9. Which is likely to occur as a result of a controlled burn?

A. Scarifies some seeds so they can germinate

B. Rejuvenates grass and herbaceous vegetation

C. Releases nutrients in the soil

D. All of the above

10. The least-preferred forage for many wildlife species is:

A. Annual lespedeza

B. Browntop millet

C. Tall fescue

D. White clover

11. Which is a good recommendation when brush chopping or mowing with wildlife in mind?

A. Set the mower as low as possible.

B. Mow from the inside of the field towards the outside.

C. Time your cutting during the nesting and brood rearing season.

D. All of the above.

12. What is the greatest threat to the decline of the gray bat in Arkansas?                                  

A.  People who enter caves and disturb their hibernation or maternity colonies.

B.  Overharvest of mature timber where gray bats live under tree bark.

C.  Decline in the number of nectar-producing plants on which they feed.

D.  Increase in predators.

13. White-tailed deer are primarily:

A. browsers.

B. grazers.

C. predators.

D. omnivores.

14. A highly-recommended management practice for managing deer in a forest is:

A. thin dense tree stands to maintain a variety of tree species for both soft and hard mast.

B. remove shrub species and woody plants such as grape vines in the understory.

C. use prescribed burning in young pine stands when trees are under 10 feet tall.

D. plant food plots to compensate for yearly and seasonal fluctuations in their food 

    supply.

15.  The agency responsible for wisely managing all the fish and wildlife resources of Arkansas

       while providing maximum enjoyment for the people is:

A. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

B. Natural Resource Conservation Service

C. U.S.D.A. Wildlife Services

D. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

16. A management practice which would greatly improve pond habitat for reptiles and

       amphibians is to:

A. mow the bank along the edge of the pond.

B. remove aquatic plants.

C. fence out livestock and provide an alternate water source.

D. all of the above.

17. According to wildlife biologists, the most typical reason that quail populations are limited in

       size is because their habitat lacks:

A. food and water.

B. thermal cover.

C. insects and escape cover.

D. nesting cover and brood rearing habitat.

18.  A wildlife manager can encourage more snags by:

A. developing a forest plan with rotating clearcuts.

B. scheduling portions of the forest for long rotations of more than 80 years.

C. using even-age management with selective harvest of older trees.

D. removing trees with fungal conks, dead branch stubs, or other impairments.

19. The smallest falcon in Arkansas is the:

A. American Kestrel

B. Sharp-shinned Hawk

C. Peregrine Falcon

D. Red-tailed Hawk

20. Which of these is a migratory bird?

A. Mourning dove

B. Wild turkey

C. Tufted titmouse

D. Red-headed woodpecker

21. The wildlife species which requires freestanding water for survival is:

A. cottontail

B. tree squirrel

C. bobwhite quail

D. wild turkey

Questions 22 - 24:  Use the following land descriptions for your responses.

A. 40 acres of mature oak trees in successional stage 6.

B. 20 acres of mature oak trees in successional stage 6, 15 acres of grasses in stage 2, and a 5

     acre pond.

C. 20 acres of mature oak trees in successional stage 6, 10 acres of mixed of young pine and

    deciduous trees in stage 5, 10 acres of shrubs in stage 4.

D. 10 acres of mature oak trees in successional stage 6, 15 acres of shrubs in stage 4, and 15

     acres of grasses in stage 2.

____22. A hunter wants to purchase land for hunting squirrels.  Which one of the four pieces of

               land has the best habitat for gray squirrels?

____23. A dog trainer wants to purchase land for training bird dogs to point bobwhite quail.

              Which of the four pieces of land has the best habitat for bobwhite quail?

____24. A naturalist wants to purchase land and develop habitat for amphibians and reptiles.

              Which of the four pieces of land has the best habitat for amphibians and reptiles?

        25. A major difference between an Eastern cottontail and swamp rabbit is:

      A. cottontails are smaller than swamp rabbits.

      B. cottontails have black to rusty brown fur while swamp rabbits have brown to gray

           fur.

      C. cottontails inhabit bottomland hardwood forests and marshy areas whereas swamp

                       rabbits live in moderately grazed, weedy pastures with native grasses and low,

                      dense clumps of trees and shrubs.

      D. cottontails eat highly digestible, weedy forbs while swamp rabbits eat woody

           undergrowth.

         26. Which plantings would be most attractive to morning doves?

        A. brown top millet and milo

        B. bicolor lespedeza and cowpeas

        C. dandelion and sedges

        D. wheat and ladino clover

         27. When building nest boxes for cavity-nesting birds:

        A. paint or stain the exterior walls of the box.

        B. paint or stain the interior walls of the box.

        C. place a perch on the outside of the box below the hole.

        D. sand the wood smooth on both the interior and exterior walls of the box.

Questions 28-30: Match the food habits with the following wildlife species.

28.____Black bear                   A. Herbivore

29.____Mole                           B. Omnivore

30.____Eastern bluebird           C.  Insectivore

D.  Carnivore

31.  Walking in the woods, you find an eroded soil bank near a pond.  You discover a hole with

       some soft, leathery-shelled, spherical eggs.  Which wildlife species most likely laid these

       eggs?

A. Common snapping turtle

B. Wood frog

C. Kingfisher

D. Skink

32. Which statement about aquatic turtles is FALSE?

A. Often turtles are a threat to natural fish populations.

B. Most turtles eat aquatic plants and invertebrates.

C. Turtles are scavengers in pond ecosystems.

D. Swimmers should not fear turtles; they won’t bite unless picked up.

33. A disease which is NOT transmitted by ticks is:

A. tick paralysis

B. Lyme disease

C. scrub typhus

D. tularemia

34. Which statement about spiders is FALSE?

A. A spider is an insect.

B. A spider has eight legs, no visible antennae, and a two-piece body.

C. A spider usually has eight eyes of various sizes and shapes on its face.

D. A spider has chelicerae for injecting their prey with a toxic immobilizing fluid.

35. The primary food source for beaver is:

A. bark and wood of shrubs and trees, also some forbs and grasses.

B. aquatic plants and insects.

C. small minnows and crayfish.

D. all of the above.