Wildlife_Certification_Examination_Study_Guide_
2025_2026
1. What percent of forests remain in the United States? 33
2. Which of the following is NOT a reason why cover Provides shade to the
crops are valuable? main crop
3. A wetland sits in an area with seasonal ooding from Swamp
snow melt contains a build-up of dead vegetation in
the water and is �lled with cypress trees. This area is
most likely classi�ed as which of the following types
of wetland?
4. Which of the following best describes peat? A spongy substance
formed by partially de-
composed vegetation
5. Which of the following examples corresponds to the Conservation easement or
category of protection restoration e orts? regulatory measure like
the Organic Act which pre-
vents habitats from being
converted or fragmented
6. Which of the following is true about the Forest and Monitors the e�ects of cli-
Rangeland Planning Act? mate change on renew-
able resources and man-
aged lands
7. After populations of game species began to decline, Fair chase
sportsmen and naturalists pushed which of the follow-
ing rules requiring sustainable methods for harvest-
ing game and �sh and ensuring hunters do not have
an unfair advantage over the animal?
8. Legumes
, In order to minimize soil erosion and increase water
retention, Randy wants to plant a cover crop for his
cotton �eld without negatively a ecting the fertility of
the soil. He knows cotton requires signi�cant 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?
9. The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, The Farm Bill
which retires cropland and restores the land to grass-
land, is part of what piece of legislation?
10. Select the correct phrase from the two options in the Abiotic factors are density
underlined section. dependent factors.
11. The signi�cant amounts of rain implies rainforest Vegetation
ecosystems store nutrients di erently than other
forests. Where are most nutrients found in rain-
forests?
12. Select all the true statements. No waterfowl species in
North America are endan-
gered.
13. Which of the following is NOT an example of regulat- Products harvested or ex-
ing services? tracted from the habitat,
which are used and relied
on every single day
14. Government programs are set in place in order to Incentivization
reach the national "no-net loss" goal, designed to re-
duce or stop wetland loss. One of these programs
rewards private landowners �nancially for preserving
2025_2026
1. What percent of forests remain in the United States? 33
2. Which of the following is NOT a reason why cover Provides shade to the
crops are valuable? main crop
3. A wetland sits in an area with seasonal ooding from Swamp
snow melt contains a build-up of dead vegetation in
the water and is �lled with cypress trees. This area is
most likely classi�ed as which of the following types
of wetland?
4. Which of the following best describes peat? A spongy substance
formed by partially de-
composed vegetation
5. Which of the following examples corresponds to the Conservation easement or
category of protection restoration e orts? regulatory measure like
the Organic Act which pre-
vents habitats from being
converted or fragmented
6. Which of the following is true about the Forest and Monitors the e�ects of cli-
Rangeland Planning Act? mate change on renew-
able resources and man-
aged lands
7. After populations of game species began to decline, Fair chase
sportsmen and naturalists pushed which of the follow-
ing rules requiring sustainable methods for harvest-
ing game and �sh and ensuring hunters do not have
an unfair advantage over the animal?
8. Legumes
, In order to minimize soil erosion and increase water
retention, Randy wants to plant a cover crop for his
cotton �eld without negatively a ecting the fertility of
the soil. He knows cotton requires signi�cant 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?
9. The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, The Farm Bill
which retires cropland and restores the land to grass-
land, is part of what piece of legislation?
10. Select the correct phrase from the two options in the Abiotic factors are density
underlined section. dependent factors.
11. The signi�cant amounts of rain implies rainforest Vegetation
ecosystems store nutrients di erently than other
forests. Where are most nutrients found in rain-
forests?
12. Select all the true statements. No waterfowl species in
North America are endan-
gered.
13. Which of the following is NOT an example of regulat- Products harvested or ex-
ing services? tracted from the habitat,
which are used and relied
on every single day
14. Government programs are set in place in order to Incentivization
reach the national "no-net loss" goal, designed to re-
duce or stop wetland loss. One of these programs
rewards private landowners �nancially for preserving
