Why does our government set aside wildlife refuges?

1. to protect nature
2. to help hunters
3. to provide a place for wildlife *

Who administers the National Wildlife Refuges?

1. U.S. Bureau of Land Management
2. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service *
3. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

How many refuges are there in the United States?

1. less than 100
2. over 500 *
3. 355

In what county is the McNary National Wildlife Refuge?

1. Benton
2. Franklin
3. Walla Walla *

What ecosystem best describes McNary National Wildlife Refuge?

1. wetlands *
2. desert
3. forest

What is the most prevalent order of animals on the refuge?

1. fish
2. birds
3. insects *

What birds fly in a vee formation?

1. eagles
2. geese *
3. humming birds

What desert animal is on the endangered species list?

1. jack rabbit
2. western cottontail
3. pygmy rabbit *

What plant has thorns that can puncture a bike tire?

1. sandbur
2. goatshead *
3. sandbur

Where does the water on McNary NWR come from?

1. irrigation
2. McNary Dam
3. groundwater *

What water plant did Native Americans use for food?

1. purple loosestrife
2. cattails *
3. phragmites

What water plant was used for thatch in Europe and Asia?

1. phragmites *
2. cattails
3. purple loosestrife

What plant destroys wetlands?

1. phragmites *
2. purple loosestrife *
3. tamerisk *

How many species of insects are there in the world?

1. 1,000
2. 100,000
3. 640,000 *

How many body parts does an insect have?

1. three *
2. six
3. ten

On which part of an insect are the legs?

1. head
2. thorax *
3. abdomen