Test 2010

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Porcupine

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Every other year

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Both A & C

Question 4

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

Answer 4

A) Badger, opossum, striped skunk

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Black bear, Eastern Chipmunk, Striped Skunk

Question 6

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

Answer 6

All of the above

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Fox Squirrels live on the open prairie

Question 8

What best describes the diet of an Opossum?
	A) Herbivore
	B) Omnivore 
	C) Insectivore
	D) Carnivore

Answer 8

Omnivore

Question 9

) Which of these animals currently has the widest distribution in Minnesota?
	A) Moose
	B) Gray Wolf
	C) Cottontail Rabbit
	D) Franklin’s Ground Squirrel

Answer 9

Cottontail Rabbit

Question 10

Which of these animals is the largest herbivore typically found in Minnesota?
	A) Jackrabbit
	B) Porcupine
	C) Badger
	D) Beaver

Answer 10

Beaver

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Red Squirrel

Question 12

) Red Fox are a member of the canine family?
A) True
B) False

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Moles eat beetle grubs?
A) True
B) False

Answer 13

True

Question 14

P. tenuis is a parasite known to kill moose?
A) True
B) False

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Shrews have a very slow metabolism?
A) True
B) False

Answer 15

False

Question 16

Which of these birds specializes in eating other birds?
	A) Wild Turkey
	B) Wilson’s Snipe 
	C) Ruffed Grouse
	D) Sharp-shinned Hawk

Answer 16

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Eastern Blue Jay

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Probes the soft ground for worms and grubs

Question 19

In this group of birds females are larger than males?
 	A) Owls
	B) Hawks
	C) Waterfowl
	D) Both A and B

Answer 19

Both A & B

Question 20

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.

Answer 20

A loose grouping of sticks in high branches

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Ring-neck pheasant and House Sparrow

Question 22

Which of these birds have offspring that are precocial?
	A) Loon
	B) Cooper’s Hawk
	C) Ruffed Grouse
	D) Great Blue Heron

Answer 22

Ruffed Grouse

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Northern Harrier

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Sexually Dimorphic plumage

Question 25

The blue-winged variety of this bird is one of the last to arrive in the spring?
	A) Canvasback
	B) Teal
	C) Scaup
	D) Shoveler

Answer 25

Teal

Question 26

Sharp-tailed grouse prefer a habitat of open grasslands?
A) True
B) False

Answer 26

True

Question 27

The Northern pintail is a diving duck?
A) True
B) False

Answer 27

False

Question 28

Wild turkeys were once extirpated from Minnesota?
A) True
B) False

Answer 28

TRUE

Question 29

Snow Geese nest in northern Minnesota?
A) True
B) False

Answer 29

False

Question 30

Blue jays are members of a group of birds called corvids?
A) True
B) False

Answer 30

True

Question 31

) Fathead minnows start building nests when the water temperature reaches?
	A) 40 degrees F
	B) 50 degrees F
	C) 60 degrees F
	D) 80 degrees F

Answer 31

60 degrees F

Question 32

Which of these fish has been harvested for caviar?
	A) Walleye
	B) American eel
	C) Dogfish
	D) Sturgeon

Answer 32

Sturgeon

Question 33

Which of these fish is/are considered members of sunfish family?
	A) White Crappie
	B) Large Mouth Bass
	C) Rock Bass
	D) All of the above

Answer 33

All of the Above

Question 34

The juvenile form of this fish is a filter feeder at the bottom of streams?
	A) Sturgeon
	B) White Sucker
	C) Sea Lamprey
	D) Bullhead

Answer 34

SEA LAMPREYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Question 35

What best describes the habitat of the Lake Trout?
	A) Warm, shallow, nutrient-rich lakes.
	B) Fast moving rivers.
	C) Cold, deep, oxygen rich lakes.
	D) Oxygen rich, muddy, river bottoms.

Answer 35

Cold, Deep :) oxygen rich lakes

Question 36

Several different species of this fish have been introduced to Minnesota, including common, big-head and silver?
	A) Sunfish
	B) Gar	
	C) Burbot
	D) Carp

Answer 36

Carp

Question 37

This best describes a Northern Pike’s hunting method.
A) Chases down small fish in fast moving streams
B) Lies in wait in weedy cover and lunges out to grab passing fish
C) Roots around in the mud for snails and clams
D) Strains plankton through its gills

Answer 37

Lies in wait in weedy cover and lunges out to grab passing fish

Question 38

These fish do well in the Mississippi River?
	A) Flathead catfish
	B) Yellow Perch
	C) Brown Trout
	D) A and B

Answer 38

A and B

Question 39

A whisker-like sensory structure on a fish’s head best describes what?
	A) An adipose fin
	B) A barbel
	C) The swim bladder
	D) The lateral line

Answer 39

A barbel