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Unit 8- Wildlife Management

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a ecological principle of wildlife management?

a)

Protecting species which enables genetic diversity

b)

Maintaining the habitat required for conserving species

c)

Providing recreation, such as hunting

d)

Creating an interconnected ecosystem

2.

What year was the first Cooperative Wildlife Research Center established?

a)

1885

b)

1900

c)

1933

d)

1935

3.

Most permits are regulated to scientific, educational or propagation purposes.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which of the following is NOT a goal for population management?

a)

Increase populations designated as threatened

b)

Increase recreational opportunities for humans

c)

Maintain populations at a sustainable level

d)

Reduce populations which have reached unsustainable levels

5.

Vulnerable species have less than

a)

250

b)

1,000

c)

2,500

d)

10,000

6.

Which of the following is NOT included when monitoring wildlife populations?

a)

Birth rates

b)

Conditions of habitats

c)

Instances of human conflict

d)

Food sources

7.

Fertility control is a _______ method of controlling wildlife

a)

lethal

b)

non-lethal

8.

Food is NOT crucial for which of the following?

a)

Removal of metabolic wastes

b)

Growth

c)

Health

d)

Successful reproduction

9.

Which of the following describes the maximum population size of a species the habitat can support?

a)

Climax community

b)

Sere

c)

Home range

d)

Carrying capacity

10.

Which of the following is an essential reason why wildlife species have home ranges?

a)

Provide population health

b)

Locate a mate

c)

Evade disease

d)

Avoid human interaction

11.

Who published the first textbook on game management?

a)

Aldo Leopold

b)

George Washington

c)

Edward Rosholt

d)

Abraham Lincoln

12.

Which federal agency is responsible for the preservation of unimpaired natural and cultural resources?

a)

U.S. Forest Service

b)

Bureau of Land Management

c)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

d)

National Park Service

13.

What year was the Lacey Act passed?

a)

1890

b)

1900

c)

1918

d)

1934

14.

What was the original name of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?

a)

Bureau of Wildlife

b)

Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy

c)

Bureau of Environmental Management

d)

Wildlife Research Centers

15.

Endangered species are species whose population has been reduced by____________ percent within 10 years.

a)

30 to 50

b)

30 to 70

c)

50 to 50

d)

50 to 70

16.

Which of the following is NOT a technique for monitoring wildlife?

a)

wildlife camera trapping

b)

gathering information online

c)

fecal DNA surveying

d)

Transect counts

17.

What is a sere?

a)

a disturbance

b)

A stage of plant growth

c)

The highest amount of growth able to be supported

d)

The arrangement of all essential living elements accessible to an animal