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  • 1. At what elevations does the montane ecosystem occur in Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) Below 3,000 feet
B) Between 5,600 to 9,500 feet
C) Between 7,000 to 10,000 feet
D) Above 11,000 feet
  • 2. Which type of trees dominate the dry, south-facing slopes in the montane zone?
A) Willows and grey alder
B) Douglas fir and lodgepole pine
C) Engelmann spruce and blue spruce
D) Ponderosa pine trees, grass, shrubs and herbs
  • 3. Which of the following areas is part of the montane ecosystem?
A) Longs Peak
B) Moraine Park
C) Sprague Lake
D) Gore Range
  • 4. What type of trees are commonly found along streams or lakeshores in the montane zone?
A) Lodgepole pine
B) Engelmann spruce and blue spruce
C) Ponderosa pine and Douglas fir
D) Willows, grey alder, and water birch
  • 5. Which mammals are found in the montane ecosystem?
A) Clark's nutcracker, Steller's jay, mountain chickadee
B) Chipmunks, shrews, and black bears
C) Bobcats, porcupines, and yellow-bellied marmots
D) Snowshoe hares, coyotes, cougars, beavers, mule deer, moose, bighorn sheep, black bears, and Rocky Mountain elk
  • 6. What is the elevation range of the subalpine zone in Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) Above 12,000 feet
B) From 9,000 ft to 11,000 ft
C) Between 7,500 to 10,500 feet
D) Below 5,600 feet
  • 7. Which trees are characteristic of the subalpine forests?
A) Fir and Engelmann spruce
B) Douglas fir and blue spruce
C) Ponderosa pine and lodgepole pine
D) Willows and grey alder
  • 8. What is the term for low growth of dense trees near the tree line?
A) Engelmann grove
B) Montane forest
C) Krummholz
D) Subalpine meadow
  • 9. Which mammals inhabit the subalpine zone?
A) Bobcats, cougars, coyotes, elk, mule deer, chipmunks, shrews, porcupines and yellow-bellied marmots
B) Snowshoe hares, beavers, moose, bighorn sheep, black bears
C) Polar bears, wolves, foxes, rabbits
D) Deer, raccoons, squirrels, bats
  • 10. Which birds are found in the subalpine zone?
A) Pigeons, sparrows, robins, crows
B) Eagles, hawks, owls, falcons
C) Ducks, geese, swans, flamingos
D) Clark's nutcracker, Steller's jay, mountain chickadee and yellow-rumped warbler
  • 11. Which lakes are located in the subalpine zone?
A) Moraine Park and Horseshoe Park
B) Sprague Lake and Odessa Lake
C) Emerald Lake and Bear Lake
D) Upper Beaver Meadows and Kawuneeche Valley
  • 12. What happens to trees as they approach the tree line in the subalpine zone?
A) They grow taller and straighter
B) They die off completely
C) They become shorter and more deformed, with growth being more horizontal than vertical.
D) They turn into krummholz immediately
  • 13. What type of vegetation establishes itself in previous burn areas within the subalpine zone?
A) Lodgepole pines and huckleberry
B) Ponderosa pine and grass
C) Willows and grey alder
D) Douglas fir and blue spruce
  • 14. What attracts black bears to the subalpine forests?
A) Fish in the lakes
B) The berries and seeds of subalpine forests
C) Small mammals like chipmunks
D) Grasslands
  • 15. In what year did the climate change study involving Rocky Mountain National Park begin?
A) 2005
B) 2011
C) 2010
D) 2020
  • 16. What was the average annual temperature increase in Rocky Mountain National Park over the past hundred years as of 2010?
A) Approximately 5 °F (2.8 °C)
B) Approximately 1 °F (0.6 °C)
C) Approximately 3 °F (1.7 °C)
D) Approximately 10 °F (5.6 °C)
  • 17. What has been the impact of increased temperatures on snow in Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) Snowfall amounts have increased significantly
B) No significant change in snow patterns
C) Snow is lasting longer into the spring
D) Snow is melting earlier in the year
  • 18. What type of precipitation events are predicted to be more likely by 2050?
A) Decrease in all types of precipitation
B) Intense precipitation events
C) Light and frequent rain showers
D) More consistent snowfall
  • 19. What is the total acreage of federal land in Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) 265,461 acres
B) 253,059 acres
C) 724 miles
D) 450 acres
  • 20. Which ocean do rivers on the western side of the Continental Divide in Rocky Mountain National Park flow toward?
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Gulf of Mexico
C) Pacific Ocean
D) Arctic Ocean
  • 21. What is the highest point in Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) Thunder Pass
B) Hagues Peak
C) Longs Peak
D) Mount Chiquita
  • 22. How many mountain peaks over 12,000 feet high are there in Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) Thirty
B) Seventy-five
C) Forty-five
D) Sixty
  • 23. Which river's headwaters are located in the park's northwestern region?
A) Arkansas River
B) Rio Grande
C) Mississippi River
D) Colorado River
  • 24. Which pass crosses the Continental Divide through the Never Summer Mountains?
A) Thunder Pass
B) La Poudre Pass
C) Ypsilon Pass
D) Baker Pass
  • 25. How many miles of trails are there in Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) 450 miles
B) 350 miles
C) 150 miles
D) 724 miles
  • 26. Which mountain range on the north side of the park contains peaks like Hagues Peak and Mummy Mountain?
A) Never Summer Mountains
B) Continental Divide
C) Mummy Range
D) La Poudre Range
  • 27. Which pass was historically used by stage coaches and is a route to Michigan Lakes?
A) La Poudre Pass
B) Thunder Pass
C) Ypsilon Pass
D) Baker Pass
  • 28. Which U.S. President signed the Rocky Mountain National Park Act?
A) President Woodrow Wilson
B) President Herbert Hoover
C) President Franklin D. Roosevelt
D) President Theodore Roosevelt
  • 29. When was the Rocky Mountain National Park established?
A) December 7, 1941
B) January 26, 1915
C) November 11, 1918
D) July 4, 1776
  • 30. Which road was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s?
A) Trail Ridge Road
B) U.S. Route 34
C) Beaver Meadows Road
D) Interstate 70
  • 31. When was Rocky Mountain National Park designated as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO?
A) 1976
B) 1984
C) 2005
D) 1999
  • 32. Which visitor center is the headquarters of Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) Estes Park Visitor Center
B) Alluvial Fan Visitor Center
C) Grand Lake Visitor Center
D) Beaver Meadows Visitor Center
  • 33. When did the railroad reach Lyons, Colorado?
A) 1929
B) 1938
C) 1904
D) 1881
  • 34. What was the attendance record for Rocky Mountain National Park in 2019?
A) 5,000,000 visitors
B) 3,500,000 visitors
C) 6,200,000 visitors
D) 4,678,804 visitors
  • 35. Which wilderness area is located directly south of Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) Glacier Peak Wilderness
B) Indian Peaks Wilderness area
C) Grand Teton Wilderness
D) Yosemite Wilderness
  • 36. During which eon did Precambrian metamorphic rock form the core of the North American continent?
A) Precambrian
B) Mesozoic
C) Cenozoic
D) Paleozoic
  • 37. When did Pikes Peak granite form?
A) Late Precambrian eon continuing into the Paleozoic era
B) During the Cretaceous period
C) In the Mesozoic era
D) At the beginning of the Quaternary period
  • 38. What formation was created during the Pennsylvanian period?
A) Denver Formation
B) Fountain Formation
C) Pierre Shale formation
D) Front Range formation
  • 39. What geological event caused the Front Range to rise again around 68 million years ago?
A) The Paleozoic sea submergence
B) The Laramide orogeny
C) The Quaternary glaciation
D) The Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway formation
  • 40. Which of the following glaciers is not currently found in Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) Tyndall Glacier
B) Sprague Glacier
C) Mars Glacier
D) Andrews Glacier
  • 41. Which geological feature in Rocky Mountain National Park is similar to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone?
A) Lumpy Ridge
B) Ypsilon Mountain
C) Mummy Range
D) Little Yellowstone
  • 42. Which side of the Continental Divide in Rocky Mountain National Park tends to be drier?
A) The west side
B) Neither side
C) Both sides equally
D) The east side
  • 43. Which type of plants have long taproots that extend deep into rocky soil in the alpine tundra?
A) Grasses and sedges
B) Cushion plants
C) Non-flowering lichens
D) Alpine sunflowers
  • 44. What adaptation helps some flowering tundra plants convert sunlight into heat?
A) Dense hairs on stems and leaves
B) Red-colored pigments
C) Long taproots
D) Clinging to rocks
  • 45. Which of the following is a common grass found in Rocky Mountain National Park's alpine tundra?
A) Rye grass
B) Kobresia
C) Bermuda grass
D) Bluegrass
  • 46. Which bird species can be found in the alpine tundra during the summer season?
A) Ducks
B) Prairie falcons
C) Parrots
D) Pigeons
  • 47. What is a common flowering plant in Rocky Mountain National Park's alpine tundra?
A) Tulips
B) Daffodils
C) Roses
D) Alpine dwarf columbine
  • 48. What can destroy tundra plants and take hundreds of years to recover?
A) Rainfall
B) Footsteps
C) Wind
D) Sunlight
  • 49. Which ecosystem runs through the montane, subalpine, and alpine tundra zones?
A) Desert ecosystem
B) Riparian ecosystem
C) Grassland ecosystem
D) Tropical rainforest ecosystem
  • 50. How many species of mammals are found in Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) Less than thirty
B) About ten
C) Over a hundred
D) Nearly seventy
  • 51. When were wolves and grizzly bears extirpated from the park?
A) Early 1900s
B) 1999
C) Late 1800s
D) 1978
  • 52. Which predator has territories that can be as large as 500 square miles?
A) Canada lynx
B) Black bear
C) Coyote
D) Cougar
  • 53. When did Rocky Mountain National Park begin implementing a timed-entry system?
A) 2019
B) 2020
C) 2018
D) 2015
  • 54. Which of these activities is not mentioned as available in the park?
A) Scuba diving
B) Rock climbing
C) Fishing
D) Snowshoeing
  • 55. How many fatalities occurred at the park between 2007 and 2024?
A) 25
B) 50
C) 77
D) 100
  • 56. What caused the Bear Lake Fire in 1900?
A) A campfire that was not properly put out
B) Lightning
C) Strong winds and drought
D) Forest thinning
  • 57. What natural event caused the Ouzel Fire in 1978?
A) Drought
B) Campfire
C) Lightning
D) Forest thinning
  • 58. What is a consequence of high-severity wildfires?
A) Decreased air pollution
B) Soil degradation
C) Increased biodiversity
D) Reduced erosion
  • 59. What is one method used by Rocky Mountain National Park to manage fuel?
A) Removing low hanging branches
B) Reducing average temperature
C) Encouraging campfires
D) Increasing snowfall
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