Wildlife CDE
$100 - ANS-The estimated revenue generated by the environmental services industry in the
United States is in excess of ________ billion.
1 million - ANS-By 1943, Ducks Unlimited had 103 projects over ________ acres.
1,000 - ANS-More than ________ native plants and animals are currently listed as endangered.
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.
150 - ANS-It is estimated that each American uses about ________ gallons of water each day.
1872 - ANS-Yellowstone National Park, the nation's first and for many years only national park,
was founded in ________.
1937 - ANS-Ducks Unlimited was incorporated in ________.
1970 - ANS-Additonal funding was provided in ________, when a 10 percent tax on handguns
was added to the original Pittman-Robertson Act.
2 - ANS-________ million acres of farmland are lost each year, primarily to urban expansion.
2,500 - ANS-There are about ________ known species of amphibians worldwide.
20 - ANS-It has been estimated that the average wetland supports more than ________ species
of small game mammals.
20 - ANS-Jackrabbits are capable of leaping ________ or more feet in a single leap.
20,000 - ANS-Including the saltwater fishes, there are more than ________ species of fish in
the world.
3; one-third - ANS-Fresh water makes up about ________ percent of the water on Earth, and of
this amount more than ________ is frozen in the polar icecaps.
30 - ANS-Ground-dwelling species have benefited the most from the permanent vegetative
cover established on the ________ million acres enrolled in the CRP.
,300 - ANS-There are fewer than ________ species of reptiles found north of Mexico.
3000 - ANS-More than ________ species of plants, birds, reptiles, fish, and mammals make
their home on BLM's land.
4-6 ft. - ANS-Alligators are harvested when they are ________ long.
45 million - ANS-The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service supervises the banding of more than
________ birds each year.
48 - ANS-________ states have lost 50 percent or more of their original wetlands.
50,000 - ANS-There are an estimated ________ nonindigenous species in the United States.
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-There were once about 25 million acres of bottomland hardwood forests in the lower
Mississippi Valley. Today less than ________ million acres remain.
60 - ANS-It is estimated that the CRP reduced pesticide use by ________ million pounds per
year.
700 - ANS-Bull elk may weigh ________ or more pounds.
80 percent - ANS-In many smaller animals, as much as ________ the population may die in a
given year.
80,000 - ANS-There are ________ species of edible plants, but 90 percent of the world's food
comes from fewer than ________ species.
800 - ANS-The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has responsibility for more than __________
species of migratory birds.
90 - ANS-Nest losses due to predation have been estimated at up to ________ percent in some
areas.
absorb; skin - ANS-Amphibians rarely drink. They normally ________ water through their
________.
accipiter - ANS-A woodland hawk is classified as a/an _________.
accipiter - ANS-The goshawk is the largest North American ________.
, adaptability - ANS-Most species that survive for long periods have a common trait, ________.
adaptable - ANS-Some species are very ________ and are found in many types of cover.
adaptable - ANS-White-tailed deer are very ________, being found in a great variety of habitats.
adaptive behavior - ANS-A learned behavior that improves the survival skills of an animal is
called:
aerie - ANS-The nest of a raptor is called a/an ________.
alien - ANS-A species that is not native to an environment and competes with native species for
food and shelter is a/an ________ species.
All answers listed - ANS-________ specialists are vital support personnel for many wildlife
agencies.
all of the answers listed - ANS-An example of a large mammal that is very adaptable is the
________.
all of the answers listed - ANS-Other than mating, which of the following uses do frogs and
toads use calls?
all of the answers listed - ANS-Which of the following are aquatic predators of ducklings?
all of the answers listed - ANS-Which of the following are better-known species that humans
have endangered?
all of the answers listed - ANS-Which of the following are common factors that cause a species
to decline.
all of the answers listed - ANS-Which of the following are common nest predators of waterfowl?
all of the answers listed - ANS-Which of the following are common predators of rabbits?
all of the answers listed - ANS-Which of the following are common species of diver ducks?
all of the answers listed - ANS-Which of the following are common species of puddle ducks?
all of the answers listed - ANS-Which of the following are common squirrel foods?
all of the answers listed - ANS-Which of the following are common types of wetlands?
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