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Review: Unit 7/8 Test: Wildlife Population Ecology & Management

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Potential for reproduction of an organism or population

a)

Fertility

b)

Fecundity

c)

Age Structure

d)

Sex Structure

2.
  • The natural capacity to produce offspring; measured as the number of offspring per mating pair

a)

Fertility

b)

Fecundity

c)

Age Structure

d)

Sex Structure

3.

Select all the factors that affect recruitment.

a)

birth rate

b)

death rate

c)

immigration

d)

emigration

4.

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

a)
True
b)
False
5.

Limited-carrying capacity affects which aspect of population abundance?

a)

birth rate

b)

death rate

c)

immigration

d)

emigration

6.

Select all the reasons why wildlife needs a "home-range"

a)

Escape possible predators

b)
Locate a mate
c)
Evade disease
d)

Rest in safety

e)

To increase competition

7.

Hunting seasons, bag limits, trapping, fence boundaries, and food populations are examples of

a)

Direct Manipulation of Habitats and Populations

b)

Ways to Lower Populations in Habitats

c)

Indirect Manipulation of Habitats and Populations

d)

Ways to Increase Populations in Habitats

8.

Select all the NON-LETHAL methods to manage wildlife populations.

a)

Behavior Modification

b)

Pesticides

c)

Bounties

d)

Hunting Seasons

e)

Fertility Control

9.

Select all the LETHAL methods to manage wildlife populations.

a)

Behavior Modification

b)

Pesticides

c)

Bounties

d)

Hunting Seasons

e)

Fertility Control

10.

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
11.

The Cooperative Wildlife Research Center was established in

a)
1885
b)

1933

c)

1935

d)

1937

e)

1940

12.

Aldo Leopold became the first professor of wildlife management and published his book Game Management in

a)
1885
b)

1933

c)

1935

d)

1937

e)

1940

13.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy was established in

a)
1885
b)

1933

c)

1935

d)

1937

e)

1940

14.

President, F.D. Roosevelt established the Bureau of Wildlife in

a)
1885
b)

1933

c)

1935

d)

1937

e)

1940

15.

Select all the goals for wildlife 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
16.

Vulnerable species have less than _______ mature individuals.

a)
250
b)
1000
c)
2500
d)
10000
17.

Endangered species have less than _______ mature individuals.

a)
250
b)
1000
c)
2500
d)
10000
18.

Critically-endangered species have less than _______ mature individuals.

a)
250
b)
1000
c)
2500
d)
10000
19.

Growth, health, and successful reproduction are dependent on

a)

Food

b)

Cover

c)

Water

d)

Home-Range

20.

An animal's digestion, metabolism, regulation of body temperature, and removal of metabolic wasters requires

a)

Food

b)

Cover

c)

Water

d)

Home-Range

21.

Animals get shelter from harsh weather conditions and predators by finding

a)

Food

b)

Cover

c)

Water

d)

Home-Range

22.

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
23.

Select all of the techniques for monitoring wildlife

a)
Wildlife camera trapping
b)
Gathering information online
c)
Fecal DNA surveying
d)
Transect counts
e)

Nest Monitoring

24.

Which of the following is one of the main properties used to describe a population?

a)
number of individuals
b)
color of individuals
c)
number of species
d)
kind of adaptations
25.

Number of individuals entering one population from another over a period of time

a)

Birth Rate

b)

Death Rate

c)

Immigration

d)
Emigration
26.

Number of organisms surviving long enough to be added to a population

a)

Dominance

b)

Recruitment

c)

Sex Structure

d)

Age Structure

27.

Individual achieves preferential access to resources over other individuals

a)
Dominance
b)

Recruitment

c)

Sex Structure

d)

Age Structure

28.

Interactions of animals, plants and other living organisms

a)
Biotic Factors
b)

Abiotic Factors

c)

Density Dependent

d)

Density Independent

29.

Non-living, physical and chemical elements

a)
Biotic Factors
b)

Abiotic Factors

c)

Density Dependent

d)

Density Independent

30.

The maximum population that the ecosystem can support indefinitely

a)
Carrying Capacity
b)
Density Dependent
c)
Density Independent
d)

Limiting Factors

31.

Change in population abundance is calculated as

a)
(birth + immigration) - (death + emigration)
b)
(birth + death) - (immigration + emigration)
c)
(immigration + emigration) - (birth + death)
d)
(death + emigration) - (birth + immigration)
32.

Both death rate and birth rate are expressed as how many individuals per unit of time?

a)
10
b)
100
c)
1000
d)
10000
33.

Density independent factors

a)
non-living, physical and chemical elements which can influence wildlife populations
b)
are physical and environmental characteristics that vary whether or not the population is large or small
c)
vary based on the population numbers and influence the regulation of population size
d)
living or once-living organisms, like animals and plants, whose interactions influence wildlife populations within a habitat
34.

Density dependent factors

a)
non-living, physical and chemical elements which can influence wildlife populations
b)
are physical and environmental characteristics that vary whether or not the population is large or small
c)
vary based on the population numbers and influence the regulation of population size
d)
living or once-living organisms, like animals and plants, whose interactions influence wildlife populations within a habitat
35.

Recording of animal signs allows us to determine an

a)

index of population size

b)

a ratio of marked and unmarked animals

c)

the exact number of animals

36.

Select the ways we mark animals using the "Mark and Recapture" technique?

a)
tattoos
b)
leg band
c)
ear tag
d)
collars
e)
paint
37.

Select all of the biotic factors that can impact wildlife populations.

a)

disease

b)

competition

c)

hurricanes

d)

parasitism

e)

predation

38.

Select all of the abiotic factors that can affect wildlife populations.

a)

physical condition

b)

pollution

c)

hurricanes

d)

parasitism

e)

disease