2006 ENVIROTHON EXAM
District Contest – Wildlife Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What are the four basic habitat requirements of all living organisms?
A. Plants, air, soil, and space.
B. Plants, soil, air, and water.
C. Food, water, space, and cover.
D. Food, minerals, soil, and air.
2. The best habitat for Eastern bluebirds is:
A. open areas.
B. wetlands.
C. forested hillsides.
D. old mature forests.
3. The recommended method for keeping sparrows and starlings from nesting in purple martin boxes is to:
A. plug the entrances each year after the martins leave.
B. cut small entrance holes so that sparrows and starlings cannot enter.
C. place the nest box near a barn or feedlot.
D. place poison bait near the nest box.
4. Which statement is true of spiders?
A.Fewer than 5 people per year die from black widow bites.
B. Grandaddy longlegs are the most poisonous spider in the world.
C. Some species of spiders have six legs.
D. Spiders bite easily, with little provocation.
5. Which animal always gives birth to identical quadruplets?
A. raccoon
B. gray squirrel
C. swamp rabbit
D. nine-banded armadillo
6. Which former Arkansas native is now extinct?
A. Eastern Elk
B. Mt.Magazine Shagreen
C. Red-cockaded Woodpecker
D. Ozark Big-eared Bat
7. What is the greatest threat to the decline of the gray bat in Arkansas?
A. People who enter caves and disturb their hibernation or maternity colonies.
B. Overharvest of mature timber where gray bats live under tree bark.
C. Decline in the number of nectar-producing plants on which they feed.
D. Increase in predators.
8. Which of these comparisons has the highest contrast?
A. where plant successional stages 2 and 3 meet.
B. where plant successional stages 2 and 4 meet.
C. where plant successional stages 4 and 6 meet.
D. where plant successional stages 2 and 6 meet.
- The ideal habitat for Northern Bobwhite is:
A. 1/4 grassland, 1/2 cropland, 1/8 shrub cover, and 1/8woodland.
B. 1/2 to 3/4 woodlands interspersed with open areas ofthick perennial grasses and shrubs.
C. woodlands flooded with water.
D. 1/3 grassland, 1/3 cropland, and 1/3 shrub cover.
10. The least-preferred forage for many wildlife species is:
A. Annual lespedeza.
B. Browntop millet.
C. White clover.
D. Tall fescue.
11. Raccoons are:
A. herbivores.
B. carnivores.
C. omnivores.
D. decomposers.
12. Raptors are:
A. hawks.
B. hawks and owls.
C. hawks, owls, and vultures.
D. hawks, owls, vultures, and wading birds.
13. The forest food type most preferred by turkeys and squirrels is:
A. mast.
B. canopy.
C. herbaceous plantings.
D. mushrooms and fungi.
14. Mixing plots of different successional stages within an area is called:
A. contrast.
B. edge effect.
C. arrangement.
D. interspersion.
15. In the aerial photo above, a white-tailed deer moving from area A to B would benefit most from:
A. an increased amount of edge.
B. a prescribed burn between locations A and B.
C. planting a corridor between locations A and B.
D. moretree canopy in locations A and B.
16. Livestock and hay producers can enhance pastures for wildlife as well as livestock by establishing ______species of forages.
A. single
B. mixed
C. exotic
D. invasive
17. Which of the following is NOTa symptom of Lyme disease?
A. Localized lesion or swelling at the site of the tick bite.
B. Bleeding at the site of the tick bite.
C. Unexplained flu-like symptoms.
D. Swollen or tender lymph nodes.
18. How can a wild turkey hen be identified?
A. Breast feathers with light colored tips.
B. A sharp bony spur on the lower part of each leg.
C. Breast feathers with black tips.
D. Larger in appearance than the gobbler.
19.Frogs are classified as:
A. reptiles
B. amphibians
C. salamanders
D. fish
20. Which owl is more likely to be found nesting in a farmer=s silo?
A. Eastern screech owl
B. Great horned owl
C. Barn owl
D. Barred owl
TRUE & FALSE QUESTIONS: Indicate a “T” for True and “F” for False.
T = TrueF = False
21. A “living shelter” is a brush pile made of dead logs, wood, and other plant material with wildlife living in it.
22. The term “antler” and “horn” is the same thing.
23. Beavers eat fish as well as woody plant material.
24. More people die from bee stings each year than from venomous snake bites
25. American alligators remain on the endangered species list because they are similar in appearance to the American crocodile.
26. Some Arkansas black bears are brown.
27. Plant succession can be altered by humans through plowing, burning, cutting of forests, grazing, and clearing shrubby areas.
28. Soil quality determines wildlife habitat and population potential.
29.Prescribed burning is harmful to wildlife and should be avoided.
30. Snags are standing dead or dying trees that provide wildlife habitat.
MATCHING
Questions 31 – 34: Match the management practice with its primary benefits. Provide only one answer per question. Answers may be used more than once.
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___31. Disking
___32. Prescribed burning
___33. Mowing
___34. Clearcutting
A. creates forest openings which improves plant diversity and edge habitat
B. provides windbreaks and thermal cover
C. creates growing space for germination of desirable legumes and weeds present in the seed bed
D. attracts insects and increases nutrient availability of plants
E. scarifies seeds for germination
F. provides no benefits for wildlife
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Questions 35 - 40: Indicate the current population status in Arkansasof the following wildlife species. Provide only one answer per question. Answers may be used more than once.
___35.Ozark big-eared batA.Common
___36.Black vultureB.Endangered
___37.Bald eagleC.Threatened
___38.RockyMountain elkD.Extinct
___39.Florida panther
___40.Red-cockaded woodpecker
Questions 41 – 50: Match the species name to the picture. Provide only one answer per question. Answers may be used more than once.
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