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Pregunta 1
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Also known as the "cinereus shrew", I live most of my life underground and therefore rarely seen.
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Least Shrew
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Arctic Shrew
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Masked Shrew
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Northern Short-tailed Shrew
Pregunta 2
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ALL shrews are insectivores and carnivores
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- True
- False
Pregunta 3
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All shrews are from the Insectivora Order, Soricidae Family.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 4
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Bee Shrew
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Saddle-backed Shrew
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Black-backed Shrew
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Either Saddle-backed or Black-backed Shrew
Pregunta 5
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All shrews are nocturnal and diurnal
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 6
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Which shrew has poisonous saliva?
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Northern Short-tailed Shrew
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Arctic Shrew
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Water Shrew
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Masked Shrew
Pregunta 7
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What shrew stands up on its hind legs like a kangaroo?
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Water Shrew
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Arctic Shrew
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Pygmy Shrew
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Least Shrew
Pregunta 8
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I am the shrew associated with coniferous trees, such as:
* Paper Birch
* Jack Pine
* Hazelnut
* Aspen
* Alder
Respuesta
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Water Shrew
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Least Shrew
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Masked Shrew
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Pygmy Shrew
Pregunta 9
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Insectivora Order, Soricidae Family:
My habitat includes lakes, bogs, streams, and ponds.
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Least Shrew
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Water Shrew
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American Beaver
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Muskrat
Pregunta 10
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What body part does the Water Shrew use to help remove water from its velvety fur?
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nails
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pencil-like snout
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fringe of hairs on its hind feet
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white belly
Pregunta 11
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Feel for worms underground
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Detect electrical fields given by prey
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Manipulate, capture and eat it's food
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ALL of the above
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NONE of the above
Pregunta 12
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The Star-nosed Mole stores fat in its:
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Nasal Rays
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Snout
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Belly
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Tail
Pregunta 13
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The Star-nosed Mole's genus name "Condylura" is Greek and means:
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Star-nose
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Knobby tail
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Stubby feet
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nappy fur
Pregunta 14
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The Star-nosed Moles species name, "cristata" means:
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Crest
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Tuft
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ALL of the above
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NONE of the above
Pregunta 15
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The main food of the Star-nosed mole are:
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A. Earthworms
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B. Insects
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C. Deer Mice
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D. Both A and B
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E. None of the above
Pregunta 16
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When the Star-nosed Mole is born, its "star" nose is enclosed in a thin translucent membrane.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 17
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Highly sensitive tactile organs found on the Star-nosed Mole's nasal rays are called:
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Eimer's Organs
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Elmer's Organs
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Eyer's Organs
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Extra Organs
Pregunta 18
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The Star-nosed mole swims using its feet and tail.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 19
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The Star-nosed Mole hibernates in the winter.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 20
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Who spends more time above ground, the Eastern or the Star-nosed Mole?
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Eastern Mole
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Star-nosed Mole
Pregunta 21
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The Star-nosed Mole likes to eat crustaceans and fish, the Eastern Mole does not.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 22
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Who digs better, the Eastern Mole or the Star-nosed Mole?
Respuesta
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Eastern Mole
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Star-nosed Mole
Pregunta 23
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Who is a better SWIMMER, the Eastern or the Star-nosed Mole?
Respuesta
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Eastern Mole
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Star-nosed Mole
Pregunta 24
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The Star-nosed Mole is the only mole in Michigan that swims.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 25
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This mole is known for its front feet, which look like human hands - with palms turned outwards.
Respuesta
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Star-nosed Mole
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Eastern Mole
Pregunta 26
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I am the largest mole species in Michigan
Respuesta
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Star-nosed Mole
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Eastern Mole
Pregunta 27
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I am the only mole species found ONLY in the lower peninsula of Michigan.
Respuesta
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Star-nosed Mole
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Eastern Mole
Pregunta 28
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I am the most subterranean mammal in Michigan, I spend 99% of my life underground.
Respuesta
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Star-nosed Mole
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Eastern Mole
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Southern Bog Lemming
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Deer Mouse
Pregunta 29
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The Eastern Mole has no ears.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 30
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The Eastern Mole has excellent eyesight.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 31
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Which mole has the shortest tail?
Respuesta
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Eastern Mole
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Star-nosed Mole
Pregunta 32
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The "nap" of the Eastern Mole's FUR can go either forward or backward, making it easier to move in its tunnel.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 33
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How does the Eastern Mole find its prey?
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A. By smelling with its FLEXIBLE SNOUT
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B. By sensing vibrations with its WHISKERS
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C. BOTH of the above answers are correct
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D. None of the above answers are correct
Pregunta 34
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What body part allows the Eastern Mole to easily change directions in its tunnels?
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Flexible Snout
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Hand-like feet
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Narrow pelvis
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Stubby tail
Pregunta 35
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The Eastern Mole can dig ____________________ in loose soil.
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1 foot per minute
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2 feet per minute
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3 feet per minute
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4 feet per minute
Pregunta 36
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The tunnels that the Eastern Mole makes is beneficial for the environment.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 37
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BOTH mole species in Michigan will dig their winter tunnels deeper than in the summer, in order to be beneath the FROST LINE.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 38
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The Eastern Mole times its activities with the rising and setting of the sun.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 39
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Which feet does the Eastern Mole use to dig, which ones does it use to push away the dirt (excavate)?
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A. Front to dig, Back (hind) feet to push the dirt way
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B. Back to dig, Front feet to push the dirt away
Pregunta 40
Respuesta
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Southern Red-backed Vole
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Woodland Vole
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Meadow Vole
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Prairie Vole
Pregunta 41
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Check the box of the (2) Voles that co-exist together and have overlapping habitats:
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Southern Red-Backed Vole
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Woodland Vole
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Meadow Vole
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Prairie Vole
Pregunta 42
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The Southern Red-backed Vole is a very common vole.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 43
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The Southern Red-backed Vole is found in Michigan and North of Michigan. There is a NORTHERN Red-backed Vole that looks similar and is found in northern Canada and Alaska.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 44
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The Southern Red Backed Vole is found in southern Michigan
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 45
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Check all the animals that eat the Southern Red-backed Vole:
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Foxes
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Short-tailed Weasels
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Coyotes
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Hawks
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Owls
Pregunta 46
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All voles are active year-round and do NOT hibernate.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 47
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The Southern Red-backed Vole lives the longest of all the voles species in Michigan.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 48
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If populations of Red-backed Voles drop, what happens to the birds of prey in the area?
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They die
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They will move to another area, since the Southern Red-backed is a major food source for them.
Pregunta 49
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The Southern Red-backed Vole is "subnivean", what does that mean?
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It comes out at night
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It carries on with life under the snow
Pregunta 50
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These two vole species will follow the same trails above ground (surface trails).
Respuesta
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Southern Red-backed Vole
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Woodland Vole
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Meadow Vole
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Prairie Vole
Pregunta 51
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The Southern Red-backed Vole will commonly enter homes and cabins in search of warmth.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 52
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The Southern Red-backed Vole may store roots, shoots and fungi for later consumption. Underground fungi is an important and much sought-after food source.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 53
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All VOLE species have large pouch in their digestive tract call a "Cecum", it contains microscopic bacteria (microflora) which helps break down:
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The cellulose found in green plants
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The particles in underground fungi
Pregunta 54
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Voles have shorter, rounder snouts and shorter tails than mice.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 55
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The Southern red-backed Vole is born red.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 56
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What subfamily is the Southern Red-backed Vole in?
Respuesta
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Rodentia
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Arvicolinae
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Muridae
Pregunta 57
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The Woodland Vole lives in deciduous forests that have a "duff", what does "duff" mean?
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A layer of pine needles on the forest ground.
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Layer of decaying leaves, grasses, twigs or branches on the forest floor.
Pregunta 58
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All voles are diurnal AND nocturnal, meaning they are active during the day AND at night.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 59
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In what type of forest will you find the Woodland Vole?
Respuesta
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Deciduous
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Coniferous
Pregunta 60
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The Woodland vole is nicknamed "pine vole" and it's Latin name "pinetorum" is because it is commonly found in the pine forests of Michigan.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 61
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The Woodland Vole lives a "fossorial" life of digging, what does "fossorial" mean?
Respuesta
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dirt
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rocks
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underground
Pregunta 62
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The Woodland Vole's genus name "Microtus" is Greek and refers to its ___________________.
Respuesta
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Short tail
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Small ears
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Big Butt
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Big ears
Pregunta 63
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This vole is easiest to identify, it has a dark brown back that changes from lighter brown below its belly. It's short tail is two colors, dark on top and lighter bellow.
Respuesta
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Southern Red-backed Vole
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Woodland Vole
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Meadow Vole
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Prairie Vole
Pregunta 64
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This vole species in Michigan is the only one that doesn't seem to have a "peak and crash" population cycle.
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Southern Red-backed Vole
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Woodland Vole
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Meadow Vole
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Prairie Vole
Pregunta 65
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This vole species in Michigan is the only one that doesn't seem to have a "peak and crash" population cycle.
Respuesta
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Southern Red-backed Vole
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Woodland Vole
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Meadow Vole
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Prairie Vole
Pregunta 66
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The Woodland Vole is a "semi-colonial" mammal.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 67
Respuesta
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Southern Red-backed Vole
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Woodland Vole
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Meadow Vole
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Prairie Vole
Pregunta 68
Respuesta
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Southern Red-backed Vole
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Woodland Vole
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Meadow Vole
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Prairie Vole
Pregunta 69
Respuesta
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Southern Red-backed Vole
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Woodland Vole
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Meadow Vole
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Deer Mouse
Pregunta 70
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Voles have shorter tails than mice or rats
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 71
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This is a ball-shaped nest with a hollow center, made of dried grasses and often below ground in a network of tunnels. Which type of mammal is this?
Image:
vole_nest (image/jpg)
Respuesta
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Deer Mouse
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Muskrat
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Woodland Vole
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Norway Rat
Pregunta 72
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This is a ball-shaped nest with a hollow center, made of dried grasses and often below ground in a network of tunnels. Which type of mammal is this?
Image:
vole_nest (image/jpg)
Respuesta
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Deer Mouse
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Muskrat
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Woodland Vole
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Norway Rat
Pregunta 73
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My nickname is "meadow mouse" or ""field mouse" but I'm not a mouse, I'm a __________________!
Respuesta
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Meadow Vole
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Meadow Jumping Mouse
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House Mouse
Pregunta 74
Respuesta
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Southern Red-backed Vole
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Woodland Vole
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Meadow Vole
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Prairie Vole
Pregunta 75
Respuesta
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Southern Red-backed Vole
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Woodland Vole
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Meadow Vole
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Prairie Vole
Pregunta 76
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Which vole is the only one that does not eat insects (is not an insectivore)?
Respuesta
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Southern Red-backed Vole
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Woodland Vole
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Meadow Vole
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Prairie Vole
Pregunta 77
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Which vole species will grind its teeth and drum its hind feet when threatened?
Respuesta
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Southern Red-backed Vole
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Woodland Vole
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Meadow Vole
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Prairie Vole
Pregunta 78
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What does the Meadow Vole use to mark its territory?
Respuesta
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urine
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feces
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spray
Pregunta 79
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Female Meadow Voles are territorial, males are not.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 80
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Which Michigan Mammal is the "Most Prolific Mammal on Earth"?
Respuesta
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Deer Mouse
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House Mouse
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Meadow Vole
Pregunta 81
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The population cycle of the Woodland Vole changes up or down every 2-5 years, it is unknown why.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 82
Respuesta
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Southern Red-backed Vole
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Woodland Vole
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Meadow Vole
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Prairie Vole
Pregunta 83
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The Prairie Vole is found in dry prairies, in Michigan there are not many dry prairies ... that's why it is the least common vole in Michigan.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 84
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The Prairie Vole lives in dry habitats, the Meadow Vole tends to live in wetter habitats.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 85
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The Prairie Vole is monogamous, it has the same mate for life.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 86
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How does the Prairie Vole parents find their babies when its dark outside?
Respuesta
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By the ultrasonic sound their babies produce
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By the smell that their babies produce
Pregunta 87
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Prairie Vole populations will increase when there is enough rain and grass is plentiful.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 88
Respuesta
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Southern Red-backed Vole
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Woodland Vole
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Meadow Vole
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Prairie Vole
Pregunta 89
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What is the least common vole in Michigan?
Respuesta
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Southern Red-backed Vole
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Woodland Vole
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Meadow Vole
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Prairie Vole
Pregunta 90
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I am the smallest shrew species in Michigan.
Respuesta
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Least Shrew
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Masked Shrew
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Northern Short-tailed Shrew
Pregunta 91
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When chased, this shrew's heart can beat up to 1,200 beats per minute ... so it can die from fright before it's even captured!
Respuesta
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Least Shrew
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Masked Shrew
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Pygmy Shrew
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Northern Short-tailed Shrew
Pregunta 92
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The Masked Shrew hibernates in the winter
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 93
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The Masked Shrew transmits rabies.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 94
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The Masked Shrew is a desirable animal to have around your home and yard because it eats many harmful insects and keeps populations of mice in check.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 95
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Other than bats, what other Michigan Mammal uses ECHOLOCATION (ultrasonic clicks) to detect objects (in its dark tunnels).
Respuesta
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Pygmy Shrew
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Least Shrew
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Northern Short-tailed Shrew
Pregunta 96
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The Northern Short-tailed Shrew can live more than 48 hours without food and water.
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 97
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The Northern Short-tailed Shrew marks its territory with (mark three):
Respuesta
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Urine
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Feces
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Oily Secretions from gland near the base of its tail.
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Saliva
Pregunta 98
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I am the only shrew species with good vision, most shrews have poor vision.
Respuesta
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Least Shrew
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Pygmy Shrew
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Arctic Shrew
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Water Shrew
Pregunta 99
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I can run across water, thanks to the fringe of hairs on my hind feet, which trap oxygen and increase the surface area.
Respuesta
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Muskrat
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Water Shrew
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Beaver
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Southern-bog Lemming
Pregunta 100
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After diving, the Water Shrew can rise quickly to the water's surface, thanks to:
Respuesta
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Its ability to hold its breath
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The air trapped in its fur
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Its "flipper like" hind feet
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