Wildlife CDE Multiple Choice Test 7

1. The area where a stream flows into an ocean is called a(n):

• Estuary
• Marsh
• River
• Swamp

2. Animals without backbones are classified as:

• Terrestrial
• Aquatic
• Vertebrates
• Invertebrates

3. What is the state bird of South Carolina?

• Carolina parakeet
• Carolina wren
• Carolina turkey
• Carolina sap sucker

4. A measurement of the maximum number of animals a habitat can support based on the amount of available food and shelter is the:

• Population density
• Carrying capacity
• Population scheme
• Population sample size

5. The area where two or more habitat areas come together is known as the:

• Edge
• Habitat mix
• Habitat diversity
• Territory

6. The area that an animal will actively defend from intrusion by other animals is referred to as its:

• Home range
• Niche
• Territory
• Habitat fixation

7. This man is best known for his study of the areas that are now Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks in California.

• Teddy Roosevelt
• John Audubon
• John Muir
• Aldo Leopold

8. Known as the founder of American Wildlife Management and the writer of the first important book on the subject, The Sand County Almanac.

• Gifford Pinchot
• John Muir
• Daniel Boone
• Aldo Leopold

9. This law required waterfowl hunters to buy a special hunting stamp in addition to the cost of a state hunting license

• Lacey Act
• Migratory Bird Conservation Act of 1929
• Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act
• Dingle Johnson Act

10. This law regulated the shipment of illegally killed animals

• Lacey Act
• Pittman Robertson Act
• Dingle Johnson Act
• Endangered Species Act