Wildlife Study Guide

Question 1

Habitat

Answer 1

Natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism

Question 2

Conservation

Answer 2

Effort to maintain and use natural resources wisely

Question 3

Wildlife Management

Answer 3

Science of reaching goals by maintaining goals by manipulating and/or wildlife habitats and populations.

Question 4

Population

Answer 4

All inhabitants of a certain area

Question 5

Ecosystem

Answer 5

Community of living organisms in conjunction with the non living components of their environment

Question 6

Survivorship Curve

Answer 6

Graph showing the number of individuals surviving to each age for a given species or group

Question 7

Meta population

Answer 7

Group of populations that are separated by space but consist of same species

Question 8

Niche

Answer 8

Role of an organism

Question 9

Evolution

Answer 9

Gradual development of something.

Question 10

Adaptation

Answer 10

Special features that allow a plant or animal to live in a particular area

Question 11

Homeostasis

Answer 11

Property of a system which variables are regulated so that internal conditions remain stable and relatively constant

Question 12

Exponential Growth

Answer 12

Very Rapid Growth

Question 13

Carrying Capacity

Answer 13

Maximum population size of the species that the environment can sustain indefinitely given the food, habitat, water, and other necessities available in the environment

Question 14

Competition

Answer 14

The active demand by two or more organisms for a limited resources. Grazing is the most common

Question 15

Migration

Answer 15

Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another

Question 16

Random sample

Answer 16

Unbiased representation

Question 17

Limiting factor

Answer 17

Things that prevent a population from growing any larger

Question 18

Eutrophic

Answer 18

Rich in nutrients and so supporting a dense plant population, the decomposition of which kills animal life by depriving it of oxygen

Question 19

Biomes

Answer 19

Are large recognizable communities or associations of vegetation.

Question 20

Eco tone

Answer 20

Transition area between two biomes. It is where two communities meet and integrate

Question 21

List five characteristics that a wildlife manager must have

Answer 21

Broad background in biology. Life histories. Behavioral interactions. Good communicator. Persuasive. Political skills.

Question 22

explain the role of Aldo Leopoldo in the evolution of wildlife management in the United States.

Answer 22

Wrote books about wildlife. Created college classes. Founder of wildlife management.

Question 23

Explain the relationship between an ecosystem and a population.

Answer 23

A population is part of an ecosystem and an ecosystem needs a population.

Question 24

What does biotic and abiotic mean in relationship to habitats.

Answer 24

Biotic means relations to or resulting from living things. Abiotic means physical rather than biological.

Question 25

What are two types of growth a population can have?

Answer 25

Exponential growth and logistic growth.

Question 26

Does stress on a habitat have an effect in the wildlife that lives there?

Answer 26

Yes, it can cause an animal to leave, destroy their habitats, and it can ruin their day to day activities.

Question 27

What is migration and why does it occur?

Answer 27

Migration is the seasonal movement of animals from one region to another. This occurs because of the temperature change.

Question 28

Name and explain two types of migration tracking.

Answer 28

Tagging a animals, you put a band or something on their body to watch it. GPS you can put a tracking device on an animal and track it.

Question 29

What is the first step to devolving a model?

Answer 29

Developing a model.

Question 30

How can edge improve or hinder wildlife management?

Answer 30

They can improve wildlife because they can be nesting areas for animals. They can hinder because it can be in the way.

Question 31

What factors that occur in secession must be considered by managers?

Answer 31

Adaptations are important to consider to see how animals are able to survive Ina variety of places depending on habitat availability

Question 32

What is biome and how can it help a wildlife manager?

Answer 32

Biomes are large recognizable communities of vegetation. Biomes help distinguish the wildlife that lives there as well as vegetation.

Question 33

What are the four ways to classify vegetation?

Answer 33

Kuchlers Potential. Eco region. National wetlands. Aviregions.

Question 34

What are the 7 biomes?

Answer 34

Tundra. Grasslands. Desert. Chaparral. Tropics. Deciduous forest. Boreal forest.

Question 35

What biome is southern Illinois?

Answer 35

Deciduous forest.

Question 36

What are two types of habitat alteration?

Answer 36

Physical change and biological change.

Question 37

Why is understanding habitat alteration important to a wildlife manager?

Answer 37

It is important to managers to be able to know because physical change can help change negative things into new better things. Biological can help with competition and introduction of exotics.

Question 38

What are the two sources of pollution?

Answer 38

Point: source discharges. Non point: pollution traced to agriculture, forestry, mining, ranching, and construction activities.

Question 39

Why is wildlife management laws so difficult to describe?

Answer 39

They are different in every state and around the world and federal and state have different laws.

Question 39

Name one specific wildlife law. Describe this law and explain its importance.

Answer 39

Endangered species act. It is important because it tries to help make that species last longer