1.  The first study of mammals, and other wildlife, funded by the United State was _____________.

2.  Who is credited with developing the bionomial nomenclature system of classification and why it is used in modern biology.

3.  Briefly, contrast Geographic Information System(GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS).

4.  Briefly, contrast between a survey and a census in biological terminology.

5.  What bones are used to identify the transition between reptiles and mammals.

6.  Name 3 anatomical features considered diagnostic of mammals.

7.  Contrast the following shelter locations:  arborial  vs.  fossorial

8.  Which of the following animals would have the largest cecum?:  shrew, fox, rabbit, deer

9.  Contrast the eye locations of predators vs. prey animals.

10. Contrast the following biological rhythms:  diurnal,  nocturnal,  crepuscular

11.  Describe how you could distinguish between a rabbit from Kentucky and a rabbit from Alaska, if they were both the same color?

12.  How could you, experimentally, determine if an animal was in hibernation and not torpor.

13.  Contrast between the reproductive systems of monotremes and eutherians.

14.  Give examples of mammals for each of the following groups:
        Chiroptera         Carnivora         Cetacea         Proboscidea          Sirenia          Lagomorpha

15.  Contrast between a home range and a territory.

17.  Contrast between polygyny  and polyandry.

18.  What are considered the four components of habitat?

19.  What is the term for the study of the distribution of animals?

20.  Distinguish between a population, community, and ecosytem.

21.   What is wrong with the format of this test?