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WILDLIFE
ANSWER
QUESTION
b = basic; d = difficult, t = tie-breaker
b Name the Montana State mammal.
b Name the Montana State bird.
Grizzly Bear
Western Meadow Lark
Telemetry/radio collars, Bird banding, Raptor
surveys, Cameras, Barb wire to snag hairs,
Transect lines, Electro shocking fish, Pellet
counts, Aerial flights, Breeding bird surveys
(listening to the calls), Hunter surveys, Snow
track surveys)
b Name 2 different wildlife survey methods.
b Define down woody debris.
Fallen trees that are lying on the ground - they
serve as a site for small mammals to live.
Name 2 threatened or endangered species that
b
live in Montana.
Bald Eagle, Grey Wolf, Sturgeon, Least Tern,
Whooping Crane, Bull Trout, Grizzly Bear, Lynx,
Black Footed Ferret
What is the difference between antlers and
horns?
Why do small mammals chew on bones or
b
antlers?
b
Antlers are shed, horns are not shed.
To get calcium from them.
a. old growth tree
b. parent tree
c. snag
b What do you call a dead standing tree?
d
Is a threatened species the same as an endangered
species? If not, explain the difference.
d What is a baby hare called?
d Define hiding/horizontal cover
d Define home range
t Are black bears precocial?
Wildlife
NO! Threatened = any species which is likely to
become endangered within the foreseeable
future throughout all or a significant portion of
its home range. Endangered = any species which
is in danger of extinction throughout all or a
significant portion of its range
Leveret
Trees, shrubs, or anything that can hide a particular
animal (in its entirety) at a given distance away from
the person observing
The area in which an animal resides - can be given in
feet, acres, miles, etc. depending on which animal is
observed
No, black bears are born naked and need a lot of
help from their parents in order to survive.
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WILDLIFE
ANSWER
QUESTION
b = basic; d = difficult, t = tie-breaker
A very specific habitat an animal may be living in.
E.g. bull trout need cold, clean, fast moving
streams. Another example is a red backed vole,
which lives in down woody debris.
t What is the definition of a niche? Example?
t
a. carnivores
b. herbivores
c. omnivores
d. carnivores and omnivores (bears)
e. herbivores and omnivores
An area that an animal lives in that has food,
water, shelter and space, and allows the
individual to reproduce and survive.
The young are born with no hair and need their
parents in order to survive
The young are born with hair and have a high
degree of independence after birth.
Altricial
Humans, rabbits, bears, most birds, anything
that is born with no hair
What types of animals were on the skull board
station?
t Give the definition of habitat
What does "altricial" mean
What does "precocial" mean
What is the opposite of precocial?
Give an example of an altricial animal
Give the definition of a threatened species
Any species which is likely to become endangered
within the foreseeable future throughout all or a
significant portion of its home range
Give the definition of an endangered species
A species which is in danger of extinction
throughout all or a significant portion of its range
What percentage of bird species live in riparian
areas?
90%
False, black bears are born w/out hair and need
their parents to survive
a. grizzly bear
Which of the following is the largest mammal (by b. moose
weight) in Montana?
c. bison
d. elk
TRUE od FALSE: Black bears are precocial
An animal that primarily eats plants is called:
Herbivore
Is a black bear:
a. a carnivore
b. an herbivore
c. an omnivore
Wildlife
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WILDLIFE
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QUESTION
b = basic; d = difficult, t = tie-breaker
Name some of the differences between black
bears and grizzlies:
Black bears have shorter claws; Grizzlies
normally do not climb trees, grizzlies dig for some
food sources, grizzlies have a hump, grizzly tracks
(front foot) are about 9" long by 6" wide;
A wildlife species (typically birds) that requires
holes in trees for nesting and reproduction are
called:
a. extinct
b. endangered
c. threatened
a. cavity nesters
b. tree nesters
c. nest parasitism
Name 2 cavity nesting wildlife species:
nuthatch, woodpeckers, chickadees, wood ducks
True or False? If an abundant supply of wild
ungulates are available, then wolves never prey
in domesticated animals.
FALSE
The grizzly bear is a federally listed ________
species in the lower 48 states.
Why are some young born with spots on them?
Which species has difficulty climbing trees
because of its long straight front claws.
A flesh eating animal is called a/an:
What is a furbearer?
True or false? Hares are really the same thing as
rabbits.
What is the difference between rabbits and
hares?
True or false? A bald eagles nest can weigh up to
a ton (2000 pounds).
True or false? Salmon live their whole lives in the
ocean.
Which bird has one of the highest diving speeds
(up to 220 miles per hour)?
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a. just for looks
b. no one really knows
c. camouflage
a. black bear
b. grizzly bear
c. red squirrel
a. omnivore
b. herbivore
c. carnivore
a. a carnivore that hibernates in the winter
b. a person who hauls pelts from traps to the fur
trader
c. an animal with fur of commercial value
FALSE
Hares are precocial = hairy babies; rabbits are altricial
= naked babies
TRUE
FALSE
a. loon
b. red tailed hawk
c. golden eagle
d. peregrine falcon
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QUESTION
b = basic; d = difficult, t = tie-breaker
a. snowy
b. great grey
c. great horned
d. pygmy
a. diurnal
If an animal is active at night it is considered to
b. nocturnal
be:
c. dispersal
a. biodiversity
Being able to change in order to survive in a
b. adaptation
particular area is called:
c adoption
a. tree squirrel
b. beaver
Which is the largest rodent in the United States?
c. mice
d. pocket gopher
True or false? Some rodents have molariform
TRUE
teeth (teeth that are ever-growing)
Which owl is the largest?
True or false? Flying squirrels live in Montana.
TRUE
Yes or no? Do flying squirrels truly fly?
FALSE
What do you call a wild animal that has lost its
fear of humans?
Habituated
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