Wildlife CDE Test A (1-100)
10 - ANS-Since these laws were enacted, American sportsmen and sportswomen have paid
more than ________ billion dollars for fish and wildlife conservation.
100 million - ANS-It is estimated that more than ________ acres of America's wetlands have
been lost.
11 - ANS-From the mid-1950s until the mid-1970s, more than ________ million acres of
America's wetlands were drained.
136 million - ANS-Occuring in the mid-1870s, an estimated ________ birds were devastated by
market hunters from all over the country.
1700-1900 - ANS-The period from ________ saw the greatest abuse of wild animals in North
America.
1872 - ANS-Yellowstone National Park, the nation's first and for many years only national park,
was founded in ________.
2 - ANS-________ million acres of farmland are lost each year, primarily to urban expansion.
25 - ANS-Refuges are enjoyed by more than ________ million Americans each year.
3 - ANS-Money raised from the sale of duck stamps has been used to preserve over ________
million acres of wetlands during the past 50 years.
30 - ANS-Ground-dwelling species have benefited the most from the permanent vegetative
cover established on the ________ million acres enrolled in the CRP.
3000 - ANS-More than ________ species of plants, birds, reptiles, fish, and mammals make
their home on BLM's land.
45 million - ANS-The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service supervises the banding of more than
________ birds each year.
50 - ANS-Refuges are located in ________ states and several territories.
575,000 - ANS-During the 20-year period from the mid-1950s until the mid-1970s, America's
loss of wetlands averaged ________ acres per year.
, 6 - ANS-________ million acres of forested wetlands were drained during the same 20-year
period.
6 - ANS-There were once about 25 million acres of bottomland hardwood forests in the lower
Mississippi Valley. Today less than ________ million acres remain.
75-100 - ANS-Wildlife management, as we know it today, has evolved during the past ________
years.
800 - ANS-The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has responsibility for more than __________
species of migratory birds.
90 - ANS-Although the first refuge consisted of only 3 acres, the National Wildlife Refuge
System has since grown to more than ________ million acres.
adaptable - ANS-Some species are very ________ and are found in many types of cover.
agriculture - ANS-During the first 200 years of our nation, before ________ became well
established, wildlife provided food and clothing for a growing nation.
all answers listed (age, sex, size, location, season) - ANS-Which of the following items affect the
actual amount of food required by an animal?
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) - ANS-Which of the
following are reasons wetlands are important?
all of the answers listed (wet meadows, ponds, fens, bogs) - ANS-Which of the following are
common types of wetlands?
arranged - ANS-Optimum wildlife populations cannot be achieved unless food, water, cover, and
space are appropriately ________.
buffalo - ANS-The U.S. government unofficially encouraged the slaughter of ________ as a
means of defeating Native Americans on the Great Plains.
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - ANS-The ________ oversee approximately 270 million
acres of public lands.
captive breeding - ANS-Recovery plans established to help save endangered species may
include habitat preservation and management, ________, research, and law enforcement.
changes - ANS-Species that have specific habitat needs are vulnerable to ________ in their
habitat, especially human-made ones.
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