Wildlife Club Quiz

Question 1

What is the commen name for Robinia pseudoacaci?

Accepted Answer

Black Locust

Question 2

Which of the following fish is not native to Missouri?

Accepted Answer

Common carp

Question 3

What bird has the largest egg?

Accepted Answer

Ostrich

Question 4

What organ in birds performs most of the mechanical digestion, grinding up food?

Accepted Answer

Gizzard

Question 5

Identify this animal track

Accepted Answer

White-Tailed Deer

Question 6

What purpose do the splayed wing tips observed in raptors perform?

Accepted Answer

Generate greater lift quicker

Question 7

A woodpecker can perform an average of how many pecks per second?

Accepted Answer

20

Question 8

What is imprinting as pertaining to baby animals?

Accepted Answer

Young animal come to recognize another as a parent

Question 9

What percent of their body mass can a raptor typically carry?

Accepted Answer

50%

Question 10

What invasive bivalve species is decimating the great lakes?

Accepted Answer

Zebra Mussel

Question 11

How long do Canada geese incubate their eggs?

Accepted Answer

25 - 28 days

Question 12

Which hardwood tree species are dominant in the overstory on this forest site?

Accepted Answer

Shagbark Hickory, Post Oak

Question 13

What is the Missouri State tree?

Accepted Answer

Flowering Dogwood

Question 14

Which of the following best describes what a watershed is?

Accepted Answer

Land area that drains water to a specific point.

Question 15

What is a fish breeding season called?

Accepted Answer

Spawning

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