The arrangement of a habitat involves which of the following factors?
A. Space
B. Food
C. Cover
D. All of these
100
D. Red squirrel
Which of the Pennsylvania squirrel species is strongly territorial, not associating with other individual of different species?
A. Gray squirrel
B. Southern flying squirrel
C. Fox squirrel
D. Red squirrel
100
Large, branches that "weep" or hang down. Serrated leaves, alternating arrangement, and deciduous.
Describe a weeping willow using vocab terms from the tree unit.
100
A. Population
The number of individuals an area is called what?
A. Population
B. Carrying Capacity
C. Random Sample
D. Succession
100
C. Water
Which of these habitat components is most important to wildlife?
A. Food
B. Cover
C. Water
D. None of these
200
A. Scent
What is the primary means of communication amongst whitetail deer?
A. Scent
B. Vocal
C. Body Language
D. None of the above
200
Rabbits do not change color in the winter, have a different digestive tract, and their young are born blind and helpless.
Rabbits are not hares and hares are not rabbits. Why is this?
200
C. Presence/absence of retractable claws
What is the difference in tracks between members of the canine and feline families?
A. Number of toes in front
B. Number of toes in rear
C. Presence/absence of retractable claws
D. Both A and B
200
C. Births
Natality is defined as the number of __________ in a given season.
A. Young
B. Deaths
C. Births
D. None of the above
200
B. Acorns
Which of these is an example of mast, a primary food source for many squirrels in Pennsylvania?
A. Mushrooms
B. Acorns
C. Berries
D. Leaves
300
D. 270º
If your heading is W, what is your bearing (in degrees)?
A. 45º
B. 135º
C. 202.5º
D. 270º
300
D. Eagle
Which of these birds is not a “game bird”?
A. Quail
B. Dove
C. Mallard
D. Eagle
300
C. Silver maple
Which of the following tree species does not have simple leaves?
A. Black cherry
B. Red oak
C. Silver maple
D. Black walnut
300
D. None of the above
In order to be considered a wildlife species, an animal must be __________.
A. Domesticated
B. An invertebrate
C. A mammal
D. None of the above
300
Cervidae (cervids)
What is that family name for the antlered animals?
400
Conservation- maintaing it's natural state
Restoration- returning it to it's natural state
What is the difference between conservation and restoration?
400
C. Mink
Which of these mammals is an exclusive carnivore?
A. Raccoon
B. Black Bear
C. Mink
D. Gray Fox
400
Four toes, rounded pad, no claw marks.
Draw a bobcat track.
400
Varies based on answer- Mrs. Thoman has final say in accepting the answer as correct/incorrect.
What are the steps used to assist in re-populating a species that is endangered, threatened, or close to extinction?
400
D. None of the above
Precocial young are born _______________.
A. Blind
B. Naked
C. Helpless
D. None of the above
500
Fragmentation
What is the name of the term that describes a habitat that is sectioned off by man-made or natural barriers.
500
C. Mole
*A mole is an insectivore which means it is related to bats and shrews
Which of these animals is not a rodent?
A. Beaver
B. Squirrel
C. Mole
D. Vole
500
Similar to human, five toes with claws.
Draw a bear track.
500
Random sampling
What is the term used to describe how we take a count of a population within a habitat? Hint: we used little pieces of paper to do this lab and our example was completed with sunflowers
500
D. Fully-developed
40. Game bird chicks are precocial when they hatch, meaning they are _______________.
A. Overweight
B. Blind, naked and helpless
C. Still-born
D. Fully-developed