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Food is anything an animal consumes and digests to provide _______.

energy	nutrition	muscle	vitality
Animals that do not obtain ________ in adequate quantity and quality may suffer from malnutrition.	food	water	cover	none of the answers listed
Which of the following items affect the actual amount of food required by an animal?	all of the answers listed	age	sex	size
As a general rule, the less time an animal spends searching for food and the less ________ traveled, the better.	distance	expanse	size	stretch
Cover provides wildlife with a relatively safe haven from ________.	predators	rain	lightening	their young
Cover provides wildlife with a place to ________ and raise their young.	reproduce	sleep	relax	rest
Cover is typically some form of ________, but it may take many forms.	vegetation	tree	brick	mud
Some species are very ________ and are found in many types of cover.	adaptable	inflexible	disagreeable	unsuited
Some species are found only in specific ________.	habitats	forests	woods	none of the answers
Species that have specific habitat needs are vulnerable to ________ in their habitat, especially human-made ones.	changes	predators	weather changes	none of the answers listed
________ is a resource that most wildlife cannot live without.	Water	Food	Cover	Friends
Most large mammals require ________ water and will typically drink ________ times per day.	standing; 2-3	fresh; 2-3	standing; 4-5	fresh; 4-5
Many smaller mammals and birds receive water from the ________ they consume.	food	water	junk	none of the answers listed
All animals have a/an ________, an area within which they live, that provides them with their daily needs.	home range	area	boundary	radius
Some animals, such as wolves, require many square ________ of habitat.	miles	feet	inches	yards
Some species have ________ or more home ranges.	two	one	three	four
________ can be a serious problem for wildlife that are too numerous for their habitat.	Disease	Congestion	Lack of food	none of the answers listed
Optimum wildlife populations cannot be achieved unless food, water, cover, and space are appropriately ________.	arranged	scattered	negotiated	laid out
Each habitat element is of ________ importance.	equal	no	some	none of the answers
________ is the single greatest threat facing wildlife today.	Habitat destruction	Hunters	Lack of food	Lack of water
________ of Earth's air, water, and land is a serious threat.	Pollution	Contamination	Dirtiness	Abuse
As human communities spread, they encroach on ________ communities.	wildlife	geographic	planned	ethnic
________ million acres of farmland are lost each year, primarily to urban expansion.	2	3	4	1
America's ________ are some of our most productive wildlife "factories."	wetlands	hatcheries	nests	habitats
Which of the following are common types of wetlands?	all of the answers	wet meadows	ponds	fens
It is estimated that more than ________ acres of America's wetlands have been lost.	100 million	200 million	300 million	50 million
Wetlands are precious ________ resources.	ecological	natural	community	none of the answers
Which of the following are reasons wetlands are important?	all of the answers listed	they slow the destructive power of floods and storms	they purify polluted waters	they provide a variety of recreational opportunities
During the 20-year period from the mid-1950s until the mid-1970s, America's loss of wetlands averaged ________ acres per year.	575,000	600,000	550,000	525,000
________ million acres of forested wetlands were drained during the same 20-year period.	6	5	4	3
From the mid-1950s until the mid-1970s, more than ________ million acres of America's wetlands were drained.	11	12	13	10
___ are a very important nesting area for waterfowl, especially ducks.	Prairie potholes	Coastal wetlands	Native Prairies	Forested wetlands
There were once about 25 million acres of bottomland hardwood forests in the lower Mississippi Valley. Today less than ______ million acres remain.	6	5	4	3
America's coastal wetlands are vital breeding grounds for ________.	wading birds	leeches	trout	none of the answers
Coastal wetlands also serve as ________ for migratory waterfowl.	wintering areas	spring areas	fall areas	summer areas
________ must be purchased by all waterfowl hunters.	Duck stamps	Licenses	Ammunition	Rifles
Money raised from the sale of duck stamps has been used to preserve over ________ million acres of wetlands during the past 50 years.	3	2	1	4
American ________ have led the fight to conserve wildlife.	sport hunters	market hunters	people	Presidents
Species of wildlife such as the ________ and the passenger pigeon were exploited to extinction.	heath hen	dodo bird	King Island Emu	Labrador duck
The ________ Act of 1900 banned the interstate transportation and sale of most wildlife and wildlife products.	Lacey	Dingell-Johnson	Roosevelt-Wilson	Alexander Wilson
The ________ Act, better known as the Pittman-Robertson Act, provided funding for wildlife management.	Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration	Fish and Wildlife	Wildlife Restoration	Sport Fisheries Restoration
By the early ________, millions of dollars began to flow into the management of America's wildlife.	1950s	1940s	1930s	1960s
Many species of wildlife, both ________ and ________, have benefited from the Pittman-Robertson Act.	game; nongame	birds; deer	birds; elk	waterfowl; antelope
Excise taxes on firearms and ammunition are collected directly from ________ and importers.	manufacturers	companies	constructors	operators
Pittman-Robertson funds are distributed to states based on their area and the number of ________ sold in them.	hunting licenses	tags	fishing licenses	stamps
Additonal funding was provided in ________, when a 10 percent tax on handguns was added to the original Pittman-Robertson Act.	1970	1960	1950	1980
In 1972 an 11 percent tax was placed on ________ equipment.	archery	hunting	gun	none of the answers
It is estimated that taxes paid by sport hunters have provided ________ for wildlife conservation since the program began.	over $10 billion	over $10 million	over $10,000	over $100,000
Pittman-Robertson monies are typically used to purchase land for wildlife habitat, to manage and maintain existing habitat, and to ______.	conduct research	move their habitats	maintain their staff	pay for expenses
Hunters must purchase ________ and tags for the wildlife they intend to harvest.	licenses	ammunition	rifles	archery equipment
License and tag fees provide ________ dollars to the wildlife departments in most states.	millions of	hundreds of	billions of	none of the answers listed
Waterfowl hunters must purchase ________ stamps regardless of which state they live in.	waterfowl	duck	bird	none of the answers
Sport hunters spend millions of dollars on such things as hotel rooms, meals, gas, clothing, and other ________.	equipment	apparel	arms	traps
________ fees encourage farmers and ranchers to leave some areas for wildlife.	Lease	License	Wildlife	Stamp
Hunting-generated money is important to wildlife and to the ________ in general.	economy	public	community	none of the answers listed
There are ________ of privately funded and managed wildlife conservation organizations.	dozens	hundreds	millions	billions
Some conservation organizations are designed to help a ________ species.	specific	general	qualified	abnormal
Hundreds of ________ species benefit from the management of a few game species.	nongame	game	domestic	none of the answers listed
________ are some of the most intensely managed species in the world.	Waterfowl	Bison	Deer	Elk
________, one of the oldest conservation organizations in the United States, deals exclusively with waterfowl.	Ducks Unlimited	Boone and Crockett Club	National Wild Turkey Federation	Pheasants Forever
Ducks Unlimited was incorporated in ________.	1937	1927	1947	1957
By 1943, Ducks Unlimited had 103 projects over ________ acres.	1 million	2 million	3 million	4 million
Today, Ducks Unlimited has ________ members and has raised at least ________ for wetland conservation.	500,000; $750 million	250,000; $500 million	100,000; $250 million	50,000; $100 million
Besides Ducks Unlimited, ________ is another private conservation organization dedicated to waterfowl.	Delta Waterfowl	Boone and Crockett Club	National Wild Turkey Federation	Pheasants Forever
One of Delta Waterfowl's key programs is the Adopt a ________ program.	Pothole	Waterfowl	Duck	Pet
Other than Ducks Unlimited and Delta Waterfowl Foundation, which of the following are private conservation organizations?	all of the answers listed	Pheasants Forever	Quail Unlimited	Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
Regulated ________ has never been the cause of a single threatened or endangered species.	sport hunting	market hunting	trailing	capturing
________ and competition from introduced species are responsible for the bulk of our endangered and threatened species.	Habitat destruction	Habitat construction	Habitat improvement	Habitat ruination
In its simplest form, modern wildlife management is ________.	the care and administration of a wildlife population for the purpose of ensuring survival of the species	the care and administration of a wildlife population for the purpose of helping the environment	the care and administration of a wildlife population for the purpose of maintaining the forests	none of the answers listed
In reality wildlife management is seldom ________.

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