WIS Topic 13
______ is an example of a situation where contraceptives might lower natality. (a.) Kangaroos in the outback (b.) Monkeys in African savanna (c.) Elephants in national parks (d.) Koalas on islands
Koalas on islands
______ is a management technique used for benefiting the Black-capped Vireo in Texas. (a.) Planting shelter belts (b.) Prescribed burning (c.) Cowbird removal (d.) Planting food plots
Cowbird removal
False: The target population size of game species is always based on ecological or other scientific research. (a.) TRUE (b.) FALSE
FALSE
True: Male Platypuses may attempt to ensure paternity by fighting off other males. (a.) TRUE (b.) FALSE
TRUE
Use of feeders and trail master cameras allows for direct counting of ______. (a.) Bighorn Sheep (b.) Mourning Doves (c.) Turkeys (d.) Waterfowl
Turkeys
If a person with type A blood accidentally receives a transfusion of type B blood, the recipient's ______ will agglutinate the type B blood. (a.) antibodies (b.) antigens (c.) B cells (d.) T cells
antibodies
The term "rut" refers to the ______ of deer. (a.) senility (b.) breeding season (c.) birthing season (d.) puberty
breeding season
The immune system works via ______. (a.) meiosis (b.) metamorphosis (c.) cell recognition (d.) preformation
cell recognition
In abundant populations natality might be reduced by the use of ______. (a.) tax incentives (b.) contraceptives (c.) habitat improvement (d.) hunting
contraceptives
The removal of brown-headed cowbirds was used as a management tool to protect ______. (a.) Ruffed Grouse (b.) Whooping Cranes (c.) Golden-cheeked Warbles (d.) Black-tailed Jackrabbits
golden-checked warblers
Scientists explored the use of immuno-contraception to control ______ in England. (a.) gray squirrels (b.) black-tailed jackrabbits (c.) red squirrels (d.) sheep
gray squirrels
When populations are rare, management strategies should try to ______. (a.) increase natality (b.) not management is needed (c.) decrease natality (d.) increase mortality
increase natality
In species with an estrous cycle paternity is largely determined by the ______. (a.) Chance (b.) Males (c.) Females (d.) Weather patterns
males
Wildlife management is aimed mostly at ______. (a.) managing population sizes (b.) managing number of coexisting species (c.) reconstructing fossil environments (d.) discovering new species
managing population sizes
In Lincoln-Peterson techniques the first step is to ______ several individuals. (a.) Mark (b.) DNA fingerprint (c.) Kill (d.) Count
mark
Mule deer on the Kaibab Plateau benefited from the removal of ______. (a.) neither of these (b.) competitors (c.) predators (d.) both of these
predators and competitors
The idea behind using contraceptives in the elephant population in Kruger National Park was to ______. (a.) increase natality (b.) reduce mortality (c.) prevent females from coming into estrous (d.) increase mortality
prevent females from coming into estrous
For populations that are declining managers should try to ______. (a.) none of these (b.) reduce mortality (c.) reduce natality (d.) increase mortality
reduce mortality
Lincoln-Peterson techniques are used particularly ______. (a.) Brightly-colored species (b.) Large species (c.) Secretive species (d.) Invertibrate
secretive species
The USFWS flies fixed length transects in Canada to count ______. (a.) Nutria (b.) Elk (c.) Waterfowl (d.) White-tailed Deer
waterfowl
Most wildlife species have evolved a restricted breeding season because ______. (a.) none of these (b.) most species do not like to reproduce (c.) it is a hassle to find mates most of the time (d.) of the huge energy expense of reproduction
of the huge energy expense of reproduction
In mammals the oocytes only leave the ovary at the time of ______. (a.) blastulation (b.) gastrulation (c.) ovulation (d.) birth
ovulation
In female mammals with an estrous cycle ______. (a.) female selection determines paternity (b.) ovulation is concealed (c.) a contraceptive patch will increase natality (d.) ovulation is not concealed
ovulation is not concealed
