Exercise 1

Voters in Oregon banned the hunting of Mountain Lions with

hounds

According to Viva!, \_____ is the nation that imports the greatest amount of kangaroo meat

Bulgaria

Researchers believe that the declines seen in British farmland birds are due to \_____

farming practices

In \_____, CITES banned international trade in ivory

1989

Most of the kangaroo meat commercially harvested in Australia is exported to \_____ countries

European

In one study of British farmland birds researchers found that about \_____ % of all European birds are now a conservation concern

20

\_____ is one of the African nations that argued for lifting the ban on ivory trade

Zimbabwe

The California Wildlife Protection Act (Proposition 117) banned the hunting of

Mountain Lions

\_____ was the non-African nation that wanted the ivory trade to be reinstated

Japan

Agriculturalists in Britain blamed the declines in some bird species on predation by \_____

Sparrow Hawks

\_____ is the nation that joined Kenya and fought against permanently lifting the ban on ivory trade

India

Cougars have recently been found in South Dakota and \_____

Minnesota

\_____ species of kangaroo are harvested commercially on the mainland of Australia

5

The Predator Defense Institute attacked the \_____ state wildlife agency over its methods for studying Mountain Lion population size

Oregon

A study of 24 species of \_____ birds in Britain conducted by the British Trust for Ornithology found that although many species were declining a few species were increasing

breeding

\_____ is the animal right advocacy group that led the campaign to ban the sale of kangaroo meat in UK grocery stores

Viva!

BTO researchers found that the \_____ had increased to higher numbers than ever reported throughout history

Grey Heron

\_____ species of kangaroo are only harvested on Flinders Island and Tasmania

2

Mountain Lions have never been known to kill humans

False

Although Japan supported the one time sale of ivory, the sale was opposed by \_____

China

At the 2002 CITES meeting, the US agreed with the motion to allow a one time sale of ivory stockpiled in five African nations

True

\_____ is one of the three most represented phyla of invertebrates listed by FCREPA.

Cnidaria

The FWC lists \_____ species of invertebrates as being threatened, or endangered.

8

By 1984 the Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly was reduced to a total of \_____ individuals.

70

Scallops are members of the phylum \_______

mollusca

Embryonic genes switch on during the \_____ phase of development.

gastrula

The Schaus Swallowtail butterfly may avoid extinction in the wild because of a partnership between conservation scientists and a \______ association.

golfing

The Schaus Swallowtail butterfly was nearly wiped out in 1992 because of \_____

Hurricane Andrew

The blastopore becomes the mouth in the development of \_____

protostomes

Members of the phylum Platyhelminthes (Flatworms) have \_____ secondary body cavity.

no

Moulton believes that few invertebrate species are federally listed in Florida because invertebrates \_______

have not been studied extensively

The blastula is a \_______

hollow ball of cells

A true coelom is a secondary body cavity that is surrounded by \_______ and \_______

mesoderm; mesoderm

Creating stepping-stone habitat is a technique used by Dr. Tom Emmel to aid the \_____

Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly

Before 1994 the scallop season ran for \_____ months in Florida.

9

The MFC left the recreational scallop season open for 2 months because of \_______

economic pressure

Lobsters and shrimp are species in the phylum \_____

arthropoda

In deuterostomes the \_____ forms from the blastopore.

anus

The Schaus Swallowtail butterfly is found only in \______

the Florida Keys

Only species in the class \________ can be exempt of provisions in the Endangered Species Act.

insecta

The Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly once occurred statewide in Florida.

False

The invertebrate phylum \_____ has no species listed by FWC.

porifera

A pseudocoelom is characteristic of the \_____

nematodes

The solid ball of cells formed through cleavage is called a \______

morula

Flatworms belong to the phylum \_____

Platyhelminthes

After the scallops declined, the state (through the MFC) banned commercial harvest of scallops \_______

statewide

According to MPM many wildlifers, if given a choice would study \_______

CMVs

The Schaus Swallowtail butterfly survived because a few individuals were \_______

none of these

Scallops began to disappear in the region of the Gulf of Mexico \_______

south of the Suwanee river

The \______ is an introduced species in North America that belongs to the phylum Mollusca.

Zebra Mussel

Sponges once were, but no longer are, commercially harvested out of \_____

Key West

\______ is an example of a wildlife classification scheme based on an international agreement.

CITES

Which of the following is the correct sequence in going from larger groups to smaller?

Class, Order, Family

Cannonball jellyfish are a good species for commercial harvest because they \______

have high reproductive rates

Plants are not listed by CITES.

False

Red Tides toxins are produced by \_____

Dinoflagellates

There are basically \_____ kinds of red tides.

3

Coral reefs are formed by species in the phylum \_____

Cnidaria

Cannonball jellyfish belong to the phylum \_____

Cnidaria

\______ is a cellular structure that is typical only of species in the kingdom Fungi.

Cell wall of chitin

\______ are extremely dangerous species found in the region of tropical Australia.

Box Jellyfish

White line disease is found in certain \_______ in Florida.

corals

Today sponges are commercially harvested in Florida only out of \______

Tarpon Springs

International trade in endangered species is monitored by \______

CITES

Which of the following is the correct sequence in going from smaller groups to larger?

Family, order, phylum

Intracellular digestion by amoebocytes is typical of \_______

sponges

\______ are cells that trap tiny food particles as water flows through the body wall of sponges.

Collar cells

Bleaching of coral reefs can be caused by \_____

environmental stress

Species in the kingdom \________ are characterized by having prokaryotic cells.

Monera

Most non-phylogenetic wildlife classification schemes are based on \______

distribution and abundance

The structurally simplest animals we discussed are the \_____

sponges

Red tides are not always characterized by a change in the water color.

True

Red tides are caused by species from the kingdom \_____

Protista

When \_____ (is) are low, some organisms that cause red tides revert to sexual reproduction.

resources

Most of the species listed by CITES are categorized in Appendix \______

II

Currently the market for US caught cannonball jellyfish exists especially in \______

Korea

CWD is caused by\_________.

prions

CWD was first seen in captive deer in \_________.

Colorado

People in Kentucky developed Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease like symptoms after eating\_______ brains .

squirrel

USFWS scientists wanted to kill certain gulls at the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge in Massachusetts because the gulls were \______________ .

killing federally listed piping lovers

"Before 1996, frog gigging for consumption by a person's family was legal in Big Cypress National Preserve."

TRUE

"In 1996, public outcry led to a ban on the harvest of \_______ in Big Cypress."

frogs

The frog most sought after in Big Cypress was the \______ frog.

pig

Wisconsin deer may have been infected with CWD by eating \________.

protein pellets

CWD has been known to infect \_______ as well as deer.

elk

The \______ gull is a common scavenging species of the Gulf Coast of Florida.

laughing

One concern regarding the harvest in Big Cypress NP was the amount of air boat damage to the habitat of Snail Kites and\____________.

Cape Sable Seaside Sparrows

Black skimmers benefited from gull control at Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge.

TRUE

The USFWS used \______ to kill gulls in Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge.

DRC-1339

According to the Miami Herald in 1996 people were killing $\______ worth of frogs per night.

700

Piping plovers in Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge were mostly preyed on by \________ gulls.

Great Black Backed

In April 1996 a ranger in Big Cypress found that 67 boats of frog leg catches weighed \_______ lbs.

4500

A frog gig is basically a \__________

multi-pronged spear

"As noted in lecture, there are \______ main foraging types (not species!) of gulls."

2

"In Wisconsin, authorities plan to kill \______ deer in a circle with a 10 mile radius around a spot where 18 deer tested positive for CWD."

25000

Piping plovers are restricted to the east coast of the United States.

FALSE

\________ is one of the species that benefited most from gull culling at Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge.

Common terns

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is similar to \______ seen in England

mad cow disease

\_________ is the non-governmental organization that claims increased numbers of snow geese are destroying arctic vegetation.

Ducks Unlimited

\_____ is the non-governmental organization that pushed for and participated in the re-introduction of gray wolves to Idaho and Yellowstone NP.

Defenders of Wildlife