Wildlife Conservation Final Exam
questions well answered
Invertebrates are considered wildlife in every state and country. - correct answer ✔✔ False
The study of living organisms is called astronomy. - correct answer ✔✔ False
The __________ of a species is defined as their biology, ecology, habits, and other
characteristics. - correct answer ✔✔ Life history
Ecology is ___. - correct answer ✔✔ The study of the interrelationships among living systems
and their environments
A management method that involves no manipulation of a species or its habitat is known as
___________. - correct answer ✔✔ Preservation
When rams curl their upper lips in a form of courtship display this is known as ____________. -
correct answer ✔✔ the Flehmen response
The definition of sustainable is the ability to meet needs of present without compromising
ability to meet needs of _________. - correct answer ✔✔ the future
Because helicopters are used, CPW is able to manually count essentially all of the mule deer in
Colorado each year. - correct answer ✔✔ false
What ratio(s) of mule deer classifications does CPW use in their population models for setting
harvest limits/targets? - correct answer ✔✔ Bucks and fawns/100 does
, What imminent threat led CPW to collect the 58 cutthroat trout that they genetically tested? -
correct answer ✔✔ Recent wildfire and potential for ash flows
What genetic material did CPW reference to determine if their collected cutthroat trout
populations were genetically unique? - correct answer ✔✔ Specimens from the Smithsonian
Museum from 1874
Cutthroat trout are one of the most diverse fish species in North America - one reason why
conserving them is so important. - correct answer ✔✔ true
Evolution is theorized to be primarily driven by what mechanism? - correct answer ✔✔ Natural
selection
Evolution occurs at the ___ level. - correct answer ✔✔ Population
The position of the gene sequence on the chromosome is referred to as the ___. - correct
answer ✔✔ Locus
Mutations are always deleterious. - correct answer ✔✔ false
If a population has a higher birth rate than death rate, then the population abundance, also
referred to as ___, will ____. - correct answer ✔✔ N, increase
The Red Queen Hypothesis supports the notion that: - correct answer ✔✔ Species must evolve
to persist
Sexual selection is a form of natural selection. - correct answer ✔✔ True
questions well answered
Invertebrates are considered wildlife in every state and country. - correct answer ✔✔ False
The study of living organisms is called astronomy. - correct answer ✔✔ False
The __________ of a species is defined as their biology, ecology, habits, and other
characteristics. - correct answer ✔✔ Life history
Ecology is ___. - correct answer ✔✔ The study of the interrelationships among living systems
and their environments
A management method that involves no manipulation of a species or its habitat is known as
___________. - correct answer ✔✔ Preservation
When rams curl their upper lips in a form of courtship display this is known as ____________. -
correct answer ✔✔ the Flehmen response
The definition of sustainable is the ability to meet needs of present without compromising
ability to meet needs of _________. - correct answer ✔✔ the future
Because helicopters are used, CPW is able to manually count essentially all of the mule deer in
Colorado each year. - correct answer ✔✔ false
What ratio(s) of mule deer classifications does CPW use in their population models for setting
harvest limits/targets? - correct answer ✔✔ Bucks and fawns/100 does
, What imminent threat led CPW to collect the 58 cutthroat trout that they genetically tested? -
correct answer ✔✔ Recent wildfire and potential for ash flows
What genetic material did CPW reference to determine if their collected cutthroat trout
populations were genetically unique? - correct answer ✔✔ Specimens from the Smithsonian
Museum from 1874
Cutthroat trout are one of the most diverse fish species in North America - one reason why
conserving them is so important. - correct answer ✔✔ true
Evolution is theorized to be primarily driven by what mechanism? - correct answer ✔✔ Natural
selection
Evolution occurs at the ___ level. - correct answer ✔✔ Population
The position of the gene sequence on the chromosome is referred to as the ___. - correct
answer ✔✔ Locus
Mutations are always deleterious. - correct answer ✔✔ false
If a population has a higher birth rate than death rate, then the population abundance, also
referred to as ___, will ____. - correct answer ✔✔ N, increase
The Red Queen Hypothesis supports the notion that: - correct answer ✔✔ Species must evolve
to persist
Sexual selection is a form of natural selection. - correct answer ✔✔ True
