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Envirothon Sample Test Number 3
1. In SW Arkansas, the location of seed trees, with wind blown seeds, on an area that are going to be used for regeneration should be on the ___ side of the clearing.
A. east B. west
C. north D. south
2. What does cambium refer to?
A. tough outer skin on a muskrat B. a layer of tree bark
C. waxy covering on a magnolia leaf D. no such thing
3. Which of the four southern pine species is not native to Arkansas?
A. lobolly B. longleaf
C. shortleaf D. slash
4. A crepsucular animal is most active at what time of the day?
A. middle of the night B. noon
C. twilight D. midmorning
5. The most important factor affecting endangered species is habitat loss.
A. True B. False
6. Control burns benefit which of the following species?
A. white-tail deer B. quail
C. turkey D. All of the above
7. What North American animal is a marsupial?
A. deer B. muskrat
C. mink D. opossum
8. How many poisonous species of snakes are in Arkansas?
A. 6 B. 4
C. 2 D. 8
9. Which of the following animals hibernates?
A. opossum B. white-tailed deer
C. black bear D. walleye
10. Snags in a forest are important for _______.
A. wind tunnels B. nesting sites for mallard ducks
C. snake dens D. none of the above
11. A marsupial animal is warm blooded.
A. True B. False
12. A stream with poor water quality will have a large population of darters in it.
A. True B. False
13. Macroinvertebrates can be used as an indicator of water quality.
A. True B. False
14. You work as a wetlands biologist in Texarkana and you are asked to delineate the
wetland areas within the city limits. Which of the following factors can be used to
determine the existence of a wetland.
A. soils B. animal species
C. water depth D. one of the above
15. Soils are the result of which process?
A. encapsulation B. evolution
C. erosion D. estivation
16. Lentic refers to which of the following conditions?
A. alpine meadow B. barren soils
C. rivers D. lakes
17. When a dam is removed from a river, which of the following species of aquatic life
benefits the most?
A. muskrats B. macroinvertebrates
C. neotropical hummingbirds D. fish
18. An eel is an example of a _____.
A. fish B. mussel
C. salamander D. none of the above
19. A common cause of an algae bloom is the over abundance of ____.
A. nitrogen B. phosphorus
C. calcium D. aluminum
20. Clay soils with pale colors that are shades of gray are typically found ____.
A. in alpine meadow B. in swamps
C. on school playgrounds D. in deserts
21. One of the major limiting factors in an estuary for aquatic plant species introduction
and growth is _____.
A. depth of soils B. salt
C. no limiting factors D. slugs
22. A poisonous snake found in Arkansas, only in the SW corner of the state, is the __.
A. diamondback rattler B. southern banded water snake
C. coral snake D. water moccasin
23. Meets and bounds are ______.
A. measurements of friendship B. water volume measurements
C. altitude measurements D. land surveying measurements
24. Rings within a tree can be used to determine what about the tree?
A. altitude on a hillside B. age
C. species of tree it is D. sex of the tree
25. When seedlings are planted, all the air needs to be excluded from the planting hole
because _____.
A. the roots can dry out B. rodents can get in easier
C. doesn’t need to be excluded D. crawfish can burrow in faster
For additional information about the Envirothon Program in Arkansas, contact:
Delia Haak, Ed.D Arkansas Envirothon Coordinator
ArkansasEnvirothonCoodinator@gmail.com
479-238-4671
Debbie Moreland, Arkansas Association Conservation District Director
debbiepinreal@aol.com
501-425-2891
The Envirothon Program is offered and operated on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, or physical/mental challenges.
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