Biol 2903 - Which Birds Benefit from Spruce Budworm Outbreaks?

Which birds benefit from Spruce Budworm outbreaks?

Select one:

a. Cape May Warblers

b. Tennessee Warblers

c. Bay-breasted Warblers

d. White-throated Sparrows

e. All the aforementioned species benefit from a budworm outbreak

The correct answer is: All the aforementioned species benefit from a budworm outbreak

Question 2

The highest relief in the Hudson Bay Lowland physiographic region is here:

Select one:

a. the Canadian Shield

b. the Sleeping Giant

c. raised beach ridges

d. the Sutton Hills

e. coastal sand dunes

The correct answer is: the Sutton Hills

Question 3

Weasels are a dominant group of predators in the Hudson Bay Lowland physiographic region and the Boreal Forest ecoregion. Which one of these is a northern species and is the largest terrestrial weasel in Canada?

Select one:

a. Marten

b. River Otter

c. Wolverine

d. Cougar

e. Fisher

The correct answer is: Wolverine

Question 4

In the Hudson Bay Lowland physiographic region, continuous forest is mostly confined to river banks and beach ridges.

Select one:

True

False

The correct answer is 'True'.

Question 5

Butterwort is:

Select one:

a. a carnivorous plant found along the rocky shores of Hudson Bay Lowland rivers

b. a carnivorous plant found in muskeg ponds

c. a carnivorous plant found on coastal sand dunes

d. an orchid that like basic, cold soil

e. delicious if you put it in a pie

The correct answer is: a carnivorous plant found along the rocky shores of Hudson Bay Lowland rivers

Question 6

Canadian Shield Rock is very old, between 1 and 3 billion years old.

Select one:

True

False

The correct answer is 'True'.

Question 7

In the Boreal Forest ecoregion, which of these birds would you not expect to encounter in the forest:

Select one:

a. Black-backed Woodpecker

b. Boreal Chickadee

c. Gray Jay

d. Spruce Grouse

e. all of the above are typical Boreal Forest species and all would be expected to be encountered in the forest

The correct answer is: all of the above are typical Boreal Forest species and all would be expected to be encountered in the forest

Question 8

You go for a walk in a Boreal Forest peatland and are attacked by a large sandpiper. This is likely to be a:

Select one:

a. American White Pelican

b. Greater Yellowlegs

c. Semipalmated Plover

d. Lesser Yellowlegs

e. Hudsonian Godwit

The correct answer is: Greater Yellowlegs

Question 9

This tree has serotinous cones:

Select one:

a. White Spruce

b. Tamarack

c. Balsam Fir

d. Jack Pine

e. all of the above species are coniferous trees and have serotinous cones

The correct answer is: Jack Pine

Question 10

Forest fires are prevalent in this part of the Boreal Forest:

Select one:

a. the Western Boreal

b. The coastal area

c. the "ring of fire" Boreal

d. the muskeg region

e. the Superior Boreal

The correct answer is: the Western Boreal

Question 11

Beavers are important to Moose because:

Select one:

a. they create ponds in which Moose eat the aquatic plants growing in them

b. they create ponds in which Moose escape biting flies by going into the water

c. they cut down poplar trees, which Moose like to eat, making the canopy available to Moose

d. they create dams that Moose walk across to get around ponds and streams

e. they create ponds in which Moose drink