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Natural Resources CDE

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name this species.

a)

armadillo

b)

mole

c)

muskrat

d)

raccoon

2.

Name this species.

a)

woodchuck

b)

pocket gopher

c)

muskrat

d)

raccoon

3.

Name this species.

a)

woodchuck

b)

pocket gopher

c)

muskrat

d)

red fox

4.

Name this species.

a)

woodchuck

b)

whitetail deer

c)

mule deer

d)

bighorn sheep

5.

Name this species.

a)

bluebird

b)

blue jay

c)

quail

d)

kestrel

6.

Name this species.

a)

brown thrasher

b)

osprey

c)

quail

d)

kestrel

7.

Name this species.

a)

brown thrasher

b)

osprey

c)

blue-winged teal

d)

bluebird

8.

Name this species.

a)

great horned owl

b)

pelican

c)

blue-winged teal

d)

cardinal

9.

Name this species

a)

gray tree frog

b)

red eared slider

c)

fence lizard

d)

woodhouse's toad

10.

Name this species

a)

gray tree frog

b)

red eared slider

c)

fence lizard

d)

woodhouse's toad

11.

Name this species.

a)

carp

b)

walleye

c)

catfish

d)

bream/bluegill

12.

Name this species.

a)

carp

b)

walleye

c)

catfish

d)

bream/bluegill

13.

Name this species.

a)

European starting

b)

mourning dove

c)

thrasher

d)

purple martin

14.

Name this species

a)

Kudzu

b)

Leafy spurge

c)

Juniper

d)

Russian olive

15.

All the parts of a particular environment form a(n) ______________; some parts living and others nonliving.

a)

Biosphere

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Habitat

d)

Niche

16.

A type of resource that can be replaced or recreated once they are used.

a)

Exhaustible

b)

fuel

c)

nonrenewable

d)

renewable

17.

Soil texture describes…

a)

The aeration of the soil

b)

The arrangement of the soil particles into shapes or pieces

c)

The physical condition of the soil

d)

The proportion of sand, silt and clay in the soil

18.

Soil pH is generally raised by adding…

a)

complete fertilizerlime

b)

lime

c)

nitrogen

d)

sulfur

19.

In which of the following soil horizons is parent material usually found in?

a)

Horizon A

b)

Horizon B

c)

Horizon C

d)

All of the above

20.

Which of the following is a type of groundwater that is available to plant roots?

a)

Capillary water

b)

Free water

c)

Gravitational water

d)

Hygroscopic water

21.

The accumulation of salts in water occurs most often when…

a)

Water collects in a drainage ditch

b)

Water is lost through evaporation

c)

Water runs across agricultural land

d)

Water settles in a pond

22.

What soil particle holds water the tightest and has the least permeability?

a)

Clay

b)

Gravel

c)

Sand

d)

Silt

23.

Which soil type tends to be very low in the ability to hold nutrients, however they are very high in permeability?

a)

Clay soils

b)

Loam soils

c)

Sandy soils

d)

Silty soils

24.

Groundwater that is unavailable for plant root absorption is called…

a)

Capillary water

b)

Free water

c)

Gravitational water

d)

Hygroscopic water

25.

This type of erosion can be responsible for up to 95 percent of soil loss.

a)

Splash erosion

b)

Sheet erosion

c)

Gully erosion

d)

Wind erosion

26.

The horizon that is most supportive of plant growth is

a)

Horizon O

b)

Horizon A

c)

Horizon B

d)

Horizon C

27.

What percentage of the average soil are minerals?

a)

25 percent

b)

45 percent

c)

5 percent

d)

10 percent

28.

The land class with the fewest limitations is

a)

Class I

b)

Class III

c)

Class VI

d)

Class VIII

29.

What is the interdependence of plants and animals on each other for food know as…

a)

a universal relationship

b)

domestic

c)

symbiosis

d)

the food chain

30.

What are sensitive organisms that show the state of an environment’s overall health called?

a)

consumers

b)

endangered species

c)

indicator species

d)

limiting factor

31.

Which of the following soil particles is the smallest?

a)

clay

b)

organic matter

c)

sand

d)

silt

32.

This limits photosynthesis and visibility; it is caused by the presence of suspended matter in water.

a)

buffer

b)

temperature

c)

toxins

d)

turbidity

33.

The build up of plant nutrients in a body of water, which leads to excessive algae growth is called _____.

a)

equinoctial

b)

equatorial

c)

eradication

d)

eutrophication

34.

What form of erosion is caused by natural processes?

a)

accelerated errosion

b)

rill erosion

c)

gully erosion

d)

geologic erosion

35.

What is Carrying Capacity?

a)

The amount of surface water available

b)

The size of the population in an ecosystem

c)

The level of population an ecosystem can support

d)

The length of time an ecosystem can support a population

36.

All of the following are important nutrients of manure except:

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Methane

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Potassium

37.

Highly degraded soil organic matter is/are known as

a)

Humus

b)

Microbial soil

c)

Pedogenisis

d)

Soil beginnings

38.

In an ecosystem one of the components that produces new food by means of photosynthesis is known as....

a)

decomposers

b)

producers

c)

synthesizer

d)

transformers

39.

Which type of soils are deposited and transported by streams?

a)

alluvial deposits

b)

colluvial deposits

c)

glacial deposits

d)

lacustrine deposits

40.

The primary source of food energy in a food chain comes from....

a)

consumers

b)

decomposers

c)

producers

d)

water