Reading Study Questions 11

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SECTION 1
Chapter 1
Chapter 22
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7

SECTION 2
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15

SECTION 3
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21

1. Which of the following is NOT an important property of water for wildlife ?
   1. Universal solvent
   2. High heat capacity
   3. Erosive capability
   4. Viscosity
   5. Helps with thermoregulation.
2. Precipitation affects wildlife reproduction by:
   1. some animals must reproduce in water.
   2. some species distribution is limited by amount and timing of precipitation.
   3. some species time their reproductive effort to coincide with green-ups after rainfall.
   4. some species move about their home ranges following rainfall.
   5. All of the above.
3. The 'reservoir effect' occurs when:
   1. reservoir water levels decline in drought to amounts that are unable to support wildlife.
   2. reservoirs fill up with sediment over time, eventually causing man-made lakes to fill in and disappear.
   3. increased productivity results on newly flooded terrestrial sites.
   4. a reservoir of animals is protected in a refuge allowing some to survive hunting pressures outside the refuge and re-colonize.
4. Which of the following would be considered a keystone species:
   1. bats
   2. cats
   3. rats
   4. beaver
   5. black bear
5. The following is one of the more important native riparian species in the Texas Panhandle:
   1. Shinnery oak
   2. Salt cedar
   3. Cottonwood
   4. Loblolly pine
   5. Osage Orange
6. Water often serves as a ____________ between populations of animals.
   1. source of competition
   2. barrier
   3. conduit
   4. mediator
   5. biotic physiogamy
7. Water often serves as a ____________ between populations of animals.
   1. source of competition
   2. barrier
   3. conduit
   4. mediator
   5. biotic physiogamy