Wildlife Study Guide Section 1: Ecology I-A1: Habitat

Wildlife Study GuideSection 1: Ecology

I-A1: Habitat

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Green Tree Frog

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Identify this animal

Identify this animal

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Northern goshawk chicks

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_____________ is a branch of science dealing with the interrelationships of wildlife with their own species, with other species and with their nonliving environment.

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Wildlife ecology

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Identify this animal

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River otters

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___________ refers to resources required by wildlife to survive andreproduce.

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Habitat

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List the four basic habitat requirements.

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1. food,2. water3. Cover4. space.

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Every species has a minimum _________ requirement needed to obtain life's necessities. A large predator, such a coyote, needs more of this habitat requirement to meet its needs than a green frog.

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space

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True or False: Each species has its own set of specific habitat requirements.

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true

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The gray squirrel uses _____________ for food while the woodpecker eats _____________.

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insects

acorns

Mallards use ______________________ for nesting, while brown thrashers nest in _____________.

1st blank is 5 words t.g. & f.c.

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thick grass and forb cover

shrubs

Identify this animal

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Short Eared Owl

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True or False: Habitat requirements for wildlife remain constant during the seasons of the year.

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False: Habitat requirements for wildlife change during the seasons of the year.

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White-tailed deer eat ____________________ in the summer and switch to ____________, ________, and ___________ in winter.

1st blank 2 adjectives and a nounOther blanks: w.s., b, a

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leafy, herbaceous plantswoody stems buds

acorns

True or false: The cover wildlife need for nesting is the same as the cover needed to survive a winter storm.

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False: The cover wildlife need for nesting also may be much different than the cover needed to survive a winter storm.

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Sometimes, groups of species tend to occur in similar types of habitats. These are known as _____________________.

2 words h.g.

habitat guilds

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An example of a habitat guild would be ____________ species which might

include short-eared owls, grasshopper sparrows and meadow voles.

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grassland

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Name five types of habitat guilds

f., w., u/f, e/g, g

1. Forest2. Wetland3. urban/farmstead4. edge/generalist guilds5. Grassland and others.

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Many times, aerial photos are used to determine ________________________ in an area.

3 words – s.w.h.

suitable wildlife habitat

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Name three things aerial photos show that determine habitat suitability.

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1. general landscape composition2. interspersion and arrangement of

vegetation types 3. successional stages

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Which habitat would meadow voles prefer?

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Habitat A since meadow voles prefer high grassland habitat, more than a heavily forested landscape like Habitat B

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