Test 2012 Flashcards
1) Which animal’s teeth are best described as large incisors for chisel-like cutting and flat molars for grinding plants? A) Muskrat B) Opossum C) Moose D) Shrew
Muskrat
2) This animal is considered a pest by foresters since its high-climbing bark chewing kills the crown of the tree? A) Beaver B) Raccoon C) Woodchuck D) Porcupine
Porcupine
Increasing temperatures and access to human food are allowing this animal to expand it range north? A) Fox squirrel B) Gray wolf C) Opossum D) Moose
Opossum
4) Which of the following have large front claws adapted to digging through soil? A) Badger B) Pocket gopher C) Mole D) All of the above
All of the above
Of the three species of ground squirrel which has the widest distribution in the state? A) 13-lined ground squirrel B) Franklin’s ground squirrel C) Richardson’s ground squirrel D) Red squirrel
13- lined ground squirrel
6) Over 500,000 hunting licenses are sold in Minnesota for this animal? A) Black bear B) White-tailed deer C) Muskrat D) Coyote
White Tailed Deer
7) This animal was recently removed from the Endangered Species Act list? A) Spotted skunk B) Gray wolf C) Moose D) Jackrabbit
Grey Wolf
8) What best describes the diet of a red fox? A) Herbivore B) Omnivore C) Insectivore D) Carnivore
omnivore
9) Which of these animals currently has the smallest distribution in Minnesota? A) Eastern Chipmunk B) Red fox C) Moose D) Whitetail deer
Moose
10) Which of these animals is the largest omnivore typically found in Minnesota? A) Beaver B) Porcupine C) Spotted skunk D) Black bear
Black Bear
11) This group of mustelids is known for changing color in the winter? A) Weasels B) Badgers C) Otters D) Mink
Weasels
12) House Mice are native to Minnesota?
A) True
B) False
False
13) Raccoons eat small birds and fish?
A) True
B) False
True
14) Moose are well adapted to urban environments?
A) True
B) False
False
15) Some shrews hunt mice?
A) True
B) False
True
Which of these birds was introduced into Minnesota? A) House Sparrow B) Wilson’s Snipe C) Ruffed Grouse D) Sharp-shinned Hawk
House Sparrow
There is not a hunting season for this type of bird? A) Woodcock B) Crow C) Blue jay D) Wilson’s snipe
Blue Jay
What best describes a Great Blue Heron’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) Swims on the water surface stabbing passing fish with its beak.
Wades along edge of lake grabbing fish and frogs
This bird lays its eggs in the nests of other birds? A) Starlings B) Cowbirds C) Snow geese D) Screech owls
Cowbirds
What best describes a wild turkey’s nest?
A) A loose grouping of branches high in a tall tree.
B) A hole in a tree.
C) A depression on the ground.
D) A tightly woven nest of grasses
A depression on the ground
Which of these ducks can be found through out the state? A) Wood duck B) Blue winged teal C) Ring-necked duck D) All of the Above
All of the Above
Which of these birds have offspring that are precocial? A) Loon B) Cooper’s Hawk C) Great Blue Heron D) Ring-necked pheasant
Ring necked pheasant
This duck can best be described as a large diving duck with a cinnamon colored head and white back? A) Ring-neck duck B) Mallard C) Scaup D) Canvasback
Canvasback
Populations of this cavity nesting raptor have fallen dramatically over the last decade? A) Red-tailed hawk B) American kestrel C) Great blue heron D) Broad-winged hawk
American Kestrel
) These birds diet consists of aspen buds and twigs and the leaves of clover, strawberries and ferns? A) Canvasback B) Grackle C) Woodcock D) Ruffed Grouse
Ruffed Grouse
Crows and Blue jays are in the same family?
A) True
B) False
True
) Eastern bluebirds overwinter in northern Minnesota?
A) True
B) False
False
Short-eared owls are listed as a species of special concern in Minnesota?
A) True
B) False
True
A woodcock’s eyes are positioned so that they can see directly behind them?
A) True
B) False
True
A tundra swan is the largest species of waterfowl in Minnesota?
A) True
B) False
False
Largemouth bass spawn in water temperature of … A) 40 - 45 degrees F B) 50 - 55 degrees F C) 60 - 65 degrees F D) 80 - 85 degrees F
60-65 degrees F
This fish has a cartilaginous skeleton? A) Walleye B) Darter C) Dogfish D) Sturgeon
Sturgeon
This fish has barbels on its head? A) White Crappie B) Flathead catfish C) Fathead minnow D) Sea Lamprey
Flathead catfish
This group of fish includes green, bluegill and pumpkinseeds? A) Carp B) Sunfish C) Whitefish D) Darter
Sunfish
Which of these fish is native to Germany? A) Brook trout. B) Carp. C) Brown trout. D) Rainbow trout.
Brown Trout
The state fishing record for this species of fish is 5 pounds? A) Largemouth bass B) Creek chub C) Muskellunge D) Black crappie
Black Crappie
This fish can be identified by counting the pores on the lower surface of the jaw? A) White sucker B) Fathead minnow C) Northern Pike D) Dogfish
Northern Pike
This stream breeding fish was introduced into the Great Lakes in 1912? A) Smelt B) Sea lamprey C) American eel D) Both A and B
Smelt
Yellow perch are closely related to which other Minnesota fish? A) White crappie B) Walleye C) Shiner minnow D) Rock bass
Walleye
The males of this fish have a black spot at the base of their tail? A) Northern pike B) Rainbow trout C) Largemouth bass D) Dogfish
Dogfish
Bullheads can be found throughout the state?
A) True
B) False
True
Lake trout prefer warm, murky water?
A) True
B) False
False
There are several species of carp that have been introduced to Minnesota?
A) True
B) False
True
White suckers are a popular baitfish?
A) True
B) False
True
Darters spend most of their time on the rocky stream bottom?
A) True
B) False
True
46) What is the favorite food of forest tent caterpillars? A) aspen and oak B) pine and spruce C) lady’s-slipper and trout lily D) raspberry and grape
Aspen and oak
47) Which of the following does NOT develop with complete metamorphosis? A) monarch B) crane fly C) stonefly D) sawfly
Stonefly
48) All of the following feed on plant material except: A) katydid B) cidada C) grasshopper D) giant water bug
Giant Water Bug
49) As an immature insect, I live in the water but as an adult Iive on land. I only live for about day and when I emerge it is typically in very large numbers. What am I? A) lacewing B) robber fly C) mayfly D) mosquito
may fly
50) On what does a red admiral usually feed? A) insects B) decaying plant material C) nectar D) they don’t feed
nectar
51) How many major body parts does an insect have? A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
3
52) What insect has a long prominent snout? A) crane fly B) June beetle C) stink bug D) weevil
weevil
53) What insect likes to eat aphids? A) assassin bug B) lacewing C) robber fly D) yellowjacket
lacewing
54) Where do long-horned beetles get their name?
A) they have long antennae
B) they have prominent mouthparts
C) they have a conspicuous ovipositer
D) their pronotum is modified into a long horn-like structure
They have long antennae
55) To what order do monarchs belong? A) Homoptera B) Lepidoptera C) Orthoptera D) Trichoptera
Lepidoptera
56) If you see an insect that has chewing mouthparts, four wings with the first pair of wings are leathery, and can jump, what have you encountered? A) caddisfly B) giant water bug C) katydid D) springtail
Katydid
57) Which insect has two wings? A) forest tent caterpillar B) honey bee C) house fly D) water strider
house fly
58) Sphecid wasps build colonies that can comprise as many as thousands of individuals?
A) True
B) False
False
59) On what does a woods cockroach likes to eat? A) insects B) tree leaves C) decaying plant material D) it doesn’t eat
decaying plant material
60) You are walking on a trail in a park and encounter a log by the side of it. You turn it over. What insect are you most likely to encounter? A) cicada B) ground beetle C) mayfly D) stonefly
Ground beetle
