Ducks Unlimited Test Bank
Which of the following best describes a pioneer species? - Correct Answers -The first
species to colonize an area in primary succession
Which of the following best describes respiration? - Correct Answers -Intake of oxygen
to convert glucose to energy
Which of the following does NOT conduct nitrogen fixation? - Correct Answers -Humans
Where is the phosphorus cycle primarily conducted? - Correct Answers -In soil and
plants
Which of the following is NOT a category of wetland biome? - Correct Answers –
Tropical
Which of the following is a biotic factor which may impact wildlife populations? - Correct
Answers -Parasitism
Which of the following methods for measuring populations utilizes recording signs of
animals, such as droppings, tracks, nest counts, etc.? - Correct Answers -Index of
population size
Which of the following is NOT a permanent mark used in the mark and recapture
technique? - Correct Answers -Paint
_____________ factors effects occur through the interaction of animals, plants and
other organisms. - Correct Answers -Biotic
In what year was the Clean Water and Air Act created? - Correct Answers -1948
Which of the following does Not influence an organisms niche? - Correct Answers -
Commensalism
According to the presentation, ecosystem management was broadened by the
establishment of which of the following in 1978? - Correct Answers -Conservation
Biology
Which of the following is known to cause primary succession? - Correct Answers -
Glacier movement
,Select the positive ecological interactions between organisms - Correct Answers -
Commensalism
Mutualism
Samantha is developing a management plan for an area suffering a significant reduction
of grasses and plants which directly affects the viability of an endangered species. Her
plan involves an increase of primary producers to support long-term ecological balance
and to eliminate the requirement of human influence. Which of the following best
represents this management plan? - Correct Answers -Sustainability
A volcano has erupted and has now cooled off to leave bare rock. Over time, lichens
have colonized on the rock, breaking it down and creating soil. Soil allowed grasses and
flowering plants to grow. In this example, which of these was most likely the pioneer
species? - Correct Answers -Lichens
Nutrient flow is the natural process which provides for the cycling of chemicals between
biotic and abiotic factors including water, oxygen, carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus. -
Correct Answers -True
Which of the following is true about chlorophyll? - Correct Answers -Is required in order
to perform photosynthesis
Grasslands are dominated by grasses and several species of forbs. Which of the
following best describes a forb? - Correct Answers -Broadleaf plants and lower shrub
vegetation
Which of the following is true regarding the ability for grasslands to sequester carbon
from the atmosphere? - Correct Answers -Grasslands recover quickly from drought or
fire, allowing them to return to carbon sequestering far earlier than other biomes
Which of the following best describes high-grading harvest? - Correct Answers -Only
cutting the largest or most valuable tree species in an area
Which of the following is true about the Forest and Rangeland Planning Act? - Correct
Answers -Monitors the effects of climate change on renewable resources and managed
lands
What is desertification? - Correct Answers -Grasslands which undergo drought or
demineralization and turn into a desert landscape
In order to minimize soil erosion and increase water retention, Randy wants to plant a
cover crop for his cotton field without negatively affecting the fertility of the soil. He
knows cotton requires significant amounts of nitrogen to grow, so he will need to choose
a cover crop with low nitrogen requirements. Which of the following cover crops should
Randy choose? - Correct Answers -Legumes
, Which of the following is a characteristic of the taiga? - Correct Answers -Northernmost
forests with seasonal climate including long winters and short summers
Forty percent of the world's oxygen is produced in which of the following? - Correct
Answers -Tropical rainforest
A wetland sits in an area with seasonal flooding from snow melt, has anaerobic soil,
contains a build-up of dead vegetation in the water and is filled with cypress trees. This
area is most likely classified as which of the following types of wetland? - Correct
Answers -Swamp
Select all of the strategies the Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and Restoration
Act regulates. - Correct Answers -Uses funds from oil and gas royalties to protect gulf
coast marshes Funds research for new measures to protect wetlands
Which of the following adaptations is shown in the image? - Correct Answers -Aerial
roots
This illustration depicts which of the following concepts? - Correct Answers -Baseflow
contribution
Select all of the levels of taxonomy which represent the scientific name of a species -
Correct Answers -Genus
Species
Adrian was hired by a company to survey for endangered species before a construction
project. As part of this survey, they wish to know species diversity on the property.
While on his first survey, Adrian sees a bird he has never seen before, so he takes
detailed notes and a picture with plans to identify it later. The bird has a distinctly
hooked beak, bright yellow legs and a bright yellow ring around the eye. What family
does this bird belong to? - Correct Answers -Falconidae
Market hunters decimated populations of many wildlife species in order to help feed the
growing population in North America, eventually leading to the extinction of some
species. Which of the following species became extinct due to market hunting? -
Correct Answers -Passenger pigeon
Label the different parts of the dabbling duck wing. - Correct Answers -Outside-
Primarie. Inside-Secondaries
Select all the true statements. - Correct Answers -No waterfowl species in North
America are endangered
Which of the following best describes a pioneer species? - Correct Answers -The first
species to colonize an area in primary succession
Which of the following best describes respiration? - Correct Answers -Intake of oxygen
to convert glucose to energy
Which of the following does NOT conduct nitrogen fixation? - Correct Answers -Humans
Where is the phosphorus cycle primarily conducted? - Correct Answers -In soil and
plants
Which of the following is NOT a category of wetland biome? - Correct Answers –
Tropical
Which of the following is a biotic factor which may impact wildlife populations? - Correct
Answers -Parasitism
Which of the following methods for measuring populations utilizes recording signs of
animals, such as droppings, tracks, nest counts, etc.? - Correct Answers -Index of
population size
Which of the following is NOT a permanent mark used in the mark and recapture
technique? - Correct Answers -Paint
_____________ factors effects occur through the interaction of animals, plants and
other organisms. - Correct Answers -Biotic
In what year was the Clean Water and Air Act created? - Correct Answers -1948
Which of the following does Not influence an organisms niche? - Correct Answers -
Commensalism
According to the presentation, ecosystem management was broadened by the
establishment of which of the following in 1978? - Correct Answers -Conservation
Biology
Which of the following is known to cause primary succession? - Correct Answers -
Glacier movement
,Select the positive ecological interactions between organisms - Correct Answers -
Commensalism
Mutualism
Samantha is developing a management plan for an area suffering a significant reduction
of grasses and plants which directly affects the viability of an endangered species. Her
plan involves an increase of primary producers to support long-term ecological balance
and to eliminate the requirement of human influence. Which of the following best
represents this management plan? - Correct Answers -Sustainability
A volcano has erupted and has now cooled off to leave bare rock. Over time, lichens
have colonized on the rock, breaking it down and creating soil. Soil allowed grasses and
flowering plants to grow. In this example, which of these was most likely the pioneer
species? - Correct Answers -Lichens
Nutrient flow is the natural process which provides for the cycling of chemicals between
biotic and abiotic factors including water, oxygen, carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus. -
Correct Answers -True
Which of the following is true about chlorophyll? - Correct Answers -Is required in order
to perform photosynthesis
Grasslands are dominated by grasses and several species of forbs. Which of the
following best describes a forb? - Correct Answers -Broadleaf plants and lower shrub
vegetation
Which of the following is true regarding the ability for grasslands to sequester carbon
from the atmosphere? - Correct Answers -Grasslands recover quickly from drought or
fire, allowing them to return to carbon sequestering far earlier than other biomes
Which of the following best describes high-grading harvest? - Correct Answers -Only
cutting the largest or most valuable tree species in an area
Which of the following is true about the Forest and Rangeland Planning Act? - Correct
Answers -Monitors the effects of climate change on renewable resources and managed
lands
What is desertification? - Correct Answers -Grasslands which undergo drought or
demineralization and turn into a desert landscape
In order to minimize soil erosion and increase water retention, Randy wants to plant a
cover crop for his cotton field without negatively affecting the fertility of the soil. He
knows cotton requires significant amounts of nitrogen to grow, so he will need to choose
a cover crop with low nitrogen requirements. Which of the following cover crops should
Randy choose? - Correct Answers -Legumes
, Which of the following is a characteristic of the taiga? - Correct Answers -Northernmost
forests with seasonal climate including long winters and short summers
Forty percent of the world's oxygen is produced in which of the following? - Correct
Answers -Tropical rainforest
A wetland sits in an area with seasonal flooding from snow melt, has anaerobic soil,
contains a build-up of dead vegetation in the water and is filled with cypress trees. This
area is most likely classified as which of the following types of wetland? - Correct
Answers -Swamp
Select all of the strategies the Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and Restoration
Act regulates. - Correct Answers -Uses funds from oil and gas royalties to protect gulf
coast marshes Funds research for new measures to protect wetlands
Which of the following adaptations is shown in the image? - Correct Answers -Aerial
roots
This illustration depicts which of the following concepts? - Correct Answers -Baseflow
contribution
Select all of the levels of taxonomy which represent the scientific name of a species -
Correct Answers -Genus
Species
Adrian was hired by a company to survey for endangered species before a construction
project. As part of this survey, they wish to know species diversity on the property.
While on his first survey, Adrian sees a bird he has never seen before, so he takes
detailed notes and a picture with plans to identify it later. The bird has a distinctly
hooked beak, bright yellow legs and a bright yellow ring around the eye. What family
does this bird belong to? - Correct Answers -Falconidae
Market hunters decimated populations of many wildlife species in order to help feed the
growing population in North America, eventually leading to the extinction of some
species. Which of the following species became extinct due to market hunting? -
Correct Answers -Passenger pigeon
Label the different parts of the dabbling duck wing. - Correct Answers -Outside-
Primarie. Inside-Secondaries
Select all the true statements. - Correct Answers -No waterfowl species in North
America are endangered
