1. Fish and Wildlife 2014 1

2. This animal has no incisor in its upper jaw? A) Muskrat B) Opossum C) Whitetail Deer D) Lynx 2

3. This animal can be considered a pest when it burrows destabilize the shorelines along a lake A) Flying Squirrel B) Raccoon C) Muskrat D) Porcupine 3

4. This animal’s range used to include all of the United State except Hawaii A) Gray Wolf B) Snowshoe Hare C) Opossum D) Moose 4

5. Which of these squirrels are the most nocturnal? A) Flying Squirrels B) 13-Lined ground squirrel C) Red squirrel D) Fox squirrel 5

6. Which of these species currently has the widest distribution in Minnesota? A) Snowshoe Hare B) Gray Wolf C) Richardson’s ground squirrel D) Whitetail deer 6

7. This introduced species is known for its ability to live with people A) Black bear B) House mouse C) Norway Rat D) Both B and C 7

8. Populations of this animal are collapsing in Minnesota A) Jumping Mouse B) Gray Wolf C) Moose D) Jackrabbit 8

9. What best describes the diet of an otter? A) Herbivore B) Omnivore C) Insectivore D) Carnivore 9

10. Which of these groups of animals are known for their ability to dig? A) Eastern Chipmunk, Badger, Frank Squirrel B) Badger, Mole, Pocket Gopher C) Woodchuck, 13-lined ground squirrel D) All of the above 10

11. Which of these animals is the largest tree-climbing animal found in Minnesota? A) Fox squirrel B) Porcupine C) Gray Fox D) Black Bear 11

12. Which of these animals typically has the largest litter of young? A) Jumping Mouse B) Black Bear C) Otters D) Porcupine 12

13. Fox squirrels are native to Minnesota A) True B) False 13

14. Red Fox eat fruit and insects? A) True B) False 14

15. Whitetail deer hunting season begins in May? A) True B) False 15

16. Spotted Skunks stand on their hands before spraying? A) True B) False 16

17. Which of these birds was introduce into Minnesota? A) Red-winged blackbird B) Wilson’s Snipe C) Ruffed Grouse D) Ring-necked pheasant 17

18. There is not a hunting season for this type of bird? A) Sharp-Shinned Hawk B) Great Horned Owl C) Blue Jay D) All of the above 18

19. What best describes a Barred Owl’s method of hunting? A) Circles high in the sky and dives B) Wades along the edge of the a lake C) Sits in a tree waiting to pounce D) Swims on the water surface 19

20. Which of these birds lays the smallest number of eggs per clutch A) Mallard B) Eastern Bluebird C) Snow Geese D) Bald Eagle 20

21. What best describes a wood duck’s nest? A) A loose grouping in branches high in tall tree B) A hole in a tree C) A depression on the ground D) A tightly woven nest of grasses 21

22. Which of these birds migrates south for the winter A) Blue Jay B) Cooper’s Hawk C) Barred Owl D) All of the above 22

23. Which of these birds have offspring that are helpless after hatching? A) Ruffed Grouse B) Great Blue Heron C) Ring-necked Pheasant D) Both A and C 23

24. Predation and Agricultural activities are a significant threat to nesting females of this species of waterfowl? A) Snow Goose B) Pintail C) Scaup D) Wood Duck 24

25. Populations of this northern nesting bird have risen to the point where they are damaging their tundra nesting grounds? A) Red-tailed hawk B) Snow Goose C) Great Blue Heron D) Starling 25

26. Humans help support this cavity-nesting songbird by building nest boxes? A) Eastern Bluebird B) Grackle C) Woodcock D) Blue Jays 26

27. Scaup are diving ducks? A) True B) False 27

28. Wild turkey have a spring and fall hunting season? A) True B) False 28

29. Male Sharp-tailed grouse do their mating displays in an area called a lek A) True B) False 29

30. Wilson’s snipe are known for eating large amounts of fruits and berries? A) True B) False 30

31. A loon’s bones are very light and buoyant helping them to float on the surface of the water? A) True B) False 31

32. The males of this fish build nest and breed when the water is between 60-70 degrees F A) Whitefish B) Creek Chub C) Rock Bass D) Brook Trout 32

33. This fish has hard, diamond shaped scales? A) Walleye B) Darter C) Gar D) Brown Trout 33

34. More of this fish are stocked into Minnesota waters than any other A) Rainbow Trout B) Northern Pike C) Walleye D) Sea Lamprey 34

35. This fish spawns in the late fall A) Carp B) Sunfish C) Brook Trout D) Darter 35

36. Which of these fish is not native to Minnesota? A) Brook Trout B) Carp C) Lake Trout D) B and C 36

37. This fish is a day-time hunter and often hides in weed beds A) Walleye B) Creek Chub C) Northern Pike D) Rainbow Darter 37

38. This fish was introduced as a prey species for other fish such as salmon A) White Sucker B) Fathead Minnow C) Smelt D) Dogfish 38

39. The possession limit for Lake Sturgeon is? A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 1, over 40 inches in length 39

40. This fish looks like a cross between an eel and catfish A) Sturgeon B) Walleye C) Shiner Minnow D) Burbot 40

41. Adults of this fish live in the Sargasso Sea A) Smelt B) Rainbow Trout C) American Eel D) Dogfish 41

42. A muskie has five or fewer pores on the underside of its jaw? A) True B) False 42

43. Flathead Catfish are easily caught on spinner baits? A) True B) False 43

44. Yellow perch, carppies and sunfish are all considered “panfish”? A) True B) False 44

45. White suckers have huge teeth? A) True B) False 45

46. The black crappie prefers clear water and lots of vegetation? A) True B) False 46

47. What is the preferred food of monarchs? A) Alfalfa B) Apples C) Milkweed D) All of the above 47

48. Which of the following insects has a pupa stage? A) Carpenter Ant B) Dragonfly C) Katydid D) Springtail 48

49. Which insect order comprises about 40% of all known insects? A) Coleoptera B) Diptera C) Hymenoptera D) Lepidoptera 49

50. All of the following insects live in the water as immature insects and on land as adults EXCEPT which? A) Caddisfly B) Mayfly C) Mosquito D) Rove Beetle 50

51. The legs are attached to which body section of an insect? A) Head B) Thorax C) Abdomen D) Tarsus 51

52. Which of the following insects is social (has a division of labor, overlapping generations and cooperative care of young)? A) Cicada B) Dragonfly C) Ichneumonid Wasp D) Yellowjacket 52

53. On what do mayflies feed? A) Small flies and other insects they catch while flying B) Tiny mites found on plants C) Pollen and fungus D) They do not feed 53

54. Which of the following insects are pollinators? A) Honey Bee B) Red Admiral C) Syrphid Fly D) All of the above 54

55. Where is the best place to find a katydid? A) The edge of lakes and ponds B) In trees C) Wildflowers D) In the soil and leaf litter 55

56. To what order do crane flies and mosquitoes belong to? A) Diptera B) Hymenoptera C) Lepidoptera D) Trichoptera 56

57. Which of the following insects possess piercing sucking mouthparts A) Cecropia B) Crane Fly C) Giant Water Bug D) Springtail 57

58. A grasshopper is a phytophagous insect. What does that mean? A) It has one generation per year B) It has two generations per year C) It feeds on insects D) It feeds on plants 58

59. How many wings do most insects have? A) 0 B) 2 C) 4 D) 6 59

60. I live most of my life, (4-8) years underground feeding on roots. I eventually emerge during summer. A) Boxelder bug B) Cicada C) Ground Beetle D) Stink Bug 60