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frogs	toads	none of the answers listed
Toads tend to hop, whereas frogs ________.	leap	plunge	hop too	stay
Frogs are usually more ________ than toads.	aquatic	endangered	natatory	pelagic
Which of the following factors affect the color of toads and frogs?	all of the answers listed	temperature	humidity	environment
Female frogs and toads are usually ________ than the males.	larger	smaller	the same size as	none of the answers listed
Toads are noted for ________, especially in loose soils.	burrowing	covering	filling	hiding
All toads and frogs have very good ________.	hearing	eye sight	sense of smell	sense of taste
Most frogs and toads are ________, but some are diurnal.	nocturnal	day amphibians	carnivorous	none of the answers listed
Toads and frogs make vocalizations with the use of a ________.	vocal sac	vocal chord	vocal bag	none of the answers listed
________ calls are often given in chorus by the males and may be heard for miles.	Mating	Distress	Territorial	Release
Other than mating, which of the following uses do frogs and toads use calls?	all of the answers listed	territorial calls	distress calls	release calls
Which of the following is a good spot to find frogs?	all of the answers	marshes	ponds	lakes
Toads are generally more ________ than frogs and can often be found some distance from ________.	terrestrial; standing water	terrestrial; moving water	cosmic; standing water	cosmic; moving water
Most tadpoles are ________.	vegetarian	herbivorous	vegan	none of the answers listed
Adult frogs and toads are ________ and feed mostly on ________.	carnivorous; insects and other invertebrates	herbivorous; insects and other invertebrates	omnivorous; insects	none of the answers listed
________ is vital to all life forms on Earth.	Water	Food	Clean air	none of the answers
Ninety-seven percent of the water found on Earth is found in the ________.	oceans	lakes	rivers	streams
Fresh water makes up about ________ percent of the water on Earth, and of this amount more than ________ is frozen in the polar icecaps.	3; one-third	3; two-thirds	3; one-half	2; one-eighth
Which of the following is a major user of freshwater?	all of the answers	industry	agriculture	domestic users
It is estimated that each American uses about ________ gallons of water each day.	150	250	350	100
It is estimated that ________ in the United States uses about 2.5 billion gallons of water each day.	industry	agriculture	domestic users	hydroelectric plants
Water is also vital to hundreds of species of ________ and wildlife.	fish	amphibians	toads	snakes
It has been estimated that the average wetland supports more than ________ species of small game mammals.	20	30	40	50
Which of the following is a way in which we alter wetland habitat?	all of the answers listed	dam rivers and streams	drain marshes and swamps	pollute fresh water with sewage, industrial waste, pesticides, and petroleum products
Which of the following is a common pollutant of freshwater habitats?	all of the answers listed	dumping of chemicals, polluted waste water, and raw sewage into many of the nation's waterways	pesticides and herbicides that farmers use to produce our abundant and cheap food supply wash into streams, rivers, lakes and reservoirs	herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers, and other chemicals used on millions of lawns
Pollution of our water had become so bad by the early 1970s that the historically important ________ River was a cesspool.	Potomac	Shenandoah	Stony	Savage
The first legislation to protect our water, ________, was passed in 1972.	The Water Pollution Control Act	The Freshwater Pollution Control Legislation	The Water Pollution Subordination Act	The Water Pollution Release Legislation
In 1985 a new bill, known as the ________, was passed to protect fresh water.	Clean Water Act	Clean Water Legislation	Polluted Water Act	Polluted Water Legislation
Which of the following is now being done to help reduce pollution in fresh water?	all of the answers listed	Untreated chemicals are no longer dumpedstraight into the nearest river	Wastewater left over from the production of paper and steel is now treated before returning to its source	Cities no longer dump untreated, raw sewage into streams and rivers
The pesticide ________ could still be found in some fish in the 1980s, even though it has been banned in ________.	DDT; 1972	DDT; 1982	DDT; 1962	DDT; 1992
It is estimated that the CRP reduced pesticide use by ________ million pounds per year.	60	50	40	30
Which of the following is a type of freshwater habitat?	all of the answers	lake	river	reservoir
Which of the following is a way we destroy or damage freshwater habitats?	all of the answers listed	dam a stream or river	degrade and destroy stream and river habitats by developing their banks	bulldoze vegetation along a waterway to make way for a road or subdivision
Aquatic plants provide essential ________ to freshwater habitats as a by-product of the photosynthesis process.	oxygen	carbon dioxide	helium	magnesium
Healthy aquatic habitats contain a balance of many different ________.	life forms	plants	fish	waterfowl
Including the saltwater fishes, there are more than ________ species of fish in the world.	20,000	30,000	40,000	50,000
More than 350 species of ________ are found in the United States.	freshwater fishes	saltwater fishes	lizards	frogs
The ________ are the largest group of freshwater fishes found in North America.	minnows	golden shiners	goldfish	fathead minnow
________ were originally native to Asia but have been widely introduced in the United States.	Goldfish	Minnows	Golden shiners	Fathead minnows
The ________ minnow is a favorite bait of anglers and is widely used for fish propagation.	fathead	golden shiner	carp	gizzard shad
Originally introduced from Europe, ________ can now be found from Nova Scotia to southern Manitoba and southward throughout much of the United States.	carp	goldfish	longnose gars	gizzard shads
The ________ is our most common and widespread shad.	gizzard shad	carp	alligator gar	golden shiner
The ________ is the only gar with a snout twice the length of tis head found in the United States.	longnose gar	alligator gar	gizzard shad	carp
The ________ is our largest gar, with a rod-and-reel record of 279 pounds.	alligator gar	longnose gar	gizzard shad	carp
Economically, the ________ are very important fishes.	salmon	trout	pike	catfish
Our largest freshwater trout, the ________, has a rod-and-reel record of over 60 pounds.	lake trout	rainbow trout	brown trout	cutthroat trout
The rainbow trout prefers switft, ________ water, with adequate vegetative cover.	clear	cloudy	muddy	none of the answers listed
The ________ trout prefers slower waters than the rainbow, but otherwise its habitat preference is very similar.	brown	lake	cutthroat	brook
Catfish are largely bottom feeders and appear to be ________ in their feeding habits.	omnivorous	herbivorous	carnivorous	none of the answers listed
________ catfish prefer larger bodies of water, such as reservoirs and large rivers.	Channel	Blue	Flathead	none of the answers listed
Smallmouth bass prefer rocky, ________ and rivers and may reach 10 pounds or more.	clear lakes	cloudy lakes	muddy lakes	none of the answers listed
Trophy ________ are one of our most sought-after fish.	largemouth bass	smallmouth bass	redear sunfish	rainbow trout
The ________ is a widespread sunfish, ranging over most of the eastern half of the United States.	bluegill sunfish	redear sunfish	longear sunfish	black crappie
________ prefer still, quiet, clear waters, with sand or mud bottoms and abundant submerged vegetation.	Black crappie	White crappie	Walleye	White bass
The ________ is our only large perch, reaching 3 feet and 20 pounds.	walleye	white bass	black crappie	redear sunfish
The ________ is actually a saltwater species that has been widely introduced in larger impoundments and reservoirs.	striped bass	largemouth bass	smallmouth bass	White bass
The estimated revenue generated by the environmental services industry in the United States is in excess of ________ billion.	$100	$200	$300	$400
In the conservation and environmental fields one factor that must be considered is whether you want to work ________or ________.	indoors; outdoors	both indoors; outdoors	none of the answers listed
Careers in the conservation and environmental field are extremely___.	varied	similar	alike	none of the answers
Wildlife biologists are directly involved with the study of wildlife and their ________.	habitat	eating habits	drinking habits	personalities
________ usually spend a good portion of their time outdoors - hiking, climbing, and walking and observing and handling wildlife.	Wildlife biologists	Conservation officers	Outdoor recreation specialists	Computer specialists and technicians
Those responsible for enforcing wildlife and conservation laws are often called ________.	game wardens or conservation officers	wildlife biologists	outdoor recreation specialists	computer specialists and technicians
Conservation officers should enjoy working with ________ and wildlife.	people	their families	their spouses	none of the answers listed
Outdoor ________ are the people who often greet us when we enter a state or national wildlife refuge or monument.	recreation specialists	conservation officers	computer specialists	game wardens
Outdoor recreation specialists plan nature walks, ________, and tours for a wide variety of facilities.	educational programs	boating events	water-skiing events	none of the answers listed
________ specialists are vital support personnel for many wildlife agencies.	Computer	Outdoor recreation	Conservation	Wildlife
Most jobs in the past have been with ________ and federal agencies.	state	city	country	national
More and more opportunities will become available with ________.	private industry	public industry

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