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Lobsters and shrimp are species in the Phylum_________.

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arthropoda

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2Scallops are members of the Phylum_________.

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mollusca

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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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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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The Schaus Swallowtail butterfly once occurred statewide in Florida.

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FALSE

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pseudocoelom is characteristic of the _________.

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nematodes

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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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Before 1994 the scallop season ran for ______ months in Florida.

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9

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The FWC lists ________ species of invertebrates as being threatened or endangered.

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8

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The invertebrate phylum _______ has no species listed by FWC.

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porifera

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The Schaus Swallowtail butterfly survived because a few individuals were ________.

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none of these;mated with and introduced species;were naturally large;protected by the NPS

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By 1984 the Schaus Swallowtail butterfly was reduced to a total of ______ individuals.

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70

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Embryonic genes switch on during the __________ phase of development.

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gastula

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In deuterostomes the ________ forms from the blastopore.

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anus

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A true coelom is a secondary body cavity that is surrounded by_______ and _________.

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mesoderm;mesoderm

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According to MPM many wildlife researchers , if given a choice would study____________.

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CMV's

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Members of the phylum platyhelminthes (flatworms) have _______ secondary body cavity .

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no

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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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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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After the scallops declined, the state (through the MFC) banned commercial harvest of scallops ___________.

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statewide

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The blastula is a ___________ .

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hollow ball of cells

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The blastopore becomes the mouth in the development of ____________.

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protostomes

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A solid ball of cells formed through cleavage is called a _________ .

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morula

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

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zebra mussle

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Flatworms belong to the phylum _________ .

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platyhelinthes

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The Schaus Swallowtail butterfly is found only in ________.

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the Florida Keys

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Moulton believes that few invertebrate species are federally listed in Florida because invertebrates ___________.

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have not been studies extensively

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

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Cnidaria

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Canonball jellyfish belong to the Phylum_________.

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cnidaria

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White line disease is found in certain _________ in Florida.

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corals

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

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family,order,phylum

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The structurally simplest animals we discussed are the ______________ .

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sponges

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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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Canonball jellyfish are a good species for commercial harvest because they_________.

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have high reprodcutive rates

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

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Monera

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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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Coral reefs are formed by species in the phylum________.

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Cnidaria

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

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Box Jelly Fish

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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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Plants are not listed by CITES.

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Flase

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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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Currently the market for US caught cannonball jellyfish exists especially in_______.

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Korea

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Most non-phylogenetic wildlife classification schemes are based on _________.

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distribution and abundance

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Red tides are caused by species from the kingdom____________.

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protista

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Intracellular digestion by amoebocytes is typical of ___________ .

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sponges

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International trade in endangered species is monitored by __________ .

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CITES

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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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Roughly ________ nations have signed the CITES agreement.

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164

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Red tides toxins are produced by ___________ .

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dinoflagellates

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When _________ (is) are low, some of the organisms that cause red tides revert to sexual reproduction.

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resources

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Today sponges are commercially harvested in Florida only out of _________ .

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Tarpon Springs

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Bleaching of coral reefs can be caused by __________ .

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environmental stress

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Most of the species listed by CITES are categorized in Appendix _________ .

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II

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

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class, order, family

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There are basically _____ kinds of red tide.

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3

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

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Defenders of Wildlife

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The _______ is the organization that has vehemently opposed Lynx re-introductions to Colorado.

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Farm Bureau

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A hunter from Louisiana who shot a radio-collared lynx in Colorado was fined $______ .

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" >18,000"

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Fishers are members of the _________ family.

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weasel

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Sea horses commonly live over ________.

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Beds of sea grass

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The fisher re-introductions were funded in part by _________.

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Duracell

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There are an estimated _________ feral cats in Australia.

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12 million

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Sea horses are actually ___________.

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boney fish

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Re-introductions of Canada lynx in Colorado all took place on _____ land.

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National Forest

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A female snow goose can loose _____% of her body mass by producing a single clutch.

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40

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. "Egging" meaning 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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The Dusky Seaside sparrow that went extinct in Florida was a victim of _______.

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development

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" In a poll, ______% of Australians favored the killing of feral cats."

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75

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The Cape Sable Seaside sparrow spends its winters in Cuba.

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FALSE

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Seahorses are especially popular in markets in traditional medicine in ____________.

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China

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Management of snow geese legally falls under the _______ Act of 1918.

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Migratory Bird Treaty

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Fishers have recently been re-introduced to the state of __________.

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Tennessee

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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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"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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"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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A favorite food of fishers in some areas is ____________.

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porcupine

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Many seahorses are harvested by fishermen from ______ .

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the phillipines

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All ranchers in the US oppose wolf re-introductions .

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False

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Cape Sable Seaside sparrows typically nest in _________ .

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one meter tall saw grass

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Canada lynx feed principally on ________.

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snowshoe hares

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CWD is caused by_________.

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prions

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CWD was first seen in captive deer in _________.

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Colorado

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People in Kentucky developed Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease like symptoms after eating_______ brains .

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squirrel

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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 lovers

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

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frogs

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

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pig

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

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protein pellets

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

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elk

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

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laughing

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

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TRUE

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

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700

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

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Great Black Backed

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

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4500

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A frog gig is basically a __________

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multi-pronged spear

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

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2

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

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FALSE

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

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mad cow disease

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False

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Mountain Lions have never been known to kill humans

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breeding

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A study of 24 species of ____ in Britain conducted by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) found that although many species were declining a few species were increasing.

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sparrow hawks

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Agriculturalists in Britain blamed the declines in some bird species on predation by____ .

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Minnesota

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Cougars have recently been found in South Dakota and ____ .

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1989

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In ___ , CITIES banned international trade in ivory.

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2

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________ species of kangaroo are only harvested on Flinders Island and Tasmania.

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5

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________ species of kangaroo are harvested commercially on the mainland of Australia.

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Grey Heron

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BTO researchers found that the _____________ had increased to higher numbers than ever reported throughout history.

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European

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Most of the kangaroo meat commercially harvested in Australia is exported to ___________ countries.

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hounds

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Voters in Oregon banned the hunting of mountain lions with____________.

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True

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

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mountain lions

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

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Japan

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was the non-African nation that wanted the ivory trade reinstated.

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20

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In one study of British farmland birds researchers found that about ____% of all European birds (=European avifauna) are now a conservation concern.

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Oregon

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The Predator Defense Institute attacked the ________ state wildlife agency over its methods for studying mountain lion population size.

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India

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____________ is the nation that joined Kenya and fought against permanently lifting the ban on ivory trade.

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Viva!

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______ is the animal rights advocacy group that led the campaign to ban the sale of kangaroo meat in UK grocery stores.

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farming practices

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Researchers believe that the declines seen in British farmland birds are due to ____.

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Bulgaria

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According to Viva!, _______ is the nation that imports the greatest amount of kangaroo meat.

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China

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

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Zimbabwe

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________ is one of the African nations that argued for lifting the ban on ivory trade.

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8

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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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eat nutria meat

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"In Louisiana, authorities recently hoped to persuade the public to _________. "

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20 million

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By the late 1950's there were roughly_________ nutria in the US.

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$17,000

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The cost of removing 300 prairie dogs from the Lubbock site was $______ .

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FALSE

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The black-tailed prairie dog is protected by state law in several states.

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Utah

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The _________prairie dog is listed as endangered.

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muskrat

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The _________ is a once commercially important native North American furbearer that weighs about 2 lbs.

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canine distemper

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Black footed ferrets are vulnerable to _________ as well as sylvatic plague.

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South Dakota

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"Once thought to be extinct, a population of black-footed ferrets was found in _______ in 1964."

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candidate 2

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Petitioners originally sought an "emergency" _________ categorization for the black-tailed prairie dog in 1994.

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6

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The state of Louisiana constructed _________ plants to process nutria for human consumption.

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South Dakota

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The largest population of re-introduced Black-footed ferrets (164 individuals) is in ___________.

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black-tailed

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The ________ prairie dog inhabits the short-grass prairie zone of the Great Plains.

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a hurricane

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About 150 nutria were able to escape from "escape proof" cages in Louisiana in 1940 following_________.

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FALSE

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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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captive breeding

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The individuals used in re-introductions of the black-footed ferret came from____________.

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not to be listed

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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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USDA Wildlife Services

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Wide scale poisoning of prairie dogs was undertaken between 1920 and 1970 by the agency now known as __________ .

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5 billion

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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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Wyoming

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"In 1981, a population of Black-footed ferrets was found near Meeteese in ___________."

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H2O

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Photoxin reacts with _______ in the atmosphere to become activated .

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prairie dogs

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The range of the black-footed ferret historically coincided more or less with the range of ____________.

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$<3 (greater than 3$ per pound)

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Recently trappers in Louisiana were earning about $_____ per nutria pelt .

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destroy wetland and farmland vegetation

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The main problem caused by nutria in Louisiana is that they ________.

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99

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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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40,000

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"The population of black-tailed prairie dogs in Lubbock, Texas could be as high as ________."

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three

answer

In 1999 petitioners listed _____ threats to the black-tailed prairie dog.

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population size

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Priority numbers for listing species under the ESA are based on ______.

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fun

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Varmint hunters shoot prairie dogs chiefly for _______.

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0(zero)

answer

A total of _______ nutria was processed in 1996-1997 for human consumption in Louisiana.

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hydrogen phosphide

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"When exposed to air, phostoxin reacts to form _________."

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phostoxin

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Officials in Lubbock plan to use _______ to kill prairie dogs.

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Argentina

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Nutria were introduced to the US from _______.

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to establish a fur industry

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Nutria were originally introduced __________.

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sylvatic plague

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Prairie dogs are especially vulnerable to __________.

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