BIOL 3670 Final Exam Units 6-12 Questions
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What |is |taxonomy? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |way |to |classify |animals
Why |is |it |important |to |understand |an |animal's |taxonomy? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-To |be |able |
to |care |for |them |properly |in |a |rehabilitation |centre |(e.g. |what |they |eat, |migratory |species)
What |species |are |the |most |endangered |vertebrates |globally? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Turtles
What |are |common |causes |of |turtle |population |decline? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--habitat |loss |
and |fragmentation
- |road |mortality
- |poaching |for |pet |and |food |trade
-boating |mortalities
-predation |of |eggs |by |predators |supported |by |human |populations |(e.g. |raccoons)
- |fishing |bycatch
What |does |a |healthy |turtle |population |rely |on |for |sustainability? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Extremely |low |adult |mortality
Why |is |turtle |rehabilitation |unique? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Has |a |true |population |
conservation |effect
,What |are |ecopassages? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Allow |animals |to |safely |travel |underneath |
roads |to |lessen |road |mortality
Why |should |we |care |about |decline |in |wetlands |and |conserving |turtle? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔--biodiversity
-filtration |system
-flood |control
How |do |turtles |get |oxygen? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-aerobic |or |anaerobic
How |many |species |of |turtle |are |in |Ontario |and |how |many |are |at |risk? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-8, |all |of |them
What |committees |decide |on |the |status |of |a |species? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ontario |- |
COSSARO
Country |- |COSEWIC
- |status |of |a |species |can |vary |by |province
Define |endangered |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-species |that |face |imminent |extirpation |or |
extinction
Define |threatened |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-likely |to |become |endangered |if |nothing |is |done
Define |species |of |special |concern |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-may |become |threatened |or |
endangered |because |of |biological |characteristics |or |threats
Define |extirpation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Species |used |to |live |in |the |wild |but |no |longer |
exists |in |Canada, |but |does |elsewhere
,Status |of |Painted |Turtle |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ontario: |not |listed
Canada: |special |concern
Status |of |Northern |Map |Turtle |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ontario |and |Canada: |Special |Concern
Status |of |Eastern |Musk |Turtle |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ontario |and |Canada: |Special |Concern
Status |of |snapping |turtle |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ontario |and |Canada: |Special |concern
Status |of |Blanding's |turtle |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ontario: |threatened
Canada: |endangered
Status |of |spiny |softshell |turtle |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ontario |and |Canada: |endangered
Status |of |spotted |turtle |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ontario |and |Canada: |endangered
Status |of |wood |turtle |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ontario: |endangered
Canada: |threatened
where |are |hatchlings |found? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-heavy |vegetation
where |are |snapping |turtles |found? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-open |water, |no |natural |predators, |
not |baskers, |will |travel |many |kilometres |away |from |water |however
where |are |wood |turtles |found? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-spend |more |time |on |land |than |any |
other |species, |also |eat |on |land, |fast |flowing |water |where |they |walk |along |bottom
, where |are |Blanding's |turtles |found? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-marshy |bogs |and |fens |with |
stagnant |water |and |no |current
where |are |spiny |softshell |turtles |found? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-most |aquatic |species, |rarely |
travel |far |from |water
Which |turtle |species |are |most |affected |by |road |morality? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-wood, |
spotted, |and |Blanding's |turtles
how |do |you |handle |a |turtle? |(3 |sizes) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-small |- |one |hand, |keep |fingers |
away |from |head
large |- |two |hands
huge |- |from |below |with |an |arm |supporting |plastron |like |a |pizza |box
What |is |important |about |turtles |temperature |regulation? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ectotherms,
|cannot |regulate |their |own |temperature, |need |to |stay |within |POTZ |for |functioning
How |do |turtles |breath? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-no |diaphragm, |use |pectoral |muscles |and |
movement |of |head, |neck, |and |legs |to |bring |air |into |lungs
What |technique |do |you |need |to |use |for |anesthetized |turtles? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
intermittent |positive |pressure |ventilation |using |an |endotracheal |tube |because |they |cannot |
breathe |on |their |own
Where |does |urine, |repro |system, |and |digestive |system |exit |in |turtles? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-cloaca
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What |is |taxonomy? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |way |to |classify |animals
Why |is |it |important |to |understand |an |animal's |taxonomy? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-To |be |able |
to |care |for |them |properly |in |a |rehabilitation |centre |(e.g. |what |they |eat, |migratory |species)
What |species |are |the |most |endangered |vertebrates |globally? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Turtles
What |are |common |causes |of |turtle |population |decline? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--habitat |loss |
and |fragmentation
- |road |mortality
- |poaching |for |pet |and |food |trade
-boating |mortalities
-predation |of |eggs |by |predators |supported |by |human |populations |(e.g. |raccoons)
- |fishing |bycatch
What |does |a |healthy |turtle |population |rely |on |for |sustainability? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Extremely |low |adult |mortality
Why |is |turtle |rehabilitation |unique? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Has |a |true |population |
conservation |effect
,What |are |ecopassages? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Allow |animals |to |safely |travel |underneath |
roads |to |lessen |road |mortality
Why |should |we |care |about |decline |in |wetlands |and |conserving |turtle? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔--biodiversity
-filtration |system
-flood |control
How |do |turtles |get |oxygen? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-aerobic |or |anaerobic
How |many |species |of |turtle |are |in |Ontario |and |how |many |are |at |risk? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-8, |all |of |them
What |committees |decide |on |the |status |of |a |species? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ontario |- |
COSSARO
Country |- |COSEWIC
- |status |of |a |species |can |vary |by |province
Define |endangered |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-species |that |face |imminent |extirpation |or |
extinction
Define |threatened |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-likely |to |become |endangered |if |nothing |is |done
Define |species |of |special |concern |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-may |become |threatened |or |
endangered |because |of |biological |characteristics |or |threats
Define |extirpation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Species |used |to |live |in |the |wild |but |no |longer |
exists |in |Canada, |but |does |elsewhere
,Status |of |Painted |Turtle |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ontario: |not |listed
Canada: |special |concern
Status |of |Northern |Map |Turtle |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ontario |and |Canada: |Special |Concern
Status |of |Eastern |Musk |Turtle |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ontario |and |Canada: |Special |Concern
Status |of |snapping |turtle |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ontario |and |Canada: |Special |concern
Status |of |Blanding's |turtle |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ontario: |threatened
Canada: |endangered
Status |of |spiny |softshell |turtle |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ontario |and |Canada: |endangered
Status |of |spotted |turtle |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ontario |and |Canada: |endangered
Status |of |wood |turtle |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ontario: |endangered
Canada: |threatened
where |are |hatchlings |found? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-heavy |vegetation
where |are |snapping |turtles |found? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-open |water, |no |natural |predators, |
not |baskers, |will |travel |many |kilometres |away |from |water |however
where |are |wood |turtles |found? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-spend |more |time |on |land |than |any |
other |species, |also |eat |on |land, |fast |flowing |water |where |they |walk |along |bottom
, where |are |Blanding's |turtles |found? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-marshy |bogs |and |fens |with |
stagnant |water |and |no |current
where |are |spiny |softshell |turtles |found? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-most |aquatic |species, |rarely |
travel |far |from |water
Which |turtle |species |are |most |affected |by |road |morality? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-wood, |
spotted, |and |Blanding's |turtles
how |do |you |handle |a |turtle? |(3 |sizes) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-small |- |one |hand, |keep |fingers |
away |from |head
large |- |two |hands
huge |- |from |below |with |an |arm |supporting |plastron |like |a |pizza |box
What |is |important |about |turtles |temperature |regulation? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ectotherms,
|cannot |regulate |their |own |temperature, |need |to |stay |within |POTZ |for |functioning
How |do |turtles |breath? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-no |diaphragm, |use |pectoral |muscles |and |
movement |of |head, |neck, |and |legs |to |bring |air |into |lungs
What |technique |do |you |need |to |use |for |anesthetized |turtles? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
intermittent |positive |pressure |ventilation |using |an |endotracheal |tube |because |they |cannot |
breathe |on |their |own
Where |does |urine, |repro |system, |and |digestive |system |exit |in |turtles? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-cloaca
