WIS 2040 UF exam 1
the office of economic ornithology and mammalogy was established in
1885
the ESA was passed in
1973
California Condors vanished from the wild in California in about
1987
in ___ CITES banned international trade in ivory
1989
Large scale commercial fishing for Patagonian Toothfish began in the
1990s
Most of the species listed by CITES are categorized in Appendix
2
There are actually -- species of Patagonian Toothfish.
2
__species of kangaroo are only harvested on Flinders Island and Tasmania
2
According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders ~ Painted Reed Frog males must increase energy intake by ---fold for calling
20
The US imports about -- percent of all legally harvested Patagonian Toothfish
20
By the late 1950s there roughly --- nutria in the US.
20 million
in one study of british farmland bird reseraches found that about ___% of all european birds are now a conservation concern
20%
There are possibly --- species of bony fishes.
22,000
Swordfish USA (SUSA) claims there are roughly 17 million recreational fishers and -- commercial swordfish boats in the North Atlantic.
250
In Wisconsin, authorities plan to kill----- deer in a circle with a 10 mile radius around a spot where 18 deer tested positive for CWD.
25000
There are basically ----kinds of red tides
3
According to SUSA about --- pounds of Swordfish are consumed by the US public each year.
30 million
currently mourning doves are hunted legally in __ states
39 states
According to hte St. Petersburg Times, by summer of 2000, manatee protection plans had been filed by __ of the 13 counties that were ordered to file them in 1989
4
According to a Time Magazine survey of 10007 adults ___ claimed to be vegetarians
4%
A female snow goose can lose ___ of her body mass producing a single clutch.
40%
The population of Black-tailed Prairie Dogs in Lubbock, Texas could be as high as
40,000
In April 1996 a ranger in Big Cypress found that 67 boats of frog leg catches weighed
4500 pounds
___species of kangaroo are harvested commercially on the mainland of Australia
5
in the year 2000, wild burros occurred ___ western states
5
According to Seton, at the start of the twentieth century there were--- prairie dogs on the Great Plains.
5 billion
According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders ~ there are about--- species of amphibians worldwide.
6,000
according to the Pets in America Project an estimated ___% of American households had at least one pet
61%
There are about -- species of jawless vertebrates in the world today.
70
By 1984 the Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly was reduced to a total of
70 individuals
According to the Miami Herald in 1996 people were killing $___ worth of frogs per night.
700
In a poll, __% of Australians favored the killing of feral cats
75%
There are roughly--- times as many frogs and toads as there are salamanders.
8
When first considered for listing under the ESA, the Black-tailed Prairie dog was assigned a priority number of
8
Before 1997 the scallop season ran for --months in Florida.
9
--- of the world's seabirds nest together, perhaps in large colonies
95%
Since European contact, the Black-tailed Prairie dog has lost about ___% of its original 100 million acres of habitat.
99
formed as an offshoot of an anti-huntin group in England
ALF
In 1985-1986 the division called Anicmal Damage Control was transferred to the US Department of ___
Agriculture
The original Biological Survey was under the Department of ___
Agriculture
the US forest service is an agency under hte department of __
Agriculture
animal rights group that is leading the fight against using compound 1980
Animal Protection Institute
According to Moulton the Wildlife Management view basically follows that of the
Animal Reformists
the situation where individuals in a group try to bluff those in another group into thinking they have superior numbers is called ___ effect
Beau Geste
the theory of acquired characteristis was first advanced by
Lamarck
The USFWS used ______ to kill gulls in Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge.
DRC-1339
According to ___ the majority of people in the US favor hte re-introduction of hte Gray Wolf to Yellowstone National park
Defenders of Wildlife
The National Audubon society of today is an offshoot of the ___ state Audubon society
Massachusetts
In the 1990s, snow-mobiling was banned in Denali Naitonal Park by the ___
National Park Service
largest number of wild horses occurs in the state of ___
Nevada
Following passage of the clean water Act in the early 1970s, several species of water birds have returned to __
New York Harbor
When the USFWS increased the bag limit on snow geese, the ____ sued them to stop the increase.
HSUS
an agency under the department of interior
FWS
CARA was passed by the ___ in the summer of 2001
House of Representatives
Pacific Ocean tuna were considered "Dolphin Safe" after --- criteria were established
IATTC
is the group that manages Atlantic Swordfish.
ICCAT
Fishers (Martes pennati) have recently been re-introduced to the state of
Tennessee
the poison used in Colorado to kill bears
Thallium
bear-baiting is still practiced in pakistan and India
True
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources wants to kill introduced Mute Swans as they are thought to threaten native
Trumpeter Swans
a policy is
a course of action selected form among alternatives, and in light of conditions, to guide present and future decisions
All chordates have
a dorsal hollow nerve cord & pharyngeal gill slits.
About 150 nutria were able to escape from "escape proof" cages in Louisiana in 1940 following
a hurricane
The Ostracoderms may have used the bone in their skin for
a mineral reservoir
The formation of a communal foam nest is seen in certain tree frogs in
africa
Among the vertebrates a prominent notochord is found in adult members of the class
agnatha
issues involving species of wildlife that have become pests are generally under the department of ___
agriculture
--species of seabirds do not come to land to lay their eggs
all
Beau Geste Effect, Over-simplification, and fear-mongering
all hallmarks of propaganda
According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders ~ the female -- wraps her egg in a leaf.
alpine newt
of the following is an example of a paedogenetic group of amphibian species.
amphiumans
Sexual coupling in species that have external fertilizatioin is called
amplexus
The parasitic sea lamprey is characterized by having
an oral disk
Fish that live in marine environments and ascend creeks and streams to breed are called
anadromous
Both the frogs and the salamanders produce
anamniote eggs
Lobsters and shrimp are species in the phylum
anthropoda
In deuterostomes the---froms from the blastopore
anus
Grass Carp were introduced to the US to contro
aquatic weeds
urochordata
are chordates that are sessile as adults and/but have a free-swimming larva.
Nutria were introduced to the US from
argentina
In the film The Perfect Storm, the crew was fishing for
atlantic swordfish
The now extinct gastric-brooding frog was known only from
austrailia
in 1970, some Boy Scouts found 2 dozen dead ___that were killed by exposure to thallium
bald and golden eagles
TFM may be replaced in the future by
baylucide
In order for hte public to effectively resolve wildlife issues they must first ___
be concerned about the issue
a popular English pastime that was outlawed by the Parliament in 1582
bear-baiting
Sea horses commonly live over
beds of grass
Just a state of mind
beliefs
Prairie Dog inhabits the short grass prairie zone of the Great Planes.
black tailed
One proposed way to kill non-indigenous Mute Swans is to pour ___ on the eggs
bleach
under the reign fo William the Conqueror, the penaly for killing one of the King's deer was
blinding
seahorses are actually
bony fish
are extremely dangerous species found in the region of tropical Australia.
box jellyfish
a study of 24 species of ___birds in Britain conducted by the BTO found that although many species were declining a few species were increasing
breeding
According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders --- are legless amphibians that spend most of their lives underground.
caecilians
The whole motivation for protecting wild horses and burros began when the state of ___ suggested the hunters should shoot horses and burros for sport
california
once the net ban was imposed in Florida, Governor Lawton Chiles threatened to enforce it by
calling out the national guard
Petitioners originally sought an "emergency" ____ categorization for the Black-tailed Prairie Dog in 1994
candidate 2
Black-footed ferrets are vulnerable to as well as sylvatic plague.
canine distemper
in 2002 both houses of the US congress had bills before them that would ban__
canned hunts
One concern regarding the harvest in Big Cypress NP was the amount of air boat damage to the habitat of Snail Kites and
cape sable seaside sparrows
The individuals used in re-introductions of the black-footed ferret came from
captive breeding
When the use of Greater Sandhill Cranes as surrogate mothers failed as a conservation measure for Whooping Cranes, scientists turned to _____
captive breeding
Sharks are now commonly harvested for their ----, which is said to function as a cancer preventative.
cartilage
is a cellular structure that is typical only of species in the kingdom Fungi.
cell wall of chitin
The so-called poison arrow frogs are native to
central and south america
Amphioxus is a typical member of the subphylum
cephalochordate
the passage of the clean water act in the early 1970s led to the return of mummichog to New York Harbor, which benefited____
certain water birds
Coasts are the most ---- of all the ocean's habitats
changing
Sea Horses are especially popular in markets in traditional medicine in
china
bear farms, where bears are kept for their bile, occur widely in
china
in the summer of 2002 there were several forest fires in ___ which could not have been the result of the US Forest Service practices
china
President ____ called for a ban on all recreational snow-mobiling in all National Parks
clinton
Cannonball jellyfish belong to the Phylum
cnidaria
Coral reefs are formed by species in the phylum
cnidaria
is one of the three most represented phyla of invertebrates listed by FCREPA
cnidaria
is the sole surviving member of the lobe-finned fishes
coelocanth
are cells that trap tiny food particles as water flows through the body wall of sponges.
collar cells
CWD was first seen in captive deer in
colorado
is one of the species that benefited most from gull culling at Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge
common terns
In the vertebrates the gills are internal and
connected to the digestive tube
a ban on commercial netting of fish within three miles of hte Atlantic coast adn nine miles of the Gulf coast of Florida was the result of
constitutional amendment
in practice___may determine wildlife management practices
convenience, economics and politics
White line disease is found in certain --- in Florida.
corals
The Golden Toad which has recently decline precipitously is native to
costa rica
compound 1080 was a deadly poison used primarily for killing ___
coyotes
In order to protect Mule Deer on the Kaibab Plateau, 300 wolves and more than seven hundred mountain lions were killed, and
deer and hunting was banned
is the non-governmental organization that pushed for and participated in the re-introduction of gray wolves to Idaho and Yellowstone National Park
defenders of wildlife
one native species that has been negatively impacted by wild burros is the
desert bighorn
The main problem caused by Nutria in Louisiana is that they
destroy wetland and farmland vegetation
The Dusky Seaside Sparrow that went extinct in Florida was a victim of
development
Red Tides toxins are produced by
dinoflagellates
Most non-phylogenetic wildlife classification schemes are based on
distribution and abundance
habitat may be defined in terms of
dominant vegetation, soil, and species of interest
Australians use hte "Judas" technique to manage populations of
donkeys
___ is the non-governmental organization that claims increased numbers of snow geese are destroying arctic vegetation.
ducks unlimited
The fisher re-introductions were funded in part by
duracell
According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders Marbled Salamanders are native to
eastern US
one reason propaganda is so effective is that it is
easy to believe
In Louisiana, authorities recently hoped to persuade the public to
eat nutria meat
Sea urchins belong to the phylum
echinodermata
The MFC left the recreational scallop season open for 2 months because of
economic pressure
Some species of --- are catadromous species.
eels
The FWC lists--- species of invertebrates as being threatened, or endangered.
eight
CWD has been known to infect --- as well as deer.
elk
Bleaching of coral reefs can be caused by
environmental stress
when population sizes are not changing they are at___
equilibrium
Nutria were originally introduced to
establish a fur industry
The common carp is native to
eurasia
most of the kangaroo meat commercially harvested in Australia is exported to ___ countries
european
According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders ~ New Guinea is the home of the tiniest of all frogs
false
According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders ~ female salamanders that were living in a mine shaft will starve themselves before they will feed on the eggs of other females.
false
According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders ~ the eggs of the Giant Salamander unlike those of other amphibians have a well developed shell.
false
All lampreys are parasitic.
false
All ranchers in the US oppose wolf re-introductions
false
In 1999, the USFWS ruled that there was sufficient evidence to warrant an emergency listing for the Black-tailed Prairie Dog.
false
Lampreys are chiefly catadromous.
false
PITTMAN-ROBERTSON MONEY IS NEVER USED LEGALLY FOR HABITAT MANAGEMENT
false
Piping Plovers are restricted to the east coast of the United States
false
Pittman-Robertson money is only used legally for game species
false
Plants are not listed by CITES.
false
The Black-tailed Prairie dog is protected by state law in several states.
false
The Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow spends the winter in Cuba.
false
The Patagonian Toothfish is officially listed as endangered.
false
The Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly once occurred statewide in Florida.
false
The four chordate characteristics are all visible in the adults of all chordate species.
false
as defined by Moulton, wildlife management practices are always inentiional
false
beliefs can be transformed into facts if enough people believe in them
false
in most issues hte majority of people have a strong opinion
false
it is really not important who decides what is actually scientific and what is pseudoscientific
false
mountain lions have never been known to kill humans
false
public input is very important in LDCs
false
the pro-boating group is made up exclusively of boat owners
false
wildlife issues or other environmental issues should be resolved based on public opinion as the majority is never wrong
false
___is the organization that has vehemently opposed Lynx re-introductions to Colorado.
farm bureau
researches believe hat the declines seen in british farmland birds are due to
farming practices
in the late 1800s wading birds in Florida (mostly egrets) were being killed for the
fashion industry
New Zealand's Capelin spawn on the beach because, perhaps, the eggs are safer from marine predators and the eggs develop ---than in the surrounding cold waters
faster
In Darwin's frog in Chile, the young frogs develop in
father's vocal sac
Typically, invertebrates use their gills for
feeding
an animal shelter worker in Michigan was fired for
feeding puppies to a snake
When Crested Auklets gather to nest in high densities, one benefit may be that they can share information on good---
feeding sites
Male Elephant Seals fight to gain access to
females
the Pittman-Robertson Act levied a 10% tax on
firearms and ammunition
scientists are presently re-introducing whooping cranes to
florida
The Schaus Swallowtail butterfly is found only in
florida keys
Game Species are those that are hunted for ___
for sport
The fossil amphibians and the lobe-finned fishes are linked by similarities in the
forelimb bone pattern
When the US government closed more than 132,000 square miles to commercial swordfishing in the Atlantic, the sponsors of the 'Give Swordfish a Break'
formally ended the campaign
in 1996, public outcry led to a ban on the harvest of ___ in Big Cypress National Preserve.
frogs
external fertilization is characteristic of the
frogs and toads
Varmint hunters shoot prairie dogs chiefly for
fun
The muskrat is a once commercially important native North American ___ that weighs about 2 lb
furbearer
Beaver and muskrats are classified as ___
furbearers
Propaganda is used in order to ____
gain support from the masses
The currently accepted theory among biologists on the evolution of the vertebrates is based on
garstang's hypothesis
Embryonic genes switch on during the --- phase of development.
gastrula
when campaigning for a certain cause it it important to win whenever possible in order to ____
generate positive propaganda
According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders ~ the --- is native to Japan.
giant salamander
Jaws evolved from the
gill arches
was not one of the explanations advanced by Jenkins to explain declines of Guam's forest birds
global warming
The Schaus Swallowtail butterfly may avoid extinction in the wild because of a partnership between conservation scientists and a --association
golfing
in south america, swainson's Hawks were killed after they ingested ___poisoned by monocrotophos
grasshoppers
were sea bird related to Puffins
great Auks
Piping plovers in Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge were mostly preyed on by
great black-backed gulls
A hunter from Louisiana, who shot a radio-collared lynx in Colorado, was fined
greater than 18000
Icthyostega fossils are known from what is now
greenland
BTO researchers found that the ___ had increased to higher numbers than ever reported throughout history
grey heron
black skimmers are closely related to the
gulls and terns
use slime production as a defense mechanism.
hagfish
In addition to being toxic bufotenine is also an
hallucinogen
Cannonball jellyfish are a good species for commercial harvest because they
have high reproductive rates
Moulton believes that few invertebrate species are federally listed in Florida because invertebrate
have not been studied extensively
is the phylum of marine, acorn worms
hemichordata
The blastula is a
hollow ball of cells
voters in oregon banned the hunting of mountain lions with
hounds
the great auk was a seabird that was exterminated in part by
human harvest of their eggs
historically wildlife managers have focused on making___happy
hunters
historically, most of the revenue generated fro wildlife management has come from ___
hunters
The Schaus Swallowtail butterfly was nearly wiped out in 1992 because of
hurricane andrew
When exposed to air, phostoxin reacts to form
hydrogen phosphide
public lands grazers int eh western states are no long ers poweful as they once were, because of
increased public awareness
Small seabirds known as Petrels deal with winds that keep them from their nest by laying an egg that can be left for several days without
incubation
the nation that joined kenya and fought against permantenly lifting the ban on ivory trade
india
Only species in the class --- can be exempt of provisions in the Endangered Species Act.
insecta
Caecilians are characterized by having
internal fertilization
in order to nest successfully, Kirtland's Warblers require ___ witha dense understory
jack pine
was the non-african nation taht wanted the ivory trade to be reinstated
japan
Sponges once were, but no longer are, commercially harvested out of
key west
USFWS scientists wanted to kill certain gulls at the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge in Massachusetts because the gulls were
killing federally listed piping plovers
Currently the market for US caught cannonball jellyfish exists especially in
korea
is a characteristic shared by the amphibians and certain lobe-finned fishes
labyrinthine infolded tooth enamel
When lampreys reached the upper Great Lakes the --- fishery collapsed
lake trout
Scientists once thought (incorrectly) that Amphioxus was a larval --- that underwent paedomorphosis
lamprey
Natives on the Yukon River harvest nemeryaq which are actually
lampreys
TFM is a chemical once used to control
lampreys
When the Welland canal was deepened----invaded Lake Erie.
lampreys
a ___ gull is a common scavenging species of the Gulf Coast of Florida
laughing
some of the california condors release in the 1990s were later killed by
lead poisoning
Recently trappers in Louisiana were earning about $__ per nutria pelt.
less than 3
when two sides differ greatly in how much power they have, issues are resolved with--
little compromise
The Patagonian Toothfish is harvested using
long lines
Swordfish are harvested commercially using
longlines
According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders ~ the first amphibian might have resembled a
lungfish
Atlantic Swordfish feed chiefly on squid and --- as adults.
mackerel
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is similar to ---- seen in England.
mad cow disease
According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders ~--- frog of Africa guards the nursery pool.
male african bullfrog
The Marine Iguana is the world's only sea-going lizard. The _--- are large enough to dive underwater and eat seaweed
males
In 1994 the Florida DEP became concerned about the high number of deaths of ___
manatees
Modern hagfishes are found only in
marine environments
act of 1972 was enacted to protect dolphins from mortality due to fishing.
marine mammal protection act
wildlife management practices that foavour one species may__
may harm another
A true coelom is a secondary body cavity that is surrounded by
mesoderm and mesoderm
refers to the developmental change from juvenile to adult
metamorphosis
Chirping frogs were first seen in Hawaii in the
mid 1800s
Scallops are members of the phylum
mollusca
In the 1970s Bighead and Silver Carp were introduced to the US to control
mollusks and algae
Species in the kingdom ---- are characterized by having prokaryotic cells.
monera
The solid ball of cells formed through cleavage is called a
morula
the california wildlife protection act banned hunting of
mountain lions
A frog gig is basically a
multi-pronged spear
Re-introductions of Canada Lynx in Colorado all took place on
national forest land
in the early part of the 20th century, wildlifers released numerous non-indigenous species for hunting because
native game species were so reduced by market hunters
The "Give Swordfish a Break" campaign was run by Sea Web and
natural resources defense council
A pseudocoelom is characteristic of the
nematodes
refers to the facultative or environmentally determined form of paedomorphosis
neoteny
"Egging", means the removal of eggs from snow goose nests will likely be ineffective in managing snow geese because
nests are far from any people
Members of the Phylum Platyhelminthes (Flatworms) have -- secondary body cavity.
no
The majority of vertebrate species in Florida and Colorado are properly classified as__species
non-game
in arguin issues, any statements that are made must be
none of these
The Schaus Swallowtail butterfly survived because a few individuals were
none of these (not protected by the NPS, naturally large, or had mated with an introduced species)
In August 2004, based on new information, the USFWS ruled that the Black-tailed Prairie Dog should
not be listed
the first step to the scientific method
observation
Officials in Lubbock plan to use ____to kill prairie dogs.
phostoxin
the net ban campaign relied heavily on the use of
photographs of dead wildlife
The frog most sought after in Big Cypress National Preserve was the___ frog
pig
When Walruses, distant cousins of bears, return to land for a few weeks each year to breed, their skin changes from white to
pink
were the first jawed vertebrates.
placoderms
Flatworms belong to the phylum
platyhelminthes
Respiration occurs across a pharyngeal membrane in the
plethodontidae
According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders ~ female ---- of Central and South America feed the young an unfertilized egg
poison arrow frogs
Priority numbers for listing species under the ESA are based on
population size
A favorite food of fishers in some areas is
porcupine
The invertebrate phylum --- has no species listed by the FWC.
porifera
not considered a component of habitat accordign to the traditional wildlife definition of habitat
potential competitors
The range of Black-footed Ferret historically coincided more or less with the range of
prairie dogs
In the late nineteenth century, the Office of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy spent most of its effort on
predator control
Synchronized sea turtle hatching may be a strategy to overwhelm potential -- and, thus, increase the chances of hatchlings reaching the sea.
predators
External fertilization is seen in --- salamanders
primitive
CWD is caused by
prions
The Ostracoderms may have used their bony skin for
protection
Red tides are caused by a species from the kingdom
protista
The blastopore becomes the mouth in the development of
protosomes
To protect Lake Michigan from possible invasion by Asian carp, fishery managers
put up electrical barrier
each year wild horses and burros are removed from the wild and ___
put up for adoption
not considered a wildlife management practice
rain
the most vigorous supporters of the net ban campaign in florida
recreational fishers
for Southern Sea Lions, the benefit of group breeding may be that the pups develop bonds and ---- that will allow them to share information in the future.
relationships
When ____ are low, some organisms that cause red tides revert to sexual reproduction.
resources
In order for jaws to function properly an animal must be able to overcome ---, pitch, and yaw.
roll
The Hedonic glands play an active role in
salamander courtship
Paedomorphosis is a characteristic of certain
salamanders
Creating stepping-stone habitat is a technique used by Dr. Tom Emmel to aid the
schaus swallowtail butterfly
The fishing technique used to catch Patagonian Toothfish is said to have resulted in the deaths of numerous
sea birds
According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders ~ young Caecilians fed on
secretions from mothers tail, layers of skin
are primitive salamanders that have external gills, and front legs but no hind legs
sirens
when_____ estivate they produce a mucous cocoon like the African lungfish
sirens
The state of Louisiana constructed ___ plants to process nutria for human consumption.
six
According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders ~ the male Marsupial Frog carries the tadpoles in pouches on his hips for up to
six weeks
Recently, the National Park Service banned ___ in Denali National Park
snow-mobiling
Canada Lynx feed principally on
snowshoe hares
Assembling in large colonies provides ---stimulation that allows seabirds, which often live solitarily, to coordinate and synchronize their breeding
social
The largest population of re-introduced black-footed ferrets (164 individuals) is in
south Dakota
Once thought to be extinct, a population of Black-footed Ferrets was found in ____ in 1964.
south dakota
Scallops began to disappear in the region of the Gulf of Mexico
south of the suwanee river
agriculturalists in Britain blamed the declines in some species on predation by
sparrow hawks
are structures produced by male salamanders for reproductive purposes
spermatophores
example of anon-game wading bird
the green-backed heron
not a method used by states for funding non-game wildlife conservation and research
the penny a pound crop tax
is a juvenile characteristic retained by some paedogenetic species.
the presence of external gills
Management efforts on the Kaibab Plateau were aimed mostly at pleasing _______
the public
when it comes to resolving wildlife issues, the ___ is the most powerful force in America
the public
Boating rights advocates in Florida calim that increase manatee deaths must mean that ____
there are plenty of manatees so it doesn't matter
The phylum chordate is subdivided into-- subphyla.
three
There were --recognizable evolutionary lines of fossil amphibians.
three
in 1999 petitioners listed ____ threats to the Black-tailed Prairie Dog.
three
Any swordfish that are caught that are not large enough by established standards are
thrown overboard
According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders ~ Marbled Salamanders spend the winter in limestone caves.
true
Before 1996, frog gigging for consumption by a person's family was legal in Big Cypress National Preserve.
true
Black Skimmers benefited from gull control at Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge.
true
Marine mammals lose heat more rapidly in water than in air
true
Red tides are not always characterized by a change in the water color.
true
according to Moulton, humans can successfully manage wildlife
true
at the 2002 cites meeting, the US agred with the motion to allow a one time sale of ivory stockpiled in five african nations
true
propaganda does not necessarily involve the use of lies
true
sometimes the absence of human intervention can be considered a wildlife management practice
true
the waterfowl management act passed in 1913 was later repealed
true
In 1990, the US banned imports of --from Mexico because of dolphin mortality.
tuna
According to Moulton there are basically __ categories of wildlife issues
two
As noted in lecture, there are ___ main foraging types (not species!) of gull
two
accordign to Guither, animal advocates fall into __ general groups
two
the main problem with the various mechanisms for funding non-game wildlife research that are in place today that they are
unpredictable
The sea squirts belong to the subphylum
urochordata
the ____Prairie Dog is listed as endangered
utah
The fossil lineages of the amphibians are recognizable on the basis of the structure of the
vertebrae
One problem with harvesting sharks commercially is that they are
viviparous
Phostoxin reacts with ___in the atmosphere to become activated.
water
Punt guns were commonly used for commercially harvesting __
waterfowl
Fishers are members of the ___ family
weasel
ostracoderms
were the first vertebrates.
Game species may become non game species when___
when they become rare
Rhode Island was the first state to close thehunting season on___
white-tailed deer
the use of surrogate mothers was an unsucessful management practice used in the recovering of the ___
whooping crane
california was the first state to have
wildlife commission
Americans supported the re-introduction of ____ to Yellowstone National park in te 1990s
wolves
management practices that aided the brown-headed cowbird are associated with the decline of ____
wood thrush
in 1981, a population of Black-footed Ferrets was found near Meeteese in
wyoming
is an introduced species in North America that belongs to the phylum Mollusca.
zebra mussel
A total of __nutria was processed in 1996-1997 for human consumption in Louisiana.
zero
There are --federally listed species of amphibians in Florida
zero
The cost of removing 300 prairie dogs from the Lubbock site was
17,000
Buros were introduced to the US in the ___ century
17th
Kirtland's warblers winter in
Bahamas
Chirping frogs were introduced to Hawaii from
Puerto Rico
an example of a southeastern US game bird that, due to hte effects of fire ants and habitat loss, is declining
the bobwhite
a brood parasite that attacks the nexts of Kirtland's Warbler
the brown-headed cowbird
wild horses presently occur in ___ western states
10
The genus Eleutherodactylus a genus of chirping frogs has --- species scattered over the West Indies
100
science is presumably based on ___% facts
100%
There are an estimated ____ feral cats in Australia.
12 million
Roughly ---nations have signed the CITES agreement.
164
for every 75 cents contributed to the Pittman-Robertson Act, the state agency must contribute __
0.25
Mostly because of intense predation, about--- in every 100 Flatbacked Turtle hatchlings survive to adulthood.
1
According to Sea Web as many as ---million pounds of marlin were discarded by the swordfish industry between 1995-1996.
1.1
The waterfowl belong ot the taxonomic order _____
Anseriformes
the Human Society for the US is
Anti-hunting
Recently monocrotophos was implicated in the poisoning deaths of Swainson's Hawks in___
Argentina
In 1996, six California Condors were released in the state of
Arizona
the state with the largest number of wild burros
Arizona
ring-necked Pheasants were introduced to the US from
Asia
wild horses and burros are managed by the
BLM
NBS was renamed the ___ in 1996
BRD
Dr. Julie Savidge confluded that___was the cause of declines of forest bird populations in Guam
Brown-tree snake predation
according to Viva! ___ is the nation that impors the greates amount of kangaroo meat
Bulgaria
the original office of economic ornithology and mammalogy was later renamed
Bureau of Biologial survey
the USFWS was formed by combining hte Bureau of Biological survey with the
Bureau of Fisheries
in 2002, __reversed the decision to ban recreational snow-mobiling in National Parks.
Bush
The Patagonian Toothfish is managed by a group of 24 nations that make up the
CCAMLR
International trade in endangered species is monitored by
CITES
is an example of a wildlife classification scheme based on an international agreement
CITES
According to MPM many wildlifers, if given a choice would study
CMVs
According to moulton, perhaps the best definition of habitat was advanced by
Caughley and Sinclair
although japan supported the one time sale of ivory, the sale was opposed by
China
the Mute Swan population in Massachusetts is derived from individuals introduced from
Europe
in 1994, the ___ imposed a moratorium on hunting black bears in Florida
GFC
Most of the so-called upland game birds belong to the order ___
Galliformes
A species of lobe finned fish still occurs in
Indian ocean
BLM is an agency under hte US Department of __
Interior
Issues involving rare and endangered species generally fall under the US Department of ___
Interior
Economically well-developed nations are called
MDCs
during the campaign for the net ban the supporters of the ban accused the ___ of "nonfeasance"
MFC
the Wildlife Unification Amendment merged the GFC with the
MFC
n the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders ~ we saw a colony of several hundred slimy salamanders living in a
MINE
the first state to have paid game wardens
Maine
the SEcretary of Interior Bruce Babbitt told peopel in New Mexico that___ were here to stay, even though someone had shot some of the introduced animals
Mexican Wolves
kirland's warbler currently ness almost exclusively in the state of ___
Michigan
Management of snow geese legally falls under the
Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.
Deformed frogs were first seen in ---in the 1990s
Minnesota
cougars have recently been found in South Dakota and
Minnesota
the state where a tax on soft drink cans was used to fund non-game wildlife research
Missouri
the first ring-necked pheasant introduction into the US were made to the state of___
Oregon
the animal rights group that opposes any use of animals by humans
PETA
According to Swordfish USA about 2/3 of the swordfish consumed in the US comes from the --- Ocean.
Pacific
species in the___ group are not considered game birds
Passeriformes
california condor re-introductions were carried out by a partnership between the USFWS and the___
Peregrine fund
Many sea horses are harvested by fishers from
Philippines
the so-called Federal-aid-in-wildlife restroation Act of 1937 is also known as the
Pittman-Robertson Act
the use of poisons for predator control was banned on all federal lands by
President Nixon
Wisconsin deer may have been infected with CWD by eating
Protein pellets.
the so-called ___in Guither's vernacular support animal welfare
Reformists
the main product that forms the bile of bears is ___
UDCA
In 1997, the ---decided to lift the ban on imports of Mexican tuna.
US senate
Wide scale poisioning of prairie dogs was undertaken between 1920 and 1970 by the agency now known a
USDA Wildlife services
In the 1996 Congress places the NBS under the
USGS
the animal rights advocacy group that led the campaign to ban the sale of kangaroo meat in UK grocery stores
VIVA!
the soviet geneticist who argued against the idea that wheant could be made cold tolerant simply by exposing randomly chosen plants to cold temperatures with no regard for natural cold tolerance
Vavilov
a western state in the lower 48 states that has no wild horses
Washington
enacted in 1913, focused on migratory waterfowl management
Weeks-McLean Act
the FWC was officially formed by the
Wildlife Unificaiton amendment
some citizens of hte state of ___ sued to halt the season of Mourning Doves in 2001
Wisconsin
has a name that is itself propaganda
Wise Use
In the early 1900s, many people in the US supported the extermination of wolves in ____ Naitonal Park
Yellowstone
___Naitonal Park was the first national park in the US
Yellowstone
one of the African nations that argued for lifting hte ban on ivory trade
Zimbabwe
forest in the pacific northwest is needed to protect populations of Northern Spotted Owls
old growth
the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act was passed to protect and manage horses and burros on
on public rangelands
Kirtland's Warblers build their nests
on the ground
he legislation known as CARA would provide funds for wildlife resarch and conservation from revenues generated by oil and gas reserves on __
on the outer continental shelf
Cape Sable Seaside Sparrows typically nest is
one meter tall saw grass
the predator defense institue attacked the ___ state wildlife agency over its methods for studying mountain lion population size
oregon
The Placoderms are thought to have evolved from the
ostracoderms
Asian Carp may actually leap into boats because
outboard motors frighten them
has not been suggested as a cause of deformities in frogs
ozone
When re-introduced wolves kill livestock where they are re-introduced, the livestock owner is
paid fair market value for the loss
were an adaptation that enabled the jaws to work efficiently.
paired fins
Toads secrete a poison from the ---- glands on their heads
parotoid
market hunters once sold ___ for a dime a dozen in New York meat markets
passenger pigeons
Intracellular digestion by amoebocytes is typical of
sponges
The structurally simplest animals we discussed are the
sponges
the Bison were saved by a coalition of nature lovers and
sport hunters
People in Kentucky developed Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease like symptoms after eating
squirrel brains
After the scallops declined, the state (through the MFC) banned commercial harvest of scallops
statewide
the most widely used type of non-toxic shotgun shell shot according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game
steel
The US government recently closed more than 132,000 square miles of the Atlantic to commercial swordfishing because these areas are
swordfish nursery areas
Prairie dogs are especially vulnerable to
sylvatic plague
Moulton was able to buy some dried seahorses at a market in
tarpon springs
Today sponges are commercially harvested in Florida only out o
tarpon springs
following the passage foht e net ban amendment in Florida, some commercial fishers tried to use ____ to catch fish
tarps
CARA has been advanced as a superior method for funding the initiative called
teaming with wildlife
Act that ultimately stopped the trade in wading bird feathers from Florida by banning interstate commerce in wildlife products taken illegally
the Lacey Act