WorksheetsMid Term Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 22mins
Why are waterfowl thought of as indicator species?
A. Their health can tell biologist if a crop had a good year
B. Their flight speed can predict weather patterns
C. Their populations can indicate landscape health
D. Their molted feathers can indicate the species of the bird
How many species of waterfowl are currently endangered?
A. Zero
B. One
C. Two
D. Three
Select all the significant threats to waterfowl.
Avian diseases
decline in hunters
habitat loss
overharvest
Which of the following is the best habitat for breeding grounds to allow pairs to spread out and reduce competition for resources?
Large bodies of water
Multiple small ponds and wetlands across an area
Sandy soil coast along large lakes and oceans
Banks of rivers
Which of the following best describes a stopover site?
Temporary migratory habitats
Breeding habitat
Roosting area
An area with abundant food
Which of the following is NOT a nesting strategy for waterfowl?
nesting in water
nesting in tree cavities
nesting on dry ground
nesting on high branches of trees
If you do not understand a direction or part of a laboratory procedure, you should
figure it out as you do the lab.
try several methods until something works.
ask the teacher before proceeding.
skip it and go on to the next part.
Long hair in the laboratory must be
cut short.
held away from the experiment with one hand.
always neatly groomed.
tied back or kept entirely out of the way with a hair band, etc.
Horseplay, practical jokes, or pranks in the classroom are
always against the rules.
okay.
not dangerous.
okay if you are working alone.
When you finish working with chemicals, biological specimens, and other lab substances, always
treat your hands with skin lotion.
wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water.
wipe your hands on a towel.
wipe your hands on your clothes.
The following activity is permitted in the laboratory:
chewing gum
eating
drinking
None of the above.
Work areas should be kept clean and tidy
True
False
Read all procedures thoroughly before performing a laboratory investigation.
True
False
It is okay to pick up broken glass with your bare hands as long as the glass is placed in the trash can.
True
False
What was the primary purpose(s) of barbed wire in agriculture?
To mark property boundaries
To keep pests away
To support livestock containment
To irrigate fields
This person invented the steel plow.
Cyrus McCormick
King Cotton
Native Americans
John Deere
This was the original way ranchers got their herds to market.
King Cotton
Cattle Drives
Refrigerated box car
Trial and error method
(a) animals:
- any species regulated on a federal and/or state level, which has a season and bag limit for (b) Use
-money received from license sales and taxes from hunting related products are used to fund wildlife (c)
- categorized as:
big game includes all cervid species, bears, alligators and any (d)
predator
Is the branch of science where organisms are (a) and named based on their similarities and differences
Places an organism in (b) ordered groups which share more specific similarities with the organism than the previous group
Begins by placing an organism in a kingdom, which is the (c) group, and works down the list until it comes to species, which is the most (d) group, where the animal will be identified.
Uses (e)
to name organisms which is the process of naming species by providing a name comprised of two parts
Class Mammalia
Is defined by the presence of (a) and mammary glands
Class Aves Is defined by the presence of feathers and physical adaptation for (a)
- (b) accuracy is critical due to many species being protected under the (c) Bird Treaty Act and (d) Species Act
Name this species
Green Wing Teal
Blue Wing Teal
Mottled
Mallard
