WorksheetsWhitetail Deer Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Odocoileus virginianus is the
family deer belong to
scientific name (species) of whitetail deer
city where whitetail deer were first found
relative of the whitetail deer
Two things that a deer's forest habitat provides for them
concealment
immunity to disease
food
wealth
Which of these statements is true?
Bucks grow and shed antlers yearly.
Deer grow antlers only once.
All deer produce antlers.
Only does (female deer) grow antlers.
Deer family units are "matriarchal." This means that which deer is the head of the family?
doe
buck
fawn
the biggest one
Cervidae
scientific name of deer
family that deer belong to
controls the antler cycle
skin that covers growing antlers
Clearcutting
determines a deer's food preference
causes a deer's weight to vary
best way to create the ideal habitat for deer
removal of a deer's antlers
Velvet
skin that covers growing antler
white spots on a fawn
a partial albino deer
used to make a deer's pajamas
Of the choices below, which of the deer's senses doesn't function as well as the others?
smell
vision
hearing
Which is not in the same family as whitetail deer?
elk
moose
fox
caribou
Deer only eat plant material; therefore, they are considered
herbivores
carnivores
omnivores
plantivores
What is the significance of the white spots on a young deer?
determines the sex
provides camouflage
can be used to determine the age
differentiate between families
What happens in November?
Most deer are born.
Mating season reaches its peak.
Deer hibernate.
Christmas
What is the rut?
the food that deer regurgitate and chew again
the mating season
a chamber in the deer's stomach
the skin that covers the growing antlers
Bucks grow their first set of antlers when they are 2 years old.
true
false
Whitetail deer are ruminant animals because
they don't have one home location and roam from place to place
the doe is the head of the family group
they have a four chambered stomach and chew a cud
only the males grow antlers
What is the name for a partial albino deer?
ruminant
piebald
velvet
Bambi
Antlers consisting of single, main beams only
ruts
spikes
sticks
button
Mr. Turri has hit a deer with his car.
true
false
Family that whitetail deer belong to
Cervidae
Mammalia
Caribou
Jedi
Food that is regurgitated and re-chewed by deer
rut
cud
velvet
doe
