WIS 2040 UF Exam 1

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Dr. Julie Savidge confluded that___was the cause of declines of forest bird populations in Guam
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Brown-tree snake predation
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Recently, the National Park Service banned ___ in Denali National Park
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snow-mobiling
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The National Audubon society of today is an offshoot of the ___ state Audubon society
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Massachusetts
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wildlife issues or other environmental issues should be resolved based on public opinion as the majority is never wrong
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false
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following the passage foht e net ban amendment in Florida, some commercial fishers tried to use ____ to catch fish
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tarps
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Recently monocrotophos was implicated in the poisoning deaths of Swainson's Hawks in___
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Argentina
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Management efforts on the Kaibab Plateau were aimed mostly at pleasing _______
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the public
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the state with the largest number of wild burros
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Arizona
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when campaigning for a certain cause it it important to win whenever possible in order to ____
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generate positive propaganda
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The waterfowl belong ot the taxonomic order _____
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Anseriformes
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bear-baiting is still practiced in pakistan and India
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True
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the soviet geneticist who argued against the idea that wheant could be made cold tolerant simply by exposing randomly chosen plants to cold temperatures with no regard for natural cold tolerance
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Vavilov
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The original Biological Survey was under the Department of ___
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Agriculture
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the pro-boating group is made up exclusively of boat owners
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false
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In order for hte public to effectively resolve wildlife issues they must first ___
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be concerned about the issue
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beliefs can be transformed into facts if enough people believe in them
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false
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a western state in the lower 48 states that has no wild horses
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Washington
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When the use of Greater Sandhill Cranes as surrogate mothers failed as a conservation measure for Whooping Cranes, scientists turned to _____
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captive breeding
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the passage of the clean water act in the early 1970s led to the return of mummichog to New York Harbor, which benefited____
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certain water birds
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In the early 1900s, many people in the US supported the extermination of wolves in ____ Naitonal Park
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Yellowstone
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the state where a tax on soft drink cans was used to fund non-game wildlife research
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Missouri
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In the 1990s, snow-mobiling was banned in Denali Naitonal Park by the ___
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National Park Service
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Propaganda is used in order to ____
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gain support from the masses
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Buros were introduced to the US in the ___ century
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17th
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Just a state of mind
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beliefs
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accordign to Guither, animal advocates fall into __ general groups
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two
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Most of the so-called upland game birds belong to the order ___
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Galliformes
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Issues involving rare and endangered species generally fall under the US Department of ___
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Interior
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According to Moulton there are basically __ categories of wildlife issues
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two
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Pittman-Robertson money is only used legally for game species
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false
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example of anon-game wading bird
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the green-backed heron
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a popular English pastime that was outlawed by the Parliament in 1582
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bear-baiting
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In 1985-1986 the division called Anicmal Damage Control was transferred to the US Department of ___
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Agriculture
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Game species may become non game species when___
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when they become rare
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not considered a wildlife management practice
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rain
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Beaver and muskrats are classified as ___
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furbearers
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In 1994 the Florida DEP became concerned about the high number of deaths of ___
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manatees
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Beau Geste Effect, Over-simplification, and fear-mongering
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all hallmarks of propaganda
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not a method used by states for funding non-game wildlife conservation and research
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the penny a pound crop tax
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One proposed way to kill non-indigenous Mute Swans is to pour ___ on the eggs
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bleach
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According to hte St. Petersburg Times, by summer of 2000, manatee protection plans had been filed by __ of the 13 counties that were ordered to file them in 1989
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4
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has a name that is itself propaganda
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Wise Use
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Punt guns were commonly used for commercially harvesting __
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waterfowl
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in 2002, __reversed the decision to ban recreational snow-mobiling in National Parks.
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Bush
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According to Moulton the Wildlife Management view basically follows that of the
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Animal Reformists
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources wants to kill introduced Mute Swans as they are thought to threaten native
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Trumpeter Swans
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The majority of vertebrate species in Florida and Colorado are properly classified as__species
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non-game
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California Condors vanished from the wild in California in about
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1987
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Game Species are those that are hunted for ___
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for sport
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According to a Time Magazine survey of 10007 adults ___ claimed to be vegetarians
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4%
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In the late nineteenth century, the Office of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy spent most of its effort on
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predator control
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In 1996, six California Condors were released in the state of
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Arizona
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Australians use hte "Judas" technique to manage populations of
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donkeys
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Kirtland's Warblers build their nests
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on the ground
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as defined by Moulton, wildlife management practices are always inentiional
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false
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according to Moulton, humans can successfully manage wildlife
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true
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PITTMAN-ROBERTSON MONEY IS NEVER USED LEGALLY FOR HABITAT MANAGEMENT
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false
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The whole motivation for protecting wild horses and burros began when the state of ___ suggested the hunters should shoot horses and burros for sport
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california
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in 2002 both houses of the US congress had bills before them that would ban__
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canned hunts
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the US forest service is an agency under hte department of __
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Agriculture
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when two sides differ greatly in how much power they have, issues are resolved with--
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little compromise
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in the year 2000, wild burros occurred ___ western states
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5
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the first step to the scientific method
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observation
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public lands grazers int eh western states are no long ers poweful as they once were, because of
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increased public awareness
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bear farms, where bears are kept for their bile, occur widely in
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china
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scientists are presently re-introducing whooping cranes to
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florida
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the so-called Federal-aid-in-wildlife restroation Act of 1937 is also known as the
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Pittman-Robertson Act
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the SEcretary of Interior Bruce Babbitt told peopel in New Mexico that___ were here to stay, even though someone had shot some of the introduced animals
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Mexican Wolves
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Boating rights advocates in Florida calim that increase manatee deaths must mean that ____
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there are plenty of manatees so it doesn't matter
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the use of surrogate mothers was an unsucessful management practice used in the recovering of the ___
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whooping crane
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the animal rights group that opposes any use of animals by humans
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PETA
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was not one of the explanations advanced by Jenkins to explain declines of Guam's forest birds
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global warming
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Rhode Island was the first state to close thehunting season on___
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white-tailed deer
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the Mute Swan population in Massachusetts is derived from individuals introduced from
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Europe
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the Wildlife Unification Amendment merged the GFC with the
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MFC
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the most widely used type of non-toxic shotgun shell shot according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game
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steel
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President ____ called for a ban on all recreational snow-mobiling in all National Parks
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clinton
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the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act was passed to protect and manage horses and burros on
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on public rangelands
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the Bison were saved by a coalition of nature lovers and
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sport hunters
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in 1994, the ___ imposed a moratorium on hunting black bears in Florida
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GFC
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According to ___ the majority of people in the US favor hte re-introduction of hte Gray Wolf to Yellowstone National park
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Defenders of Wildlife
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In order to protect Mule Deer on the Kaibab Plateau, 300 wolves and more than seven hundred mountain lions were killed, and
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deer and hunting was banned
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animal rights group that is leading the fight against using compound 1980
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Animal Protection Institute
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the net ban campaign relied heavily on the use of
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photographs of dead wildlife
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in practice___may determine wildlife management practices
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convenience, economics and politics
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in most issues hte majority of people have a strong opinion
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false
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___Naitonal Park was the first national park in the US
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Yellowstone
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Economically well-developed nations are called
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MDCs
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the Pittman-Robertson Act levied a 10% tax on
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firearms and ammunition
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once the net ban was imposed in Florida, Governor Lawton Chiles threatened to enforce it by
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calling out the national guard
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historically wildlife managers have focused on making___happy
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hunters
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the situation where individuals in a group try to bluff those in another group into thinking they have superior numbers is called ___ effect
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Beau Geste
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black skimmers are closely related to the
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gulls and terns
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the Human Society for the US is
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Anti-hunting
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wildlife management practices that foavour one species may__
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may harm another
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were sea bird related to Puffins
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great Auks
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the so-called ___in Guither's vernacular support animal welfare
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Reformists
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a brood parasite that attacks the nexts of Kirtland's Warbler
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the brown-headed cowbird
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when it comes to resolving wildlife issues, the ___ is the most powerful force in America
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the public
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historically, most of the revenue generated fro wildlife management has come from ___
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hunters
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habitat may be defined in terms of
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dominant vegetation, soil, and species of interest
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the main product that forms the bile of bears is ___
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UDCA
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for every 75 cents contributed to the Pittman-Robertson Act, the state agency must contribute __
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0.25
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when population sizes are not changing they are at___
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equilibrium
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Following passage of the clean water Act in the early 1970s, several species of water birds have returned to __
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New York Harbor
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the FWC was officially formed by the
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Wildlife Unificaiton amendment
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species in the___ group are not considered game birds
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Passeriformes
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propaganda does not necessarily involve the use of lies
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true
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during the campaign for the net ban the supporters of the ban accused the ___ of "nonfeasance"
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MFC
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According to moulton, perhaps the best definition of habitat was advanced by
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Caughley and Sinclair
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currently mourning doves are hunted legally in __ states
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39 states
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the USFWS was formed by combining hte Bureau of Biological survey with the
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Bureau of Fisheries
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the ESA was passed in
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1973
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some citizens of hte state of ___ sued to halt the season of Mourning Doves in 2001
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Wisconsin
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the waterfowl management act passed in 1913 was later repealed
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true
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enacted in 1913, focused on migratory waterfowl management
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Weeks-McLean Act
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the poison used in Colorado to kill bears
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Thallium
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Kirtland's warblers winter in
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Bahamas
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in the early part of the 20th century, wildlifers released numerous non-indigenous species for hunting because
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native game species were so reduced by market hunters
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under the reign fo William the Conqueror, the penaly for killing one of the King's deer was
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blinding
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formed as an offshoot of an anti-huntin group in England
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ALF
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it is really not important who decides what is actually scientific and what is pseudoscientific
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false
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in order to nest successfully, Kirtland's Warblers require ___ witha dense understory
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jack pine
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he legislation known as CARA would provide funds for wildlife resarch and conservation from revenues generated by oil and gas reserves on __
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on the outer continental shelf
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one reason propaganda is so effective is that it is
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easy to believe
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science is presumably based on ___% facts
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100%
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CARA was passed by the ___ in the summer of 2001
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House of Representatives
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forest in the pacific northwest is needed to protect populations of Northern Spotted Owls
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old growth
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not considered a component of habitat accordign to the traditional wildlife definition of habitat
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potential competitors
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CARA has been advanced as a superior method for funding the initiative called
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teaming with wildlife
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in south america, swainson's Hawks were killed after they ingested ___poisoned by monocrotophos
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grasshoppers
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an example of a southeastern US game bird that, due to hte effects of fire ants and habitat loss, is declining
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the bobwhite
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largest number of wild horses occurs in the state of ___
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Nevada
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a ban on commercial netting of fish within three miles of hte Atlantic coast adn nine miles of the Gulf coast of Florida was the result of
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constitutional amendment
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in arguin issues, any statements that are made must be
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none of these
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compound 1080 was a deadly poison used primarily for killing ___
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coyotes
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In the 1996 Congress places the NBS under the
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USGS
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sometimes the absence of human intervention can be considered a wildlife management practice
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true
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in 1970, some Boy Scouts found 2 dozen dead ___that were killed by exposure to thallium
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bald and golden eagles
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BLM is an agency under hte US Department of __
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Interior
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kirland's warbler currently ness almost exclusively in the state of ___
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Michigan
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each year wild horses and burros are removed from the wild and ___
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put up for adoption
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Americans supported the re-introduction of ____ to Yellowstone National park in te 1990s
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wolves
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according to the Pets in America Project an estimated ___% of American households had at least one pet
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61%
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the theory of acquired characteristis was first advanced by
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Lamarck
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an agency under the department of interior
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FWS
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public input is very important in LDCs
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false
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one native species that has been negatively impacted by wild burros is the
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desert bighorn
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Act that ultimately stopped the trade in wading bird feathers from Florida by banning interstate commerce in wildlife products taken illegally
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the Lacey Act
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ring-necked Pheasants were introduced to the US from
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Asia
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wild horses and burros are managed by the
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BLM
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the first state to have paid game wardens
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Maine
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the most vigorous supporters of the net ban campaign in florida
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recreational fishers
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the office of economic ornithology and mammalogy was established in
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1885
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the first ring-necked pheasant introduction into the US were made to the state of___
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Oregon
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the original office of economic ornithology and mammalogy was later renamed
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Bureau of Biologial survey
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an animal shelter worker in Michigan was fired for
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feeding puppies to a snake
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market hunters once sold ___ for a dime a dozen in New York meat markets
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passenger pigeons
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the great auk was a seabird that was exterminated in part by
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human harvest of their eggs
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NBS was renamed the ___ in 1996
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BRD
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california condor re-introductions were carried out by a partnership between the USFWS and the___
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Peregrine fund
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some of the california condors release in the 1990s were later killed by
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lead poisoning
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in the summer of 2002 there were several forest fires in ___ which could not have been the result of the US Forest Service practices
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china
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management practices that aided the brown-headed cowbird are associated with the decline of ____
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wood thrush
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california was the first state to have
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wildlife commission
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the use of poisons for predator control was banned on all federal lands by
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President Nixon
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issues involving species of wildlife that have become pests are generally under the department of ___
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agriculture
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wild horses presently occur in ___ western states
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10
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in the late 1800s wading birds in Florida (mostly egrets) were being killed for the
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fashion industry
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the main problem with the various mechanisms for funding non-game wildlife research that are in place today that they are
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unpredictable
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the california wildlife protection act banned hunting of
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mountain lions
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mountain lions have never been known to kill humans
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false
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BTO researchers found that the ___ had increased to higher numbers than ever reported throughout history
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grey heron
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agriculturalists in Britain blamed the declines in some species on predation by
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sparrow hawks
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at the 2002 cites meeting, the US agred with the motion to allow a one time sale of ivory stockpiled in five african nations
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true
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a study of 24 species of ___birds in Britain conducted by the BTO found that although many species were declining a few species were increasing
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breeding
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one of the African nations that argued for lifting hte ban on ivory trade
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Zimbabwe
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the nation that joined kenya and fought against permantenly lifting the ban on ivory trade
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india
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voters in oregon banned the hunting of mountain lions with
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hounds
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in one study of british farmland bird reseraches found that about ___% of all european birds are now a conservation concern
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20%
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cougars have recently been found in South Dakota and
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Minnesota
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__species of kangaroo are only harvested on Flinders Island and Tasmania
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2
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in ___ CITES banned international trade in ivory
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1989
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the predator defense institue attacked the ___ state wildlife agency over its methods for studying mountain lion population size
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oregon
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the animal rights advocacy group that led the campaign to ban the sale of kangaroo meat in UK grocery stores
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VIVA!
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although japan supported the one time sale of ivory, the sale was opposed by
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China
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researches believe hat the declines seen in british farmland birds are due to
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farming practices
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according to Viva! ___ is the nation that impors the greates amount of kangaroo meat
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Bulgaria
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was the non-african nation taht wanted the ivory trade to be reinstated
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japan
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most of the kangaroo meat commercially harvested in Australia is exported to ___ countries
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european
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___species of kangaroo are harvested commercially on the mainland of Australia
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5
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Priority numbers for listing species under the ESA are based on
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population size
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Prairie dogs are especially vulnerable to
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sylvatic plague
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The state of Louisiana constructed ___ plants to process nutria for human consumption.
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six
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The population of Black-tailed Prairie Dogs in Lubbock, Texas could be as high as
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40,000
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The main problem caused by Nutria in Louisiana is that they
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destroy wetland and farmland vegetation
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When exposed to air, phostoxin reacts to form
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hydrogen phosphide
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The range of Black-footed Ferret historically coincided more or less with the range of
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prairie dogs
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Varmint hunters shoot prairie dogs chiefly for
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fun
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The Black-tailed Prairie dog is protected by state law in several states.
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false
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Nutria were introduced to the US from
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argentina
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The largest population of re-introduced black-footed ferrets (164 individuals) is in
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south Dakota
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In August 2004, based on new information, the USFWS ruled that the Black-tailed Prairie Dog should
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not be listed
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Prairie Dog inhabits the short grass prairie zone of the Great Planes.
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black tailed
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A total of __nutria was processed in 1996-1997 for human consumption in Louisiana.
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zero
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When first considered for listing under the ESA, the Black-tailed Prairie dog was assigned a priority number of
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8
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Wide scale poisioning of prairie dogs was undertaken between 1920 and 1970 by the agency now known a
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USDA Wildlife services
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The individuals used in re-introductions of the black-footed ferret came from
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captive breeding
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The cost of removing 300 prairie dogs from the Lubbock site was
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17,000
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About 150 nutria were able to escape from "escape proof" cages in Louisiana in 1940 following
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a hurricane
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In Louisiana, authorities recently hoped to persuade the public to
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eat nutria meat
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the ____Prairie Dog is listed as endangered
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utah
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Since European contact, the Black-tailed Prairie dog has lost about ___% of its original 100 million acres of habitat.
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99
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in 1981, a population of Black-footed Ferrets was found near Meeteese in
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wyoming
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Black-footed ferrets are vulnerable to as well as sylvatic plague.
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canine distemper
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The muskrat is a once commercially important native North American ___ that weighs about 2 lb
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furbearer
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In 1999, the USFWS ruled that there was sufficient evidence to warrant an emergency listing for the Black-tailed Prairie Dog.
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false
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in 1999 petitioners listed ____ threats to the Black-tailed Prairie Dog.
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three
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Recently trappers in Louisiana were earning about $__ per nutria pelt.
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less than 3
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Petitioners originally sought an "emergency" ____ categorization for the Black-tailed Prairie Dog in 1994
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candidate 2
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Nutria were originally introduced to
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establish a fur industry
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Once thought to be extinct, a population of Black-footed Ferrets was found in ____ in 1964.
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south dakota
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Officials in Lubbock plan to use ____to kill prairie dogs.
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phostoxin
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Phostoxin reacts with ___in the atmosphere to become activated.
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water
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By the late 1950s there roughly --- nutria in the US.
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20 million
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According to Seton, at the start of the twentieth century there were--- prairie dogs on the Great Plains.
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5 billion
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All ranchers in the US oppose wolf re-introductions
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false
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A hunter from Louisiana, who shot a radio-collared lynx in Colorado, was fined
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greater than 18000
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Sea Horses are especially popular in markets in traditional medicine in
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china
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When re-introduced wolves kill livestock where they are re-introduced, the livestock owner is
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paid fair market value for the loss
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Re-introductions of Canada Lynx in Colorado all took place on
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national forest land
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Management of snow geese legally falls under the
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Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.
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Canada Lynx feed principally on
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snowshoe hares
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Fishers (Martes pennati) have recently been re-introduced to the state of
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Tennessee
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Sea horses commonly live over
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beds of grass
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The Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow spends the winter in Cuba.
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false
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___is the organization that has vehemently opposed Lynx re-introductions to Colorado.
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farm bureau
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Cape Sable Seaside Sparrows typically nest is
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one meter tall saw grass
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Fishers are members of the ___ family
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weasel
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Many sea horses are harvested by fishers from
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Philippines
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seahorses are actually
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bony fish
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Moulton was able to buy some dried seahorses at a market in
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tarpon springs
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The Dusky Seaside Sparrow that went extinct in Florida was a victim of
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development
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A favorite food of fishers in some areas is
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porcupine
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A female snow goose can lose ___ of her body mass producing a single clutch.
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40%
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The fisher re-introductions were funded in part by
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duracell
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In a poll, __% of Australians favored the killing of feral cats
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75%
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is the non-governmental organization that pushed for and participated in the re-introduction of gray wolves to Idaho and Yellowstone National Park
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defenders of wildlife
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When the USFWS increased the bag limit on snow geese, the ____ sued them to stop the increase.
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HSUS
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___ is the non-governmental organization that claims increased numbers of snow geese are destroying arctic vegetation.
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ducks unlimited
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"Egging", means the removal of eggs from snow goose nests will likely be ineffective in managing snow geese because
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nests are far from any people
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There are an estimated ____ feral cats in Australia.
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12 million
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One concern regarding the harvest in Big Cypress NP was the amount of air boat damage to the habitat of Snail Kites and
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cape sable seaside sparrows
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Piping plovers in Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge were mostly preyed on by
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great black-backed gulls
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Piping Plovers are restricted to the east coast of the United States
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false
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Black Skimmers benefited from gull control at Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge.
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true
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A frog gig is basically a
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multi-pronged spear
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According to the Miami Herald in 1996 people were killing $___ worth of frogs per night.
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700
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As noted in lecture, there are ___ main foraging types (not species!) of gull
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two
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Wisconsin deer may have been infected with CWD by eating
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Protein pellets.
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in 1996, public outcry led to a ban on the harvest of ___ in Big Cypress National Preserve.
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frogs
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Before 1996, frog gigging for consumption by a person's family was legal in Big Cypress National Preserve.
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true
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USFWS scientists wanted to kill certain gulls at the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge in Massachusetts because the gulls were
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killing federally listed piping plovers
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CWD is caused by
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prions
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In April 1996 a ranger in Big Cypress found that 67 boats of frog leg catches weighed
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4500 pounds
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The USFWS used ______ to kill gulls in Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge.
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DRC-1339
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CWD was first seen in captive deer in
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colorado
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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.
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25000
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is one of the species that benefited most from gull culling at Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge
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common terns
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People in Kentucky developed Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease like symptoms after eating
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squirrel brains
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Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is similar to ---- seen in England.
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mad cow disease
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The frog most sought after in Big Cypress National Preserve was the___ frog
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pig
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CWD has been known to infect --- as well as deer.
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elk
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a ___ gull is a common scavenging species of the Gulf Coast of Florida
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laughing
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White line disease is found in certain --- in Florida.
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corals
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is an example of a wildlife classification scheme based on an international agreement
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CITES
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The structurally simplest animals we discussed are the
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sponges
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are extremely dangerous species found in the region of tropical Australia.
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box jellyfish
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Cannonball jellyfish are a good species for commercial harvest because they
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have high reproductive rates
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Bleaching of coral reefs can be caused by
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environmental stress
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is a cellular structure that is typical only of species in the kingdom Fungi.
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cell wall of chitin
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Sponges once were, but no longer are, commercially harvested out of
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key west
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Red tides are caused by a species from the kingdom
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protista
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Species in the kingdom ---- are characterized by having prokaryotic cells.
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monera
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Red Tides toxins are produced by
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dinoflagellates
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are cells that trap tiny food particles as water flows through the body wall of sponges.
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collar cells
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Coral reefs are formed by species in the phylum
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cnidaria
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Currently the market for US caught cannonball jellyfish exists especially in
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korea
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Plants are not listed by CITES.
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false
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Intracellular digestion by amoebocytes is typical of
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sponges
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Most of the species listed by CITES are categorized in Appendix
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2
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Roughly ---nations have signed the CITES agreement.
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164
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There are basically ----kinds of red tides
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3
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Red tides are not always characterized by a change in the water color.
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true
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Cannonball jellyfish belong to the Phylum
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cnidaria
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Most non-phylogenetic wildlife classification schemes are based on
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distribution and abundance
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Today sponges are commercially harvested in Florida only out o
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tarpon springs
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When ____ are low, some organisms that cause red tides revert to sexual reproduction.
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resources
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International trade in endangered species is monitored by
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CITES
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According to MPM many wildlifers, if given a choice would study
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CMVs
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Only species in the class --- can be exempt of provisions in the Endangered Species Act.
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insecta
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Scallops are members of the phylum
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mollusca
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The Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly once occurred statewide in Florida.
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false
question
Creating stepping-stone habitat is a technique used by Dr. Tom Emmel to aid the
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schaus swallowtail butterfly
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The blastula is a
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hollow ball of cells
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The MFC left the recreational scallop season open for 2 months because of
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economic pressure
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After the scallops declined, the state (through the MFC) banned commercial harvest of scallops
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statewide
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Scallops began to disappear in the region of the Gulf of Mexico
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south of the suwanee river
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The FWC lists--- species of invertebrates as being threatened, or endangered.
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eight
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Lobsters and shrimp are species in the phylum
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anthropoda
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Flatworms belong to the phylum
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platyhelminthes
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The solid ball of cells formed through cleavage is called a
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morula
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A pseudocoelom is characteristic of the
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nematodes
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The Schaus Swallowtail butterfly may avoid extinction in the wild because of a partnership between conservation scientists and a --association
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golfing
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Members of the Phylum Platyhelminthes (Flatworms) have -- secondary body cavity.
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no
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Before 1997 the scallop season ran for --months in Florida.
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9
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The Schaus Swallowtail butterfly survived because a few individuals were
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none of these (not protected by the NPS, naturally large, or had mated with an introduced species)
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In deuterostomes the---froms from the blastopore
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anus
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The blastopore becomes the mouth in the development of
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protosomes
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is one of the three most represented phyla of invertebrates listed by FCREPA
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cnidaria
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The invertebrate phylum --- has no species listed by the FWC.
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porifera
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is an introduced species in North America that belongs to the phylum Mollusca.
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zebra mussel
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A true coelom is a secondary body cavity that is surrounded by
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mesoderm and mesoderm
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By 1984 the Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly was reduced to a total of
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70 individuals
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The Schaus Swallowtail butterfly is found only in
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florida keys
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Moulton believes that few invertebrate species are federally listed in Florida because invertebrate
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have not been studied extensively
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Embryonic genes switch on during the --- phase of development.
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gastrula
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The Schaus Swallowtail butterfly was nearly wiped out in 1992 because of
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hurricane andrew
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When the Welland canal was deepened----invaded Lake Erie.
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lampreys
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Natives on the Yukon River harvest nemeryaq which are actually
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lampreys
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urochordata
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are chordates that are sessile as adults and/but have a free-swimming larva.
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All lampreys are parasitic.
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false
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TFM is a chemical once used to control
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lampreys
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The parasitic sea lamprey is characterized by having
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an oral disk
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All chordates have
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a dorsal hollow nerve cord & pharyngeal gill slits.
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refers to the developmental change from juvenile to adult
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metamorphosis
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The phylum chordate is subdivided into-- subphyla.
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three
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Fish that live in marine environments and ascend creeks and streams to breed are called
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anadromous
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The four chordate characteristics are all visible in the adults of all chordate species.
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false
question
Some species of --- are catadromous species.
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eels
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use slime production as a defense mechanism.
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hagfish
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There are about -- species of jawless vertebrates in the world today.
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70
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Lampreys are chiefly catadromous.
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false
question
When lampreys reached the upper Great Lakes the --- fishery collapsed
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lake trout
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Typically, invertebrates use their gills for
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feeding
question
Modern hagfishes are found only in
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marine environments
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The currently accepted theory among biologists on the evolution of the vertebrates is based on
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garstang's hypothesis
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TFM may be replaced in the future by
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baylucide
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The Ostracoderms may have used the bone in their skin for
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a mineral reservoir
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The sea squirts belong to the subphylum
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urochordata
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Sea urchins belong to the phylum
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echinodermata
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The Ostracoderms may have used their bony skin for
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protection
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Amphioxus is a typical member of the subphylum
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cephalochordate
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is the phylum of marine, acorn worms
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hemichordata
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In the vertebrates the gills are internal and
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connected to the digestive tube
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Among the vertebrates a prominent notochord is found in adult members of the class
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agnatha
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Scientists once thought (incorrectly) that Amphioxus was a larval --- that underwent paedomorphosis
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lamprey
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ostracoderms
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were the first vertebrates.
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The Patagonian Toothfish is managed by a group of 24 nations that make up the
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CCAMLR
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In order for jaws to function properly an animal must be able to overcome ---, pitch, and yaw.
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roll
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According to Sea Web as many as ---million pounds of marlin were discarded by the swordfish industry between 1995-1996.
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1.1
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Sharks are now commonly harvested for their ----, which is said to function as a cancer preventative.
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cartilage
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To protect Lake Michigan from possible invasion by Asian carp, fishery managers
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put up electrical barrier
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The Patagonian Toothfish is officially listed as endangered.
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false
question
Any swordfish that are caught that are not large enough by established standards are
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thrown overboard
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The US government recently closed more than 132,000 square miles of the Atlantic to commercial swordfishing because these areas are
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swordfish nursery areas
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According to SUSA about --- pounds of Swordfish are consumed by the US public each year.
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30 million
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The Placoderms are thought to have evolved from the
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ostracoderms
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The common carp is native to
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eurasia
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Swordfish USA (SUSA) claims there are roughly 17 million recreational fishers and -- commercial swordfish boats in the North Atlantic.
answer
250
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One problem with harvesting sharks commercially is that they are
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viviparous
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The "Give Swordfish a Break" campaign was run by Sea Web and
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natural resources defense council
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When the US government closed more than 132,000 square miles to commercial swordfishing in the Atlantic, the sponsors of the 'Give Swordfish a Break'
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formally ended the campaign
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Asian Carp may actually leap into boats because
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outboard motors frighten them
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act of 1972 was enacted to protect dolphins from mortality due to fishing.
answer
marine mammal protection act
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In the film The Perfect Storm, the crew was fishing for
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atlantic swordfish
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Grass Carp were introduced to the US to contro
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aquatic weeds
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There are actually -- species of Patagonian Toothfish.
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2
question
Jaws evolved from the
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gill arches
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Swordfish are harvested commercially using
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longlines
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Large scale commercial fishing for Patagonian Toothfish began in the
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1990s
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In the 1970s Bighead and Silver Carp were introduced to the US to control
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mollusks and algae
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In 1997, the ---decided to lift the ban on imports of Mexican tuna.
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US senate
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Atlantic Swordfish feed chiefly on squid and --- as adults.
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mackerel
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The fishing technique used to catch Patagonian Toothfish is said to have resulted in the deaths of numerous
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sea birds
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is the group that manages Atlantic Swordfish.
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ICCAT
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According to Swordfish USA about 2/3 of the swordfish consumed in the US comes from the --- Ocean.
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Pacific
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The US imports about -- percent of all legally harvested Patagonian Toothfish
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20
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In 1990, the US banned imports of --from Mexico because of dolphin mortality.
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tuna
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Pacific Ocean tuna were considered "Dolphin Safe" after --- criteria were established
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IATTC
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The Patagonian Toothfish is harvested using
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long lines
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There are possibly --- species of bony fishes.
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22,000
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were an adaptation that enabled the jaws to work efficiently.
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paired fins
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were the first jawed vertebrates.
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placoderms
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Icthyostega fossils are known from what is now
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greenland
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The now extinct gastric-brooding frog was known only from
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austrailia
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Chirping frogs were first seen in Hawaii in the
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mid 1800s
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of the following is an example of a paedogenetic group of amphibian species.
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amphiumans
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external fertilization is characteristic of the
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frogs and toads
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The fossil amphibians and the lobe-finned fishes are linked by similarities in the
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forelimb bone pattern
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Sexual coupling in species that have external fertilizatioin is called
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amplexus
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The formation of a communal foam nest is seen in certain tree frogs in
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africa
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is a juvenile characteristic retained by some paedogenetic species.
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the presence of external gills
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There were --recognizable evolutionary lines of fossil amphibians.
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three
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The fossil lineages of the amphibians are recognizable on the basis of the structure of the
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vertebrae
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Both the frogs and the salamanders produce
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anamniote eggs
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is a characteristic shared by the amphibians and certain lobe-finned fishes
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labyrinthine infolded tooth enamel
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In Darwin's frog in Chile, the young frogs develop in
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father's vocal sac
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has not been suggested as a cause of deformities in frogs
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ozone
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There are --federally listed species of amphibians in Florida
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zero
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refers to the facultative or environmentally determined form of paedomorphosis
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neoteny
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The genus Eleutherodactylus a genus of chirping frogs has --- species scattered over the West Indies
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100
question
is the sole surviving member of the lobe-finned fishes
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coelocanth
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In addition to being toxic bufotenine is also an
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hallucinogen
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There are roughly--- times as many frogs and toads as there are salamanders.
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8
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Paedomorphosis is a characteristic of certain
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salamanders
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The Golden Toad which has recently decline precipitously is native to
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costa rica
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are primitive salamanders that have external gills, and front legs but no hind legs
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sirens
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when_____ estivate they produce a mucous cocoon like the African lungfish
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sirens
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Respiration occurs across a pharyngeal membrane in the
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plethodontidae
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The Hedonic glands play an active role in
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salamander courtship
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a policy is
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a course of action selected form among alternatives, and in light of conditions, to guide present and future decisions
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A species of lobe finned fish still occurs in
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Indian ocean
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are structures produced by male salamanders for reproductive purposes
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spermatophores
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Toads secrete a poison from the ---- glands on their heads
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parotoid
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Deformed frogs were first seen in ---in the 1990s
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Minnesota
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The so-called poison arrow frogs are native to
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central and south america
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External fertilization is seen in --- salamanders
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primitive
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Caecilians are characterized by having
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internal fertilization
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Chirping frogs were introduced to Hawaii from
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Puerto Rico
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The Marine Iguana is the world's only sea-going lizard. The _--- are large enough to dive underwater and eat seaweed
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males
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--species of seabirds do not come to land to lay their eggs
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all
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Mostly because of intense predation, about--- in every 100 Flatbacked Turtle hatchlings survive to adulthood.
answer
1
question
Synchronized sea turtle hatching may be a strategy to overwhelm potential -- and, thus, increase the chances of hatchlings reaching the sea.
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predators
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New Zealand's Capelin spawn on the beach because, perhaps, the eggs are safer from marine predators and the eggs develop ---than in the surrounding cold waters
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faster
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--- of the world's seabirds nest together, perhaps in large colonies
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95%
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Assembling in large colonies provides ---stimulation that allows seabirds, which often live solitarily, to coordinate and synchronize their breeding
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social
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When Crested Auklets gather to nest in high densities, one benefit may be that they can share information on good---
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feeding sites
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Small seabirds known as Petrels deal with winds that keep them from their nest by laying an egg that can be left for several days without
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incubation
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When Walruses, distant cousins of bears, return to land for a few weeks each year to breed, their skin changes from white to
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pink
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Marine mammals lose heat more rapidly in water than in air
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true
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Male Elephant Seals fight to gain access to
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females
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for Southern Sea Lions, the benefit of group breeding may be that the pups develop bonds and ---- that will allow them to share information in the future.
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relationships
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Coasts are the most ---- of all the ocean's habitats
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changing
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According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders ~ there are about--- species of amphibians worldwide.
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6,000
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According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders ~ the first amphibian might have resembled a
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lungfish
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According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders ~ the --- is native to Japan.
answer
giant salamander
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According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders ~ the eggs of the Giant Salamander unlike those of other amphibians have a well developed shell.
answer
false
question
According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders ~ the female -- wraps her egg in a leaf.
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alpine newt
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According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders ~ Marbled Salamanders spend the winter in limestone caves.
answer
true
question
According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders Marbled Salamanders are native to
answer
eastern US
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n the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders ~ we saw a colony of several hundred slimy salamanders living in a
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MINE
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According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders ~ female salamanders that were living in a mine shaft will starve themselves before they will feed on the eggs of other females.
answer
false
question
According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders --- are legless amphibians that spend most of their lives underground.
answer
caecilians
question
According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders ~ young Caecilians fed on
answer
secretions from mothers tail, layers of skin
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According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders ~ New Guinea is the home of the tiniest of all frogs
answer
false
question
According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders ~ Painted Reed Frog males must increase energy intake by ---fold for calling
answer
20
question
According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders ~--- frog of Africa guards the nursery pool.
answer
male african bullfrog
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According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders ~ female ---- of Central and South America feed the young an unfertilized egg
answer
poison arrow frogs
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According to the episode ~ Life in Cold Blood - Land Invaders ~ the male Marsupial Frog carries the tadpoles in pouches on his hips for up to
answer
six weeks