Test 2010 Flashcards
Which animal’s teeth are best described as large chisel-like incisors, flat molars and no canines? A) Mink B) Porcupine C) Moose D) Black Bear
Porcupine
In general how often do black bear females have cubs? A) In the spring and fall B) Ever year C) Every other year D) Once every five years
Every other year
Which of the following animals are known for carrying the tick that spreads Lyme’s disease? A) Deer mouse B) Gray Squirrel C) White-tailed deer D) Both A and C
Both A & C
Which of the following lists of mammals are not all members of the order Carnivora? A) Badger, opossum, striped skunk B) Black bear, Gray Wolf, Coyote C) Striped Skunk, otter, gray fox D) Weasel, coyote, badger
A) Badger, opossum, striped skunk
Which list of mammals spends most of their winter in a den or burrow?
A) Meadow vole, white-tailed deer, badger
B) Black bear, Eastern Chipmunk, Striped Skunk
C) Eastern Chipmunk, Raccoon, House Mouse
D) Otter, Cottontail, Gray Wolf
Black bear, Eastern Chipmunk, Striped Skunk
Which of these animals is/are known for their ability to climb trees? A) Fox Squirrel B) Gray Fox C) Black Bear D) All of the above
All of the above
Which of the following is incorrect?
A) Badgers dig pocket gophers up for food
B) Gray wolves eat beaver
C) Some weasels have a seasonal color change to their fur
D) Fox Squirrels live on the open prairie
Fox Squirrels live on the open prairie
What best describes the diet of an Opossum? A) Herbivore B) Omnivore C) Insectivore D) Carnivore
Omnivore
) Which of these animals currently has the widest distribution in Minnesota? A) Moose B) Gray Wolf C) Cottontail Rabbit D) Franklin’s Ground Squirrel
Cottontail Rabbit
Which of these animals is the largest herbivore typically found in Minnesota? A) Jackrabbit B) Porcupine C) Badger D) Beaver
Beaver
This animal is known for storing a cache of pinecones as food for the winter? A) Beaver B) Red squirrel C) Badger D) Gray squirrel
Red Squirrel
) Red Fox are a member of the canine family?
A) True
B) False
True
Moles eat beetle grubs?
A) True
B) False
True
P. tenuis is a parasite known to kill moose?
A) True
B) False
True
Shrews have a very slow metabolism?
A) True
B) False
False
Which of these birds specializes in eating other birds? A) Wild Turkey B) Wilson’s Snipe C) Ruffed Grouse D) Sharp-shinned Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
This bird’s populations have suffered because of the introduction of European House Sparrows? A) Eastern Bluebird B) Blue Jay C) Common Loon D) Canada Goose
Eastern Blue Jay
What best describes a Woodcock’s method of hunting.
A) Circles high in the sky and dives into a lake to catch
fish.
B) Wades along the edge of a lake grabbing fish and frogs.
C) Sits in a tree waiting to pounce on mice.
D) Probes the soft ground for worms and grubs
Probes the soft ground for worms and grubs
In this group of birds females are larger than males? A) Owls B) Hawks C) Waterfowl D) Both A and B
Both A & B
What best describes a crow’s nest? A) A loose grouping of sticks in high branches. B) A hole in a tree. C) A hole in the bank of a river. D) A tightly woven nest of grasses.
A loose grouping of sticks in high branches
Which of these birds were introduced to the United States by people? A) Starling and Red-winged Blackbird B) Crow and Grackle C) Ring-neck pheasant and House Sparrow D) Canada Goose and Eastern Bluebird
Ring-neck pheasant and House Sparrow
Which of these birds have offspring that are precocial? A) Loon B) Cooper’s Hawk C) Ruffed Grouse D) Great Blue Heron
Ruffed Grouse
This bird’s facial disk of feathers allows it to hunt by sound? A) Northern Harrier B) Sharp-tailed Grouse C) Bald Eagle D) Redhead
Northern Harrier
When the sex of a bird can be identified by the color of the feathers this is called? A) Variegated plumage B) Eclipse plumage C) Sexually Dimorphic plumage D) Indeterminate plumage
Sexually Dimorphic plumage
