WIS2040 test 1 reading, Wis 2040 Topics 1-9, Exam 1 answers, Wildlife Issues, Exercise 2 WIS2040, Exam 1, Moulton Wis2040 lecture guide study questions
for every $.75 contributed by the pittman robertson act, the state agency must contribute
$.25
The cost of removing 300 prairie dogs from the Lubbock site was ------.
$17,000.00
According to the Miami Herald in 1996 people were killing ------ worth of frogs per night.
$700.00
Recently trappers in Louisiana were earning about ------ per nutria pelt.
$<3
the ESA was passed in
1973
the office of economic ornithology and mammalogy was established in
1985
california condors vanished from the wild in CA in about
1987
In ------, CITES banned international trade in ivory.
1989
Large scale commercial fishing for Patagonian Toothfish began in the ------.
1990s
As noted in lecture, there are ------ main foraging types (not species!) of gulls.
2
according to guither, animal advocated fall into ___ general groups
2
according to moulton there are basically __ categories of wildlife issues
2
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 birds researchers found that about ------ of all European birds are now a conservation concern.
20.00%
There are possibly ------ species of bony fishes.
22000
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
The phylum chordate is subdivided into ------ subphyla.
3
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
according to the st petersburg times, by the summer of 2000, manatee protection plans had been filed by __ counties of the 13 that had been required
4
according to time magazine survey of 10,007 adults __% claimed to be vefetarians
4%
A female snow goose can lose ------ of her body mass producing a single clutch.
40.00%
The population of Black-tailed Prairie Dogs in Lubbock, Texas could be as high as ------.
40000
In April 1996 a ranger in Big Cypress found that 67 boats of frog leg catches weighed ------ lbs.
4500
in the year 2000, wild burros occurred in ___ western states
5
According to Seton, at the start of the twentieth century there were ------ prairie dogs on the Great Plains.
5 billion
By 1984 the Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly was reduced to a total of ------ individuals.
70
There are about ------ species of jawless vertebrates in the world today.
70
In a poll, ------ of Australians favored the killing of feral cats.
75.00%
The FWC lists ------ species of invertebrates as being threatened, or endangered.
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
Since European contact, the Black-tailed Prairie dog has lost about ------ of its original 100 million acres of habitat.
99.00%
A hunter from Louisiana, who shot a radio-collared lynx in Colorado, was fined ------.
>$18000
Among the vertebrates a prominent notochord is found in adult members of the class ------.
Agnatha
TFM may be replaced in the future by ------.
Baylucide
the situation where individuals in a group try to bluff those in another group into thinking they have superior numbers is called a
Beau Geste effect
Currently the market for US caught cannonball jellyfish exists especially in ------.
Korea
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
When lampreys reached the upper Great Lakes the ------ fishery collapsed.
Lake Trout
------ is one of the three most represented phyla of invertebrates listed by FCREPA.
Cnidaria
Coral reefs are formed by species in the phylum ------.
Cnidaria
------ 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
the theory of acquired characteristcs was first advanced by
Lamarck
The USFWS used ------ to kill gulls in Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge.
DRC-1339
------ 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
The Dusky Seaside Sparrow that went extinct in Florida was a victim of ------.
Development
Red Tides toxins are produced by ------.
Dinoflagellates
------ 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
The ------ Gull is a common scavenging species of the Gulf Coast of Florida.
Laughing
------refers to the developmental change from juvenile to adult.
Metamorphosis
Re-introductions of Canada Lynx in Colorado all took place on ------ land.
National Forest
The "Give Swordfish a Break" campaign was run by Sea Web and ------
Natural Resources Defense Council.
the largest number of wild horses occurs in the state of
Nevada
Sea urchins belong to the phylum ------.
Echinodermata
Most of the kangaroo meat commercially harvested in Australia is exported to ------ countries.
European
Piping plovers in Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge were mostly preyed on by ------ gulls.
Great Black-backed
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
Phostoxin reacts with ------------------ in the atmosphere to become activated.
H2O
When the USFWS increased the bag limit on snow geese, the ------ sued them to stop the increase.
HSUS
------: 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
------: Mountain Lions have never been know to kill humans.
FALSE
------: Piping Plovers are restricted to the east coast of the United States.
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
an agency under the department of interior
FWS
The ------ is the organization that has vehemently opposed Lynx re-introductions to Colorado.
Farm Bureau
------ use slime production as a defense mechanism.
Hagfish
------ is the phylum of marine, acorn worms.
Hemichordata
The Schaus Swallowtail butterfly was nearly wiped out in 1992 because of ------.
Hurricane Andrew
Pacific Ocean tuna were considered "Dolphin Safe" after ------ criteria were established.
IATTC
------ is the group that manages Atlantic Swordfish.
ICCAT
Most of the species listed by CITES are categorized in Appendix ------.
II
------: Black Skimmers benefited from gull control at Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge.
TRUE
------: Red tides are not always characterized by a change in the water color.
TRUE
Moulton was able to buy some dried seahorses at a market in ------.
Tarpon Springs
Today sponges are commercially harvested in Florida only out of ------.
Tarpon Springs
Fishers (Martes pennati) have recently been re-introduced to the state of ------.
Tennessee
------ species of kangaroo are only harvested on Flinders Island and Tasmania.
Two
a ban on commercial netting of fish within 3 miles of the atlantic coast and... was the result of
a constitutional amendment
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
in 1985-86 the division called animal damage control was transferred to the us department of
agriculture
issues involving species of wildlife that have become pests are generally under the department of
agriculture
the US forest service is an agency under the department of
agriculture
the original biological survey was done under the department of
agriculture
______ is a hallmark of propaganda
all of these
in practice, _____ may determine wildlife management practices
all of these
according to the pets in america project ______ of american households had at least one pet
an estimated 61%
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
the animal rights group that is leading the fight against using compound 1080
animal protection institute
according to moulton, the wildlife management view basically follows that of the
animal reformists
the waterfowl belong to the taxonomic order
anseriformes
the humane society for the US is
anti-hunting
In deuterostomes the ------ froms from the blastopore.
anus
habitat may be defined in terms of
any of these
Grass Carp were introduced to the US to control ------.
aquatic weeds
recently monocrotophos was implicated in the poisoning deaths of swainsons hawks in
argentina
in 1996, six CA condors were released in the state of
arizona
the state with the largest number of wild burros
arizona
in 1970, some boy scouts found 2 dozen dead ________ that were killed by exposure to thallium
bald and gold eagles
in order for the public to effectively restore wildlife issues they must first
be concerned about the law
_____was a popular english passtime that was outlawed in 1582
bear baiting
Sea horses commonly live over ------.
beds of sea grass
___ are just a state of mind
beliefs
one proposed way to kill nonindigenous mute swans is to pour ___ on the eggs
bleach
under the reign of william the conqueror, the penalty for killing one of the king's deer was
blinding
an example of a SE US game bird that due to the effects of fire ants and habitat loss, is declining
bobwhite quail
Sea Horses are actually ------.
bony fish
A study of 24 species of ------ birds in Britain conducted by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) found that although many species were declining a few species were increasing.
breeding
dr julie savidge concluded that ____ was the cause of declines of forest bird populations in Guam
brown-tree snake predation
the original office of economic ornithology and mammalogy was later renamed the
bureau of biological survey
the usfws was formed by combining the bureau of biological study with the
bureau of fisheries
the whole motivation for protecting wild horses and burros when the state of _____ suggested that hunters should shoot horses and burros for sport
california
once the net ban was imposed in florida, lawton shiles 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
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 method 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
Amphioxus is a typical member of the subphylum ------.
cephalochordate
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 US forest service practices
china
presidnet ___ called for a ban on all recreational snowmobiling in all national parks
clinton
Cannonball jellyfish belong to the Phylum ------.
cnidaria
In the vertebrates the gills are internal and ------.
connected to the digestive tube
White line disease is found in certain ------ in Florida.
corals
compound 1080 was a deadly poison used primarily for killing
coyotes
in order to protect mule deer on kaibab plateau, 30 wolves and more than 700 mountain lions were killed and __________
deer hunting was banned
according to _____ the majority of people in the US favor the reintroduction of the grey wolf to yellowstone
defenders of wildlife
one native species that has been negatively impacted by wild burros is the
desert pigeon
The main problem caused by Nutria in Louisiana is that they ------.
destroy wetland and farmland vegetation
Most non-phylogenetic wildlife classification schemes are based on ------.
distribution and abundance
australians use the "Judas" technique to manage populations of
donkeys
All chordates have ------.
dorsal hollow nerve cord
one reason that propaganda is so effective is that it is
easy to believe
In Louisiana, authorities recently hoped to persuade the public to ------.
eat nutria meat
The MFC left the recreational scallop season open for 2 months because of ------.
economic pressure
Some species of ------ are catadromous species.
eels
Bleaching of coral reefs can be caused by ------.
environmental stress
when population sizes are not changing, they are at
equilibrium
the mute swam population in massachusetts is derived from individuals introduced from
europe
as defined by moulton, wildlife management practices are always intentional (T/F
false
beliefs can be transformed into facts if enough people believe them (T/F)
false
in most issues the majority of people have strong opinions (T/F)
false
it is not really important who decides what is actually scientific and what is actually pseudoscientific (T/F)
false
pittman torbertson money is only used legally for game species (T/F)
false
public input is very important in LDCs (T/F)
false
wildlife issues or other env issues should be resolved based on public opinion (T/F)
false
Researches believe that the declines seen in British farmland birds are due to ------.
farming practices
the pro-boating group in florida is made-up exclusively of boat owners (T/F)
fasle
Typically, invertebrates use their gills for ------.
feeding
an animal shelter worker in michigan was fired for
feeding puppies to a snake
the Pittman-Robertson act levied a 10% tax on
firearms and ammunition
scientists are presently re-introducing whooping cranes to
florida
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
Varmint hunters shoot prairie dogs chiefly for ------.
fun
beavers and muskrats are classified as
furbearers
propaganda is used in order to
gain support from the masses
Embyonic genes switch on during the ------ phase of development.
gastrula
when campaigning for a certain cause it is important to win whenever possible in order to
generate positive propaganda
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 swainsons hawks were killed after they ingested ____ poisoned by monocrotophos
grasshoppers
____ were sea birds related to puffins
great auks
black skimmers are closely related to the
gulls and terns
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 invertebrates ------.
have not been studied extensively
The blastula is a ------.
hollow ball of cells
Voters in Oregon banned the hunting of mountain lions with ------.
hounds
CARA was passed by the _____ in the summer of 2001
house of representatives
the greek 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 for wildlife management has come from
hunters
When exposed to air, phostoxin reacts to form ------.
hydrogen phosphide
public land grazers in the western states are no longer as powerful as they once were, because of
increased public awareness
Only species in the class ------ can be exempt of provisions in the Endangered Species Act.
insecta
BLM is an angency under the US department of
interior
issues involving rare and endangered species generally fall under the US department of
interior
in order to nest successfully, kirthland's warblers require ______ trees with dense understory
jack pine
USFWS scientists wanted to kill certain gulls at the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge in Massachusetts because the gulls were ------.
killing federally listed Piping Plovers
the ____ act was the law that ultimately stopped the trade in wading bird feathers from fl by banning interstate commerce in wildlife products taken illegally
lacey
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
some of the california condors released in the 1990s were later killed by
lead poisoning
when two sides differ greatly in how much power they have, issues are resolved with
little compromise
Swordfish are harvested commercially using ------.
long lines
The Patagonian Toothfish is harvested using ------.
long lines
Atlantic Swordfish feed chiefly on squid and ------ as adults.
mackerel
____ was the first state to have paid game wardens
maine
Canada Lynx feed principally on ------.
Snowshoe Hares
Once thought to be extinct, a population of Black-footed Ferrets was found in ------ in 1964.
South Dakota
The largest population of re-introduced black-footed ferrets (164 individuals) is in ------.
South Dakota
People in Kentucky developed Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease like symptoms after eating ------ brains.
Squirrel
Prairie dogs are especially vulnerable to ------.
Sylvatic Plague
------: At the 2002 CITES meeting, the US agreed with the motion to allow a one time sale of ivory stockpiled in five African nations.
TRUE
------: Before 1996, frog gigging for consumption by a person's family was legal in Big Cypress National Preserve.
TRUE
the 1994 FL DEP became concerned about the high number of deaths of
manatees
Modern hagfishes are found only in ------ environments.
marine
the national audubon society of today is an offshoot of the
massachusetts audubon society
wildlife management practices that favor one species
may harm another
A true coelom is a secondary body cavity that is surrounded by ------.
mesoderm and mesoderm
the secretary of interior bruce babbitt told people in NM that _____ were "here to stay" even though someone had shot some of the introduced individuals
mexican wolves
kirtland's warbler currently nests almost exclusively in the state of
michigan
the state where a tax on soft drink cans was used to fund non-game wildlife research
missouri
The solid ball of cells formed through cleavage is called a ------.
morula
A frog gig is basically a ------.
multi-pronged spear
The ------ is a once commercially important native North American furbearer that weighs about 2 lbs.
muskrat
in the 1990s snow mobiling was banned by denali national park by the
national park service
in the early part of the 20th century, wildlifers released numerous nonindigenous species for hunting because
native game species were so reduced by market hunters
A pseudocoelom is characteristic of the ------.
nematodes
"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
following passage of the clean water act in the early 1970s, several species of water birds have returned to
new york harbor
the use of poisons for predator control was banned on all federal lands by president
nixon
Members of the Phylum Platyhelminthes (Flatworms) have ------ secondary body cavity.
no
in arguing 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)
the majority of vertebrate species in FL and CO are properly classified as ____ species
nongame
In August 2004, based on new information, the USFWS ruled that the Black-tailed Prairie Dog should ------.
not be listed
_____ is the first step in the scientific method
observation
california condor reintroductions were carried out by a partnership between the USFWS and the
peregrine fund
All chordates have ------.
pharyngeal gill slits
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
the so-called federal aid-in-wildlife restoration act of 1937 is also known as the
pittman-robertson act
The ------ were the first jawed vertebrates.
placoderms
Priority numbers for listing species under the ESA are based on ------.
population size
A favorite food of fishers in some areas is ------.
porcupine
of the following _____ is not considered a component of habitat according 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 19th century, the office of econ ornithology and mammalogy spent most of its effort on
predator control
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 ------.
protostomes
the wild free roaming horse and burro act was passed to protect horses and burros on
public rangelands
To protect Lake Michigan from possible invasion by Asian carp, fishery managers ------.
put up an electrical barrier
each year wild horses and burros are removed from the wild and
put up for adoption
which of the following would not be considered a wildlife management practice?
rain
the most vigorous supporters of the net ban campaign in FL
recreational fisheries
the so-called ____ in Guither's vernacular support animal welfare
reformists
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 fishing technique used to catch Patagonian Toothfish is said to have resulted in the deaths of numerous ------.
sea birds
The state of Louisiana constructed ------ plants to process nutria for human consumption.
six
recently the nps banned ___ in denali national park
snowmobiling
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
_____ is an example of a non-game wading bird
the green-backed heron
_____ is not a method used by states for funding non-game wildlife research and conservation
the penny a pound crop tax
in general, when it comes to resolving issues, ____ is the most powerful force in america
the public
management efforts on the kaibab plateau were aimed mostly at pleasing
the public
game species may become non-game species when
they become rare
hand puppets are used to feed baby whooping crane chicks so
they do not become imprinted on humans
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
Nutria were originally introduced ------.
to establish a fur industry
according to professor moulton, humans can successfully manage wildlife (T/F)
true
bear baiting is still practiced in pakistan and india (T/F)
true
pittman-robertson money is never used legally for habitat management (T/F)
true
propaganda does not necessarily involve the use of lies (T/F)
true
sometime the absence of human intervention can be considered a wildlife management process (T/F)
true
the waterfowl management act passed in 1913 was later repealed (T/F)
true
the wisconsin department of natural resources wants to kill introduced mute swans as they are thought to threaten
trumpeter swans
In 1990, the US banned imports of ------ from Mexico because of dolphin mortality.
tuna
There are actually ------ species of Patagonian Toothfish.
two
the main problem with the various mechanisms for funding non game wildlife research that are in place today is that they are
unpredictable
The ------ are chordates that are sessile as adults and/but have a free-swimming larva.
urochordata
The sea squirts belong to the subphylum ------.
urochordata
the soviet geneticist who argues against the idea that wheat could be made cold tolerant simply by exposing randomly chosen plants to cold temps with no regard for natural cold tolerance
vavilov
One problem with harvesting sharks commercially is that they are ------.
viviparous
a western state in the lower 48 that has no wild horses
washington
the passage of the clean water act in the early 1970s led to the return of the mummichog in ny harbor, which benefited certain
water birds
punt guns were commonly used for commercially harvesting
waterfowl
Fishers are members of the ------ family.
weasel
the _______, enacted in 1913, focused on migratory waterfowl management
weeks-mclean act
rhode island was the first state to close the hunting season on
white-tailed deer
the use of surrogate mothers was an unsuccessful management practice used in the recovery of the
whooping crane
CA was the first state to have a
wildlife commission
the FWC was originally formed by the
wildlife unification amendment
some citizens of the state of ___ sued to halt the season of mourning doves in 2001
wisconsin
which of the following groups has a name that is itself propaganda?
wise use
americans supported the reintroduction of ___ to yellowston
wolves
management practices that aided brown-headed cowbirds are associated with the decline of
wood thrush
in the early 1900s, many people in the US supported the extermination of wolves in_____ national park
yellowstone
the first national park in the US
yellowstone
burros were introduced to the US in the
17th century
Sponges once were, but no longer are, commercially harvested out of ------.
Key West
Many sea horses are harvested by fishers from ------.
the Philippines
In 1997, ------ decided to lift the ban on imports of Mexican tuna.
the US Senate
the kirtland's warblers winter in
the bahamas
a brood parasite that attacks the nests of kirtlands waiter
the brown-headed cowbird
in the late 1800s wading birds in FL were being killed for
the fashion industry
wild horses presently occur in ___ western states
10
science is presumably based on how much fact?
100%
There are an estimated ------ feral cats in Australia.
12 million
Roughly ------ nations have signed the CITES agreement.
164
According to Sea Web as many as 1.1 million pounds of marlin were discarded by the swordfish industry between 1995-1996.
...
A total of ------ nutria was processed in 1996-1997 for human consumption in Louisiana.
0
Lobsters and shrimp are species in the phylum ------.
Anthropoda
Nutria were introduced to the US from ------.
Argentina
ring-necked pheasants were introduced to the US from
Asia
In the film The Perfect Storm, the crew was fishing for ------.
Atlantic Swordfish
wild horses and burros are managed by the
BLM
The ------ Prairie Dog inhabits the short grass prairie zone of the Great Planes.
Black-tailed
------ are extremely dangerous species found in the region of tropical Australia.
Box Jellyfish
According to Viva!, ------ is the nation that imports the greatest amount of kangaroo meat.
Bulgaria
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
------ is an example of a wildlife classification scheme based on an international agreement.
CITES
International trade in endangered species is monitored by ------.
CITES
According to MPM many wildlifers, if given a choice would study ------.
CMVs
according to moulton, perhaps the best definition of a habitat was advanced by
Caughley and Sinclair
------ is a cellular structure that is typical only of species in the kingdom Fungi.
Cell wall of chitin
Although Japan supported the one time sale of ivory, the sale was opposed by ------.
China
Sea Horses are especially popular in markets in traditional medicine in ------.
China
CWD has been known to infect ------ as well as deer.
Elk
The common carp is native to ------.
Eurasia
------ species of kangaroo are harvested commercially on the mainland of Australia.
Five
in 1994, the ___ imposed a moratorium on hunting black bears in fl
GFC
most of the so-called upland game birds belong to the order
Galliformes
The currently accepted theory among biologists on the evolution of the vertebrates is based on ------hyphothesis.
Garstang's
------ is the nation that joined Kenya and fought against permanently lifting the ban on ivory trade.
India
------ was the non-African nation that wanted the ivory trade to be reinstated.
Japan
Which of the following is the correct sequence in going from smaller groups to larger? ------.
Life > Domain > Kingdom > Phylum > Class > Order > Family > Genus > Species
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
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is similar to ------ seen in England.
Mad Cow Disease
The ------ act of 1972 was enacted to protect dolphins from mortality due to fishing.
Marine Mammal Protection
Management of snow geese legally falls under the ------ Act of 1918.
Migratory Bird Treaty
Cougars have recently been found in South Dakota and ------.
Minnesota
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 California Wildlife Protection Act (Proposition 117) banned hunting of ------.
Mountain Lions
the Predator Defense Institute 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
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
------ were an adaptation that enabled the jaws to work efficiently.
Paired fins
Flatworms belong to the phylum ------.
Platyhelminthes
The invertebrate phylum ------ has no species listed by the FWC.
Porifera
CWD is caused by ------.
Prions
Wisconsin deer may have been infected with CWD by eating ------.
Protein pellets
Creating stepping-stone habitat is a technique used by Dr. Tom Emmel to aid the ------.
Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly
Which of the following is the correct sequence in groing from larger groups to smaller? ------.
See below
the main product that forms from the bile of bears is
UDCA
Wide scale poisioning of prairie dogs was undertaken between 1920 and 1970 by the agency now known as ------.
USDA Wildlife Services
in 1996 congress passed the NBS under the
USGS
The ------ Prairie Dog is listed as endangered.
Utah
------ Is the animal rights advocacy group that led the campaign to ban the sale of kangaroo meat in UK grocery stores.
Viva!
In 1981, a population of Black-footed Ferrets was found near Meeteese in ------.
Wyoming
The ------ is an introduced species in North America that belongs to the phylum Mollusca.
Zebra Mussel
------ is one of the African nations that argued for lifting the ban on ivory trade.
Zimbabwe
______ in the pacific northwest is needed to protect populations of northern spotted owls
old growth forest
kirtlands warblers build there nests
on the ground
Cape Sable Seaside Sparrows typically nest in ------.
one meter tall saw grass
te first ring-necked pheasant introductions to the US were made to the state of
oregon
The ------ were the first vertebrates.
ostracoderms
The _____ may have used the bone in their skin for a mineral reservoir.
ostracoderms
Asian Carp may actually leap into boats because ------.
outboard motors frighten them
When re-introduced wolves kill livestock where they are re-introduced, the livestock owner is ------.
paid fair market value for the loss
market hunters once sold ______ for a dime a dozen in new york meat markets
passenger pigeons
species in the _____ group are not considered game birds
passeriformes
Intracellular digestion by amoebocytes is typical of ------.
sponges
The structurally simplest animals we discussed are the ------.
sponges
game species are those that are hunted for
sport
the bison were saved by a coalition of nature lovers and
sport hunters
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
following the passage of the net ban amendment in FL, some commercial fishers tried to use ___ to catch fish
tarps
CARA has been advanced as a superior method for funding the intiative called
teaming with wildlife
the poison used in colorado to kill bears
thallium
boating rights advocates in fl claim that increased manatee deaths must mean
that there are plenty of manatees so it doesnt matter
___ formed as an offshoot of an anti-hunting group in england
the ALF
the NBS was renamed ____ in 1996
the BRD
The Schaus Swallowtail butterfly is found only in ------.
the Florida Keys
