Habitat Conservation + Management
What percentage of earth's surface is covered by marine habitats?
70%
Where are savannas typically found?
Africa, Australia, and South America
What is the most specific level of taxonomy.
Species
What is the most essential requirement for all wildlife?
Water
What best explains why waterfowl feet are webbed?
For Swimming.
What are 3 types of Habitat loss?
1. Habitat Fragmentation
2. Habitat Degradation
3. Habitat Destruction
A wetland with woody plants, saturated/slow moving water and a lack of oxygen in the soil can be described as a _____.
Swamp
Presence of hair and mammary glands are a diagnostic feature of which class of kingdom animalia?
Mammalia
What describes the maximum population size of a species the habitat can support?
Carrying Capacity
How many species of waterfowl are currently endangered?
Zero
Which president was responsible for establishing the Forest Service?
Theodore Roosevelt
What does Hydric mean?
Permanently or seasonally saturated with water.
True or False:
ALL species of class Mammalia are classified as game animals.
False
What year was the Lacey Act passed?
Hint: A year between 1890-1934
1900
Who raises the brood, and who will leave to molt?
Females will raise the brood and males will leave to molt.
True or False:
Rainforests cover 6% of the earth and contain half of all species of plants and animals on earth.
True
From bottom to top what are the forest layers?
1. Forest Floor
2. Herb Layer
3. Shrub Layer
4. Understory Layer
5. Canopy
What family includes species which have horns present? Hint: ends in "dae"
Bovidae
What is a sere?
A stage of plant growth.
Waterfowl belong to which taxonomic class?
Aves
From coast to deep sea what are the 5 ocean zones?
1. Neritic Zone
2. Oceanic Zone
3. Epipelagic Zone
4. Mesopelagic Zone
5. Bathypelagic Zone
Why do temperate grasslands have the most fertile soil on earth?
Grass roots decay below the surface and enriches the soil with nutrients.
Which family of class Aves is identified by a distinct yellow ring around the eyes, beak, and has yellow legs?
Falconiformes
What are 2 techniques for monitoring wildlife?
Hundred Bonus points:
What is not a Technique?
Wildlife camera trapping.
Fecal DNA surveying.
And / Or Transect counts.
Bonus: Gathering information online
Where are the lamellae located?
In the bill of the bird.