fox

d)

gray squirrel

66.

Which of the following is a bird predator of the snowshoe hare in PA?

a)

hummingbird

b)

great blue heron

c)

hawk

d)

woodpecker

67.

Snowshoe hares have eyes on the side of their head. This is called:

a)

binocular vision

b)

peripheral vision

c)

monocular vision

d)

double vision

68.

What part of PA has better snowshoe hare habitat (mixed deciduous/coniferous forest)

a)

Southcentral PA (like Franklin county)

b)

Philadelphia & Pittsburgh

c)

Southeastern PA

d)

Northern PA

69.

What is the biggest threat snowshoe hare populations face in future years?

a)

gypsy moth infestations

b)

pollution

c)

overhunting

d)

climate change

70.

Also known as an ermine or stoat. Two color phases - winter phases shown. Small but aggressive, will eat animals much larger than themselves such as rabbits.

a)

Virginia opossum

b)

Northern short-tailed shrew

c)

American mink

d)

Short-tailed weasel

71.

Prefer woodlands near water. Their feet are partially webbed and they spend a significant amount of time around water. They mostly prey on mammals. They do not change color in the winter.

a)

North American river otter

b)

American mink

c)

Short-tailed weasel

d)

Raccoon

72.
a)

Muskrat

b)

Fisher

c)

Beaver

d)

Marten

e)

River Otter

73.
a)

Bobcat

b)

Coyote

c)

Gray Wolf

d)

Red Fox

e)

Gray Fox

74.
a)

Bobcat

b)

Coyote

c)

Gray Wolf

d)

Red Fox

e)

Gray Fox

75.
a)

Porcupine

b)

Short Tailed Weasel

c)

Long Tailed Weasel

d)

Marten

e)

Mink

76.
a)

Porcupine

b)

Short Tailed Weasel

c)

Long Tailed Weasel

d)

Marten

e)

Mink

77.
a)

Porcupine

b)

Short Tailed Weasel

c)

Long Tailed Weasel

d)

Marten

e)

Mink

78.
This animal lives underground, in logs, and it's nest are made of fur and grass.
a)
long tailed weasel
b)
rat
c)
short tailed weasel
79.

This furbearer has a W-shaped back pad for a track and no toenails

a)

muskrat

b)

beaver

c)

oppossum

d)

bobcat

80.

Furbearing mammal that is skilled at hunting porcupine. They are larger than mink and have dark colored fur.

a)

ermine

b)

marten

c)

fisher

d)

wolverine

81.

This furbearer is a member of the weasel family, mustelidae, and turn white in the winter.

a)

ermine

b)

badger

c)

fisher

d)

mink

82.

This furbearer is member of the canines and is able to climb trees.

a)

red fox

b)

gray fox

c)

coyote

d)

gray wolf

83.

Brown weasels with white patch of fur on their chest that feed on muskrat

a)

marten

b)

mink

c)

ermine

d)

wolverine

84.

These traps are now referred to cable restraints so that they do not kill caught animals

a)

body gripper

b)

snare

c)

foothold

d)

duffer

85.

If traps are set near water how often must they be checked?

a)

every day

b)

every 48 hours

c)

once a week

d)

monthly

86.

Weasels locate their prey by scent

a)

True

b)

False

87.

The mink is a solitary animal except during the mating season

a)

True

b)

False

88.

The female eggs will not attach to the uterus until prey is abundant

a)

Carrion

b)

Albinism

c)

Delayed Implantation

d)

Melanesia

89.

The most common weasel in PA is the ________________

a)

Ermine

b)

Long tailed

c)

Short tailed

d)

Mink

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