WIS 2552 Exam 2 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
An adult snow leopard is roughly the size of a - CORRECT ANSWER - Golden retriever
In the winter of 1993-1994, the value of a snow leopard skin was_____ times higher than the
minimum yearly wage in Kyrgyzstan - CORRECT ANSWER - 60
The extirpation of the mountain lion, jaguarundi, and ocelot on barro colorado island, Panama is
believed to be linked to the extinction of - CORRECT ANSWER - ground-nesting birds
Along with physical defenses like spines, hairs, and lignin, leaves also produce_____ to
discourage leaf eaters - CORRECT ANSWER - chemicals
According to William Conway, "zoo propagation can probably aid in the survival of _____% or
more of all the terrestrial vertebrates likely to become extinct in the next century - CORRECT
ANSWER - 15
Hoatzins and kakapos are both folivorous____ - CORRECT ANSWER - birds
Animal displays emphasizing____ will continue to be the centerpiece of zoo programs -
CORRECT ANSWER - education
Humans find flattened faces much more appealing then pointed snouts, probably because or own
faces are flattened - CORRECT ANSWER - true
According to Ben Beck, a reintroduction program is considered successful when it - CORRECT
ANSWER - creates a self-sustaining population of 500
,Flying requires and enormous amount of energy so most birds that feed on leaves _____ -
CORRECT ANSWER - glide or are flightless
orangutans are native to - CORRECT ANSWER - Borneo and Sumatra
Animals that have already produced enough young or those that are hybrids between subspecies
cannot be used for species survival plan (SSP) breeding are considered - CORRECT
ANSWER - surplus
Dr. Ben Beck reported that of 146 attempted reintroductions, only ____ percent have been judges
to be successful - CORRECT ANSWER - 16
Penguins, koalas, giant pandas, apes, monkeys, and meercats all score high on the attractiveness
scale because they often sit upright or walk on two limbs - CORRECT ANSWER - True
With proper controls, harvesting of capybara can be a valuable conservation tool because it
encourages ranchers to preserve the wetland habitats - CORRECT ANSWER - true
capybara females produce five times more offspring in terms of weight, than do other larger
grazers - CORRECT ANSWER - true
a major focus of the international snow leopard trust has been to - CORRECT ANSWER -
identify ways to reduce leopard predation on livestock
the sound hunting technique of the serval is so well developed that these cats can't hunt in windy
weather - CORRECT ANSWER - true
Some folivores use ____ as another way to save energy - CORRECT ANSWER - loud
calls
,Which two species are HIGHLY dependent on the gopher tortoise burrow to survive? -
CORRECT ANSWER - gopher frog and florida mouse
Koalas and sloths save energy by spending up to _______ hours a day motionless. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 22
In Mongolia, low-cost incentives used to persuade villagers to protect wildlife and improve their
animal husbandry involved providing people with ______. - CORRECT ANSWER -
children's clothes and flour
Long legs, a long neck and large ears are adaptation of both the serval and the maned wolf for
________. - CORRECT ANSWER - pinpointing the location of rodents in tall grass.
The duplication of body shapes and behaviors in unrelated animals is called _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Convergent evolution
For any animal reintroduction program, the FIRST factor to consider is whether ________. -
CORRECT ANSWER - the original causes of the animals's decline are stilll present
One of the least successful reintroduction programs involved the _______. - CORRECT
ANSWER - European barn owl
What do the black-footed ferret, red wolf, Spix macaw and Pere David's deer have in common? -
CORRECT ANSWER - cannot survive without captive breeding
harp seals are an endangered species - CORRECT ANSWER - false
William Conway estimated that the zoo ark would have room for _______ of the 20,000 plus
mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians that would need our attention. - CORRECT
ANSWER - less than 1000
, A large head, large eyes, a rounded body and short stubby limbs trigger a human urge to
_______. - CORRECT ANSWER - nurture and protect
Critics of the capybara harvest charge that _________. - CORRECT ANSWER - the
method of killing is unnecessarily cruel
Capybara are giant, semi-aquatic _____. - CORRECT ANSWER - Rodents
Impoverished herders in many countries are subsidizing snow leopard conservation by
inadvertently providing the cats with a ready source of food- their own livestock. - CORRECT
ANSWER - true
________ are one of the most evocative features of a "cute" animal. - CORRECT
ANSWER - large eyes
golden lion tamarinds are a species of - CORRECT ANSWER - primate
Snow leopards are often forced to kill domestic livestock because local people shoot and trap the
animals that make up their natural prey. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
After laying her clutch of eggs the females gopher tortoise will need ______ to build enough
nutritional reserves to produce another clutch. - CORRECT ANSWER - 2 years
Low survival rates of young, birth defects, and increased susceptibility to diseases in zoo animals
are attributed to ________. - CORRECT ANSWER - inbreeding
Capybara are native to - CORRECT ANSWER - south america
Most grazers can only be harvested at 10%, but the capybara's high reproductive rate allows
them to be harvested at a rate of _____%. - CORRECT ANSWER - 30
Questions and CORRECT Answers
An adult snow leopard is roughly the size of a - CORRECT ANSWER - Golden retriever
In the winter of 1993-1994, the value of a snow leopard skin was_____ times higher than the
minimum yearly wage in Kyrgyzstan - CORRECT ANSWER - 60
The extirpation of the mountain lion, jaguarundi, and ocelot on barro colorado island, Panama is
believed to be linked to the extinction of - CORRECT ANSWER - ground-nesting birds
Along with physical defenses like spines, hairs, and lignin, leaves also produce_____ to
discourage leaf eaters - CORRECT ANSWER - chemicals
According to William Conway, "zoo propagation can probably aid in the survival of _____% or
more of all the terrestrial vertebrates likely to become extinct in the next century - CORRECT
ANSWER - 15
Hoatzins and kakapos are both folivorous____ - CORRECT ANSWER - birds
Animal displays emphasizing____ will continue to be the centerpiece of zoo programs -
CORRECT ANSWER - education
Humans find flattened faces much more appealing then pointed snouts, probably because or own
faces are flattened - CORRECT ANSWER - true
According to Ben Beck, a reintroduction program is considered successful when it - CORRECT
ANSWER - creates a self-sustaining population of 500
,Flying requires and enormous amount of energy so most birds that feed on leaves _____ -
CORRECT ANSWER - glide or are flightless
orangutans are native to - CORRECT ANSWER - Borneo and Sumatra
Animals that have already produced enough young or those that are hybrids between subspecies
cannot be used for species survival plan (SSP) breeding are considered - CORRECT
ANSWER - surplus
Dr. Ben Beck reported that of 146 attempted reintroductions, only ____ percent have been judges
to be successful - CORRECT ANSWER - 16
Penguins, koalas, giant pandas, apes, monkeys, and meercats all score high on the attractiveness
scale because they often sit upright or walk on two limbs - CORRECT ANSWER - True
With proper controls, harvesting of capybara can be a valuable conservation tool because it
encourages ranchers to preserve the wetland habitats - CORRECT ANSWER - true
capybara females produce five times more offspring in terms of weight, than do other larger
grazers - CORRECT ANSWER - true
a major focus of the international snow leopard trust has been to - CORRECT ANSWER -
identify ways to reduce leopard predation on livestock
the sound hunting technique of the serval is so well developed that these cats can't hunt in windy
weather - CORRECT ANSWER - true
Some folivores use ____ as another way to save energy - CORRECT ANSWER - loud
calls
,Which two species are HIGHLY dependent on the gopher tortoise burrow to survive? -
CORRECT ANSWER - gopher frog and florida mouse
Koalas and sloths save energy by spending up to _______ hours a day motionless. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 22
In Mongolia, low-cost incentives used to persuade villagers to protect wildlife and improve their
animal husbandry involved providing people with ______. - CORRECT ANSWER -
children's clothes and flour
Long legs, a long neck and large ears are adaptation of both the serval and the maned wolf for
________. - CORRECT ANSWER - pinpointing the location of rodents in tall grass.
The duplication of body shapes and behaviors in unrelated animals is called _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Convergent evolution
For any animal reintroduction program, the FIRST factor to consider is whether ________. -
CORRECT ANSWER - the original causes of the animals's decline are stilll present
One of the least successful reintroduction programs involved the _______. - CORRECT
ANSWER - European barn owl
What do the black-footed ferret, red wolf, Spix macaw and Pere David's deer have in common? -
CORRECT ANSWER - cannot survive without captive breeding
harp seals are an endangered species - CORRECT ANSWER - false
William Conway estimated that the zoo ark would have room for _______ of the 20,000 plus
mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians that would need our attention. - CORRECT
ANSWER - less than 1000
, A large head, large eyes, a rounded body and short stubby limbs trigger a human urge to
_______. - CORRECT ANSWER - nurture and protect
Critics of the capybara harvest charge that _________. - CORRECT ANSWER - the
method of killing is unnecessarily cruel
Capybara are giant, semi-aquatic _____. - CORRECT ANSWER - Rodents
Impoverished herders in many countries are subsidizing snow leopard conservation by
inadvertently providing the cats with a ready source of food- their own livestock. - CORRECT
ANSWER - true
________ are one of the most evocative features of a "cute" animal. - CORRECT
ANSWER - large eyes
golden lion tamarinds are a species of - CORRECT ANSWER - primate
Snow leopards are often forced to kill domestic livestock because local people shoot and trap the
animals that make up their natural prey. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
After laying her clutch of eggs the females gopher tortoise will need ______ to build enough
nutritional reserves to produce another clutch. - CORRECT ANSWER - 2 years
Low survival rates of young, birth defects, and increased susceptibility to diseases in zoo animals
are attributed to ________. - CORRECT ANSWER - inbreeding
Capybara are native to - CORRECT ANSWER - south america
Most grazers can only be harvested at 10%, but the capybara's high reproductive rate allows
them to be harvested at a rate of _____%. - CORRECT ANSWER - 30
