Exotic Animals & Conservation
What is the definition of exotic animals?
1. Animals native to the region they are found in
2. Animals that are not native to the region in which they are found
3. Only mammals that are not native to the region
4. Wild animals in zoos only
2. Animals that are not native to the region in which they are found
Describe a detritivore
Consumes plants and animals
What does the EPA stand for?
Environmental Protection Agency
Rainforests cover what percentage of the earth?
6
Which of the following typically triggers migration for waterfowl?
Photoperiods
What is the main characteristic of marsupials?
They give birth to underdeveloped young and nurse them in a pouch
The hydrologic cycle is aka?
Water cycle
Which act encouraged settlers to move west and provided free acreage to those who made the journey?
Homestead act
Wetlands are NOT critical for which of the following?
1. Protecting freshwater quality
2. Maintaining biodiversity
3. Developing agricultural land
4. Providing groundwater recharge
3. Developing agricultural land
When chicks are born fully-developed, they are referred to as which of the following?
Precocial
When a newborn Kangaroo is born, he will crawl into the mother's pouch and begin nursing. What is this a result of?
Instinct
How does agriculture contribute to economic development?
By providing raw materials for industries
Which association requires veterinary practice owners to display appropriate warning or identification signs in relevant areas within the practice?
OSHA
Experts estimate around ____ million acres of tree-covered land is considered in risk of mortality.
81
Around _____ percent of nests will hatch, the rest will be lost to predation or agricultural practices.
15
Wild horses must be what age before being sold?
10 years
Ecological succession includes what?
Primary and Secondary succession.
Which president enacted the Farm Bill?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Why are levees commonly used?
Stopping water from naturally changing course
The lesser scaup is classified as which type of waterfowl?
Diving duck
Which animals have a lateral line system as a unique feature of their nervous system?
Fish
Describe transpiration.
When plants release water vapor during photosynthesis and respiration
Who created the Companion Animal Care Guidelines?
AVMA
PETA
CVM
2 choices: Select all the following causes of degradation to a wetland.
1. Agriculture
2. Industrial use
3. Soil runoff
4 .Sedimentation
3. Soil runoff
4 .Sedimentation
What is the speculum on waterfowl?
Bright-colored patch on the secondaries of dabbling ducks