Test 2013 Flashcards
1) Which animal does not have any upper incisors? A) Muskrat B) Opossum C) White-tailed deer D) Shrew
White tailed deer
This animal comes in several different species including masked, pygmy and short-tailed varieties? A) Weasel B) Raccoon C) Mole D) Shrew
Shrew
Cottontail rabbits are often considered a pest of this agricultural crop. A) Apples B) Corn C) Wheat D) Sugar Beets
Apples
Which of the following hibernate during the winter? A) Eastern Chipmunk B) Pocket gopher C) Mole D) All of the above
Eastern Chipmunk
This type of squirrel can be identified by the patagium on each side of its body? A) 13-lined ground squirrel B) Fox squirrel C) Flying squirrel D) Red squirrel
Flying squirrel
The 2013 hunting season for this Minnesota animal was cancelled? A) Black bear B) Moose C) Muskrat D) Coyote
Moose
) Populations of this animal have been shrinking in the state of Minnesota? A) Spotted skunk B) Gray wolf C) Gray squirrel D) All of the above
Spotted skunk
What best describes the diet of a Franklin’s ground squirrel? A) Herbivore B) Omnivore C) Insectivore D) Carnivore
Omnivore
Giving birth to one or two young per year best describes which animal? A) Jackrabbit B) Red fox C) Meadow vole D) Whitetail deer
White tailed deer
Which of these animals is the largest carnivore? A) Weasel B) Porcupine C) Otter D) Raccoon
Otter
Which of these animals are known to be pest to food crops and carry diseases that can infect people? A) Weasels B) Badgers C) Norway Rats D) Striped Skunk
Norway Rats
Red squirrels are the largest squirrels in Minnesota?
A) True
B) False
False
Woodchucks are also known as groundhogs?
A) True
B) False
True
In Minnesota Coyotes live in large packs or 10-15 individuals?
A) True
B) False
False
Pocket gophers have folds of skin next to their mouth that can hold dirt and seeds?
A) True
B) False
True
Which of these birds is native to Minnesota? A) House Sparrow B) Starling C) Ring-necked Pheasant D) None of the above
NONE
This aquatic bird has a green/black iridescent head and dives for fish? A) Mallard B) Crow C) Common Loon D) Northern Harrier
Common Loon
What best describes a Barred Owl 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.
Sits in a tree waiting to pounce
This bird will often steal fish from other birds such as Osprey? A) Starlings B) Cowbirds C) Snow geese D) Bald eagle
Bald Eagle
What best describes a screech owl’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 hole in a tree
Which of these ducks are diving ducks? A) Wood duck B) Canvasback C) Ring-necked duck D) b and c
B & C
Males of this bird can be identified by their blue bill? A) Wilson’s snipe B) Ruddy duck C) Great Blue Heron D) Ring-necked pheasant
Ruddy Duck
This bird’s short wings and flexible tail allow it to maneuver around its forest home? A) Ring-neck pheasant B) Mallard C) Broad-winged Hawk D) Sharp-tailed grouse
Broad Winged Hawk
Large populations of this bird overwinter in urban areas of Minnesota? A) Eastern Bluebirds B) American Crow C) Great blue heron D) Broad-winged hawk
American Crow
These birds diet consists of small mammals, amphibians and birds? A) Canvasback B) Grackle C) Great-horned owl D) Ruffed Grouse
Great horned owl
Blue-winged Teal are one of the last ducks to arrive in the spring?
A) True
B) False
True
Great Blue Heron overwinter in Minnesota?
A) True
B) False
False
Bald Eagles are listed as a species of special concern in Minnesota?
A) True
B) False
True
Blue jays have a wide range of vocalizations?
A) True
B) False
True
Wild turkeys were extirpated from Minnesota?
A) True
B) False
True
Minnesota’s only catadromous fish is? A) Lake Trout B) American Eel C) Smelt D) White Sucker
American Eel
This fish is also called a bowfin, grindle and beaverfish? A) Walleye B) Darter C) Dogfish D) Sturgeon
Dogfish
These fish can gulp air from the surface and survive in lower oxygen water? A) Sunfish B) Flathead catfish C) Gar D) Sea Lamprey
Gar
Both sexes of this fish guard the nest? A) Lake trout B) Sunfish C) Bullhead D) Walleye
Bullhead
These fish were once a major part of Minnesota’s fishery? A) Brook trout B) Darter C) Whitefish D) Rainbow trout
White fish
The Minnesota state fishing record for this species of fish is over 17 pounds? A) Largemouth bass B) Creek chub C) Walleye D) Black crappie
Walleye
This fish can be identified by counting its dorsal spines? A) White sucker B) White Crappie C) Bullhead D) Dogfish
White Crappie
Steelhead are a migratory variety of this fish? A) Smelt B) Sea lamprey C) American eel D) Rainbow trout
Rainbow Trout
The “tiger” version of this fish is a hybrid between? A) Muskellunge and Gar B) Walleye and Yellow perch C) Northern pike and Yellow perch D) Northern pike and Muskellunge
Northern pike and Muskellunge
River dams have hurt the populations of this fish? A) Northern pike B) Burbot C) Largemouth bass D) Gar
Gar
Sunfish spawn from May to August?
A) True
B) False
True
) Largemouth bass will eat just about any living creature it can swallow?
A) True
B) False
True
Carp damage lakes by making the water muddy?
A) True
B) False
True
Lake trout prefer temperatures over 65 degrees?
A) True
B) False
false
Flathead catfish prefer deep pools of large rivers?
A) True
B) False
True
46) What is the favorite food of lacewings? A) Aphids and other small insects B) Herbaceous plant leaves C) Decaying organic matter D) Tree sap
A) Aphids and other small insects
47) Which of the following does NOT go through a pupal stage? A) Blow fly B) Cicada C) Mosquito D) Rove beetle
B) Cicada
48) How many wings do beetles (Coleoptera) possess? A) None B) Two C) Four D) Six
Four
49) I am small to moderate in size with a large triangular, shield-like structure
behind my head. I have incomplete development. I feed on both plants or
insects. I have well-developed scent glands which can be used in self-
defense. What am I?
A) Cicada
B) June beetle
C) Rove beetle
D) Stink bug
Stink bug
50) Which of the following insects is not capable of jumping? A) Assassin bug B) Grasshopper C) Katydid D) Springtail
Assassin bug
51) Where do carpenter ants prefer to nest? A) In the soil in forests B) In the soil in fields and prairies C) In the soil in urban areas D) In wood
In wood
52) What insect resembles a giant mosquito? A) Caddisfly B) Crane fly C) Dragonfly D) Sawfly
Crane fly
53) Which of the following is true of ichneumonid wasps?
A) They are small; none measure more than ¼ inch long.
B) They are short lived; they don’t survive any longer than a week.
C) They are solitary wasps, i.e. they live as individuals.
D) They are social wasps, i.e. they live in social colonies.
C) They are solitary wasps, i.e. they live as individuals.
54) In what type of environment do whirligig beetles live? A) Lakes and ponds B) Prairies C) Sand dunes D) Woods
Lakes and ponds
55) To what order do boxelder bugs and giant water bugs belong? A) Coleoptera B) Diptera C) Hemiptera D) Plecoptera
Hemipera
56) Which of the following can impact honey bee health? A) Diseases and parasitic mites B) Loss of habitat C) Insecticides D) All of the above are correct
All of the above
57) Which insect would you most likely find associated with a dead animal? A) Blow fly B) House fly C) Robber fly D) Sawfly
Blow Fly
58) How many legs do insect typically possess? A) 0 B) 6 C) 8 D) Either 6 or 8
six
59) Which of the following insects would most likely be found visiting flowers? A) Dragonfly B) June beetle C) Syrphid fly D) Yellowjacket
Syrphid Fly
60) I am generally small with a conspicuous snout. I feed on a variety of plants.
To help protect myself, I will play dead if I feel threatened. What am I?
A) Boxelder bug
B) Lady beetle
C) Springtail
D) Weevil
Weevil
