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Wildlife Semester Review

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the branch of science where organisms are classified and named based on their similarities and differences?

a)

Taxonomy

b)

Carnivora

c)

Artiodactyla

d)

Crocodilla

2.

Which of the following animals is an omnivore?

a)

Moose

b)

Elk

c)

Mule Deer

d)

Caribou

3.

Which order includes animals with cloven hoofs?

a)

Artiodactyla

b)

Carnivora

c)

Crocodilla

d)

Lagomorpha

4.

Which family includes the Caribou?

a)

Cervidae

b)

Bovidae

c)

Antilocapridae

d)

Tayassuidae

5.

What is the genus and species of the Elk?

a)

Odocoileus hemionus

b)

Cervus elaphus

c)

Alces americanus

d)

Rangifer tarandus

6.

What is the average number of offspring for a Mule Deer?

a)

2.5

b)

1

c)

1.5

d)

2

7.

Which of the following animals has antlers that fork at the tips?

a)

Mule Deer

b)

Caribou

c)

Elk

d)

Moose

8.

What is the genus and species of the White-tailed Deer?

a)

Odocoileus virginianus

b)

Alces americanus

c)

Cervus elaphus

d)

Rangifer tarandus

9.

Which family includes the Bison?

a)

Tayassuidae

b)

Antilocapridae

c)

Bovidae

d)

Cervidae

10.

What is the average number of offspring for a Bighorn Sheep?

a)

2.5

b)

2

c)

1.5

d)

1

11.

What is the genus and species of the Mountain Goat?

a)

Rangifer tarandus

b)

Cervus elaphus

c)

Ovis canadensis

d)

Oreamnos americanus

12.

Which of the following animals is a carnivore?

a)

Pronghorn

b)

Javelina

c)

Mountain Lion

d)

Black Bear

13.

What is the genus and species of the Black Bear?

a)

Ursus americanus

b)

Ursus arctos

c)

Puma concolor

d)

Alligator mississipiensis

14.

Which order includes animals from the family Leporidae?

a)

Lagomorpha

b)

Rodentia

c)

Carnivora

d)

Crocodilla

15.

What is the average number of offspring for a Mountain Lion?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

2

d)

1

16.

A hoof in two parts is known as which of the following?

a)

split hoof

b)

divided hoof

c)

cloven hoof

d)

separated hoof

17.

Which of the following is NOT an order of big game?

a)

Artiodactyla

b)

Carnivora

c)

Crocodilla

d)

Lagomorpha

18.

Use the word bank to label each big game animal

a)

Elk

b)

Moose

c)

Mule Deer

d)

White-tailed Deer

e)

Pronghorn

f)

Bighorn Sheep

g)

Mountain Goat

h)

Caribou

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2
3
4
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3)
4)
19.

Which of the following best describes carrion?

a)

Roots and plants

b)

Dead animal flesh

c)

Fruits

d)

Waste grain

20.

Bison are ​ (a)   from the ​ (b)   order.

Choose from the below words

Herbivores

Bovidae

carnivores

omnivores

Ursidae

Cervidae

21.

Which of the following is NOT required for an area to be considered a habitat?

a)

Mammals

b)

Water

c)

Space

d)

Cover

22.

Food, water and wood are all examples of which of the following services provided by habitats?

a)

Provisional

b)

Cultural

c)

Regulating

d)

Supporting

23.

Pollination and converting carbon dioxide to plant tissue are examples of which of the following services provided by habitats?

a)

Provisional

b)

Cultural

c)

Regulating

d)

Supporting

24.

Oil spills are an example of which of the following types of habitat loss?

a)

Habitat fragmentation

b)

Habitat degradation

c)

Habitat destruction

25.

Which of the following is NOT a main cause of habitat loss?

a)

Urban sprawl

b)

Climate change

c)

Biodiversity

d)

Energy development

26.

What percentage of the earth’s surface is covered by marine habitats?

a)

50

b)

60

c)

70

d)

80

27.

Which of the following best describes a river?

a)

Small, shallow body of water

b)

Multiple streams intersecting to form a deep and wide moving body of water

c)

Pools of water

d)

Water within the epipelagic subzone

28.

The Arctic Circle is most likely to have which type of habitat?

a)

Tundra

b)

Taiga

c)

Grasslands

d)

Desert

29.

Which of the following countries do NOT have taiga habitat?

a)

Russia

b)

Mongolia

c)

China

d)

Egypt

30.

Which of the following is NOT a type of habitat?

a)

Marine

b)

Freshwater

c)

Terrestrial

d)

Feral

31.

Which of the following was the first established national park?

a)

Yosemite

b)

Yellowstone

c)

Joshua Tree

d)

Zion

32.

Which of the following wildlife populations was known to significantly decline in number due to market hunting and loss of habitat?

a)

Virginia opossum

b)

Grizzly bear

c)

White tailed deer

d)

Striped skunk

33.

In what year was the Pelican Island National Refuge System in Florida created?

a)

1900

b)

1901

c)

1902

d)

1903

34.

Which president was responsible for establishing the Forest Service?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Grover Cleveland

35.

Match the following

a)

Controls overgrazing and overproduction of public lands

1.

Taylor Grazing Act

b)

Ensures all branches of government consider the impact of any government project or initiative which could adversely affect the environment

2.

National Environmental Policy Act

c)

Protects the fundamentals of parks to conserve the scenery, historic object and inhabiting wildlife

3.

National Park Service Act

36.

What percentage of native vegetation remains in the United States?

a)

Less than 25

b)

35

c)

30

d)

More than 40

37.

Preservation is regarded as which of the following?

a)

Rebuilding a destroyed area

b)

Ensuring people make smart ecological choices

c)

The non-use of natural resources

d)

Management of a certain area

38.

What percentage of the earth’s land surface is protected?

a)

10

b)

15

c)

20

d)

25

39.

How many jobs have been created by U.S. National Parks?

a)

Less than four million

b)

Five million

c)

Six million

d)

More than seven million

40.

Which of the following is NOT an example of restoration?

a)

Enacting laws to protect land from human intervention

b)

Reintroducing native species to an area

c)

Cleaning up pollution from an area

d)

Removing human-created objects from an environment

41.

Which of the following is the most important feature on a map?

a)

Title

b)

Compass

c)

Legend

d)

Color

42.

Which color represents a lower elevation on a map?

a)

Brown

b)

Blue

c)

Red

d)

Green

43.

Which of the following refers to the relationship between map size and actual size in real life?

a)

Legend

b)

Scale

c)

Grid system

d)

Compass

44.

Which of the following uses letters and numbers to represent locations on a map?

a)

Compass

b)

Legend

c)

Grid system

d)

Scale

45.

Which of the following features is known as cardinal directions?

a)

Legend

b)

Compass

c)

Scale

d)

Title

46.

Which of the following represents steep elevation on a topographic map?

a)

Lines which are close together

b)

Lines which are far apart

c)

A star within a circle

d)

Red lines

47.

What do red lines represent on a road map?

a)

Railroads

b)

Major highways

c)

Minor highways

d)

Airports

48.

Which type of map indicates state and national boundaries?

a)

Road map

b)

Thematic map

c)

Physical map

d)

Political map

49.

Which of the following maps is the most common?

a)

Physical map

b)

Economic map

c)

Road map

d)

Political map

50.

An economic map may show which of the following?

a)

An agricultural commodity grown in a certain area

b)

Population density

c)

Average rainfall

d)

Elevations

51.

Which type of survey divides undeveloped land into smaller parcels?

a)

Subdivision surveys

b)

Court exhibit surveys

c)

Topographic surveys

d)

Construction surveys

52.

Which of the following surveys locate such things as buildings, fences, trees and streams?

a)

Title surveys

b)

Boundary surveys

c)

Topographic surveys

d)

Subdivision surveys

53.

Which of the following is used to determine the location of land ownership lines?

a)

Preliminary surveys

b)

Title surveys

c)

Topographic surveys

d)

Boundary surveys

54.

Which of the following may include traffic accident surveys?

a)

Construction surveys

b)

Court exhibit surveys

c)

Preliminary surveys

d)

Subdivision surveys

55.

Title surveys are needed for which of the following?

a)

Buying a house

b)

Breaking ground for construction

c)

Crime scene investigations

d)

Surveying trees

56.

GPS stands for which of the following?

a)

Global Positioning System

b)

Geographical Planet System

c)

Geography of the Plants System

d)

Ground Positioning System

57.

GPS is made up of how many operating satellites?

a)

24

b)

28

c)

32

d)

36

58.

Which of the following is NOT a true statement? A. Web mapping can give up-to-date information such as weather conditions B. GIS is used by government agencies C. GPS can be mounted in a car D. GPS will not work if it is too cloudy

a)

Web mapping can give up-to-date information such as weather conditions

b)

GIS is used by government agencies

c)

GPS can be mounted in a car

d)

GPS will not work if it is too cloudy

59.

Which of the following is a true statement?

a)

GIS stands for Global Initiative System

b)

GIS stands for Geographical Information System

c)

GIS stands for Global Informational System

d)

GIS stands for Ground Information System

60.

Which of the following agencies designed GPS?

a)

U.S. military

b)

Administration for geography

c)

Air force

d)

Agency for internal development

61.

Which of the following describes wildlife lands?

a)

Private

b)

Public

c)

Trespassing

d)

Permit

62.

Which of the following represents wildlife management areas?

a)

Boundary lines

b)

The color red

c)

A star

d)

An open circle

63.

Which of the following agencies uses wildlife land surveys?

a)

National Forest Association

b)

U.S. Game and Fish Department

c)

Fish and Wildlife Service

d)

Parks and Recreation

64.

Which of the following animals would likely wear a GPS collar?

a)

Cheetah

b)

Elephant

c)

Rhino

d)

Fish

65.

Which of the following is NOT monitored by tracking wildlife?

a)

Population

b)

Habitat

c)

Migratory patterns

d)

Bird watching.

66.

Wetlands are defined by which of the following characteristics?

a)

Latitude and rainfall

b)

Soil and landscape position

c)

Soil and vegetation

d)

Vegetation and rainfall

67.

Which of the following is the most widespread type of wetland in North America?

a)

Freshwater swamps

b)

Non-tidal marshes

c)

Tidal marshes

d)

Bogs

68.

Bogs sequester more than tons of carbon all around the word.

a)

100 million

b)

200 million

c)

100 billion

d)

200 billion

69.

of endangered species rely on wetlands for part of their annual cycle.

a)

35 percent

b)

50 percent

c)

60 percent

d)

75 percent

70.

Fens often have ridges with more productive growing areas and hollows which are less productive. When peat builds up, they can be cut off from groundwater and become bogs.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

Approximately what percentage of natural wetlands have been lost?

a)

35

b)

50

c)

60

d)

75

72.

Building on wetlands in coastal regions has been connected to increasing devastation from hurricanes.

a)

True

b)

False

73.

Which of the following is used to stop water by creating reservoirs which hold and release water as necessary while sometimes generating power?

a)

Levees

b)

Draining wetlands

c)

Wetlands

d)

Dams

74.

Sedimentation, pollution from agricultural runoff and soil runoff from development areas all causes which of the following?

a)

Point source pollution

b)

Degradation

c)

Conversion

d)

Invasive species

75.

Select both of the invasive species which negatively affecting wetlands.

a)

Saltcedar

b)

Nutria

c)

Beavers

d)

Sideoats grama

76.

Some municipalities will use a method where they run water through wetlands, then into their drinking water treatment facilities.

a)

True

b)

False

77.

Match each term to the correct example

a)

Protection

1.

Farm bill

b)

Restoration

2.

Re-establishing the topography of an are

c)

Management

3.

Pre-treating drinking water

78.

Which of the following best describes wetland restoration?

a)

Returning a wetland to its original function

b)

Providing long term security to an area

c)

Maintaining a wetlands function for wildlife and other uses

d)

Offering sustainable commercial and industrial uses

79.

Which of the following is the main purpose of the Clean Water Act?

a)

To take money and use it to buy and lease wetlands and other water areas

b)

To provide funding for conservation programs

c)

To use funds from gas and oil royalties to protect water

d)

To set standards for waste discharge and other point source pollution

80.

The Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act is also known as which of the following?

a)

Migratory Bird Act

b)

Bird Conservation Act

c)

Duck Stamp Act

d)

Duck Conservation Act

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