Fish
This fish has big lips, no teeth and soft fins.
a. white sucker
b. fathead minnow
c. sea lamprey
d. dogfish
A. white sucker
This frog sings the earliest in the spring?
a. american toad
b. spring peeper
c. green frog
d. boreal chorus frog
D. boreal chorus frog
Which of these animals has the widest distribution in MN?
a. pocket gopher
b. grey fox
c. moose
d. black bear
Where are sharp tailed grouse found in MN?
a. Twin Cities area
b. the N edge of the state
c. the SW corner of the state
d. the SE corner of the state
C. the N edge of the state
What is an example of an insect that belongs to the order Cleopatra?
a. katydid
b. long horned beetle
c. sphecid wasp
d. sphinx moth
B. long horned beetle
The feeding habits of this fish can muddy the waters of a lake?
a. carp
b. white sucker
c. sea lamprey
d. darter
A. carp
In Minnesota which toad is the most common?
a. american toad
b. canadian toad
c. mudpuppy
d. great planes toad
A. american toad
Which of these animals is the largest carnivore typically found in MN?
a. weasel
b. porcupine
c. spotted skunk
d. otter
D. otter
Populations of this bird have increased to the point where they are doing extensive damage to their nesting grounds in the arctic?
a. starlings
b. grackle
c. snow geese
d. a and b
c. snow geese
Which of the following insects has piercing - sucking mouth parts?
a. aphid
b. crane fly
c. lady beetle
d. monarch
A. aphid
A sunfish needs to beware of which predator fish?
a. nothern pike
b. rainbow trout
c. largemouth bass
d. a and c
A. a and c
This frog gets its name from a distinctive call?
a. mink frog
b. spring peeper
c. green frog
d. northern leopard frog
B. spring peeper
Which animal's teeth are best described as large canines for grabbing and killing prey and flat molars for grinding plants?
a. coyote
b. snowshoe hare
c. moose
d. black bear
d. black bear
Early morning displays of head first diving over marshland best describes the mating behavior of which bird?
a. red winged black bird
b. loon
c. wilson's snipe
d. woodcock
c. wilson's snipe
If you see an insect that has chewing moth parts, four wings with many veins that are held roof-like over their body, what have you encountered?
A. dragonfly
b. lacewing
c. stink bug
d. weevil
A. lacewing
The group of fish can sit at the bottom of fast moving streams because they lack swim bladder?
a. smelt
b. darter
c. green sunfish
d. shiner minnow
B. darter
MN residents under 18 may possess up to 25 turtles for what activity?
a. eating
b. pet sales
c. turtle races
d. photo classes
C. turtle races
What best describes the diet os a red fox?
a. herbivore
b. omnivore
c. insectivore
d. carnivore
b. omnivore
What best describes a Humgarian Partridge's method of hunting?
a. circles high in the sky and dives into a lake to catch a fish
b. wades along the edge of a lake grabbing fish and frogs
c. sits in a tree waiting to pounce on mice
d. Hungarian Partridge are seed eaters
D. they eat seeds
What best describes the habitat of a fox snake?
a. rocky cliffs
b. forrest edge along river
c. open prairie
d. northern pine forest
B. forest edge along a river
The tail fin of a fish is also called the _____?
a. adipose fin
b. barbel
c. caudal fin
d. lateral line
This snake is known for "hooding" and playing dead when threatened?
a. bull snake
b. timber rattlesnake
c. eastern hognose
d. common garter snake
C. eastern hognose
what best describes the diet of a mole?
a. herbivore
b. omnivore
c. insectivore
d. carnivore
c. insectivore
What best describes a screech owl nest?
a. a loose grouping of sticks in high branches
b. a hole in a tree
c. a hole in a bank of a river
d. a tightly woven nest of grasses
B. a hole in a tree
The possession limit for this species is 3 with a minimum shell length of 12 inches?
a. painted turtle
b. spring soft shell turtle
c. northern map turtle
d. snapping turtle
D. snapping turtle