A) Amazon Rainforest B) Sahara Desert C) The Arctic D) Antarctica
A) Seals B) Berries C) Grass D) Fish
A) Hibernating B) Wearing clothes C) Constantly moving D) Thick fur and a layer of fat
A) Four B) One C) Two D) Three
A) Black B) Orange C) Purple D) White
A) Up to 20 miles (32 km) B) Up to 100 miles (160 km) C) Up to 5 miles (8 km) D) Up to 50 miles (80 km)
A) By waiting near breathing holes in the ice B) Chasing them on land C) Climbing trees D) Using fishing nets
A) 6 months B) 1 year C) 2 years D) 3 years
A) Climate change B) Predators like wolves C) Lack of food D) Hunting by humans
A) Ursus thibetanus B) Ursus maritimus C) Ursus arctos D) Ursus americanus
A) Asiatic black bear B) Brown bear C) Grizzly bear D) Sloth bear
A) Vulnerable B) Critically Endangered C) Least Concern D) Endangered
A) Thomas Pennant B) Constantine John Phipps C) Björn Kurtén D) Carl Linnaeus
A) nanook B) tattaq C) anguraq D) isbjørn
A) European B) Inuit C) Netsilik cultures D) Norse
A) Thomas Pennant B) Constantine John Phipps C) Theodore Knottnerus-Meyer D) Carl Linnaeus
A) 1774 B) 1758 C) 1773 D) 1964
A) Carl Linnaeus B) Thomas Pennant C) Björn Kurtén D) Constantine John Phipps
A) Constantine John Phipps B) Björn Kurtén C) Carl Linnaeus D) Theodore Knottnerus-Meyer
A) U. m. tyrannus B) U. m. arctos C) U. m. maritimus D) U. m. albus-major
A) Constantine John Phipps B) Björn Kurtén C) Theodore Knottnerus-Meyer D) Carl Linnaeus
A) Yes B) No C) Only in certain regions D) Only when breeding with brown bears
A) Mustelidae B) Felidae C) Ursidae D) Canidae
A) Six B) Five C) Seven D) Eight
A) Genetic hybridization studies B) Behavioral analysis C) Complete mitochondrial DNA sequences D) Fossil records
A) Prince Charles Foreland, Norway B) Alaska, USA C) Greenland D) Siberia, Russia
A) Omnivorous diet B) Herbivorous diet C) Carnivorous, high-fat diet D) Insectivorous diet
A) 300–800 kg (660–1,760 lb) B) 150–300 kg (330–660 lb) C) 500–1,000 kg D) 200–500 kg
A) 50 percent B) 70 percent C) 30 percent D) 100 percent
A) 34–42 B) 40–48 C) 28–36 D) 30–38
A) Fur has a scaly appearance B) Guard hairs are hollow C) Dense underfur is long D) Outer surface forward scatters ultraviolet light
A) Absorbs heat B) Provides camouflage C) Prevents overheating D) Traps warmth from fat layer
A) Monochromatic vision B) Full UV spectrum vision C) Dichromats, lacking cone cells for green wavelengths D) Trichromats with full color vision
A) Alaska B) Iceland C) Russia D) Greenland
A) Aerial mammal B) Terrestrial mammal C) Desert mammal D) Marine mammal
A) Pagophilic B) Terraphilic C) Aquaphilic D) Xerophilic
A) 5 B) At least 18 C) 10 D) 25
A) 80–90% B) 50–70% C) 15–40% D) 5–10%
A) Eastern Basin B) Canadian Archipelago C) Southern Canadian D) Western Basin
A) 7.5 mi per day B) 38,000 km2 C) 15,000 sq mi D) 3,500 km2
A) 154.2 km B) 95.8 mi C) 6 km/h D) 3.4 days
A) Scavenger B) Herbivore C) Prey D) Apex predator
A) Blubber B) Fins C) Skin D) Eggs
A) Waiting for them to come ashore B) Digging underwater tunnels C) Provoking them into stampeding D) Hunting in packs
A) Pack animals B) Solitary C) Colonial D) Herding
A) Humming B) Growling C) Roaring D) Chuffing
A) Scavenger bands B) Maternal groups C) Dominance hierarchies D) Stable alliances
A) Urine marks on trees B) Vocal calls C) Scent secreted from foot pads into tracks D) Visual signals
A) Avoiding all other bears B) Eating only plant material C) Cannibalism D) Hunting in packs
A) Stealth and camouflage B) Speed in water C) Raw power D) Pack coordination
A) Hermaphroditism B) Female-defence polygyny, serial monogamy or promiscuity C) Polyandry D) Strict monogamy
A) It is always peaceful B) It involves singing C) It can be somewhat aggressive D) It includes building nests
A) Before the mating season starts B) After the mating season ends C) During the summer months D) In the spring
A) They have no ceiling B) They are open to the sky C) They are always below freezing D) The temperature inside can be much higher than outside
A) Implantation happens during mating B) No implantation occurs C) Immediate implantation of the embryo D) The fertilized embryo does not start development until fall
A) Around 600 g (21 oz) B) 10 kg (22 lb) C) 5 kg (11 lb) D) 1 kg (2.2 lb)
A) Immediately after birth B) After a month C) After six months D) They are born with open eyes
A) They are protected only during certain seasons B) There is no legal protection for polar bears in the US C) They have been labelled as threatened under the US Endangered Species Act since 2008 D) Protection is limited to specific regions
A) 20th-century B) 13th-century C) 7th-century D) 18th-century
A) flying B) climbing C) digging D) swimming
A) James Cook B) Vitus Bering C) John Franklin D) Horatio Nelson
A) A Voyage to Hudson's Bay B) Histoire Naturelle C) Konungs skuggsjá D) Nihon Shoki
A) hunting B) farming C) trading D) exploring
A) meat B) liver C) fat D) fur
A) Carnegie Steel Company B) Royal Dutch Shell C) Hudson's Bay Company D) British East India Company
A) on the floors B) hanging on walls C) as tapestries D) in altars
A) Henry Ellis B) Horatio Nelson C) Comte de Buffon D) Constantine Phipps
A) 100 attacks B) 73 attacks C) 30 attacks D) 50 attacks
A) Hungry males, typically subadults B) Older males C) Adult females D) Females defending cubs
A) American black bears B) Brown bears C) Grizzly bears D) Polar bears
A) Artificial snow and ice separated by moats B) Settings that mimicked the animal's natural environment C) Concrete platforms D) Large cages with glass walls
A) Ibuprofen B) Aspirin C) Prozac D) Melatonin
A) Circus Krone B) Ursula Böttcher C) Bostock and Wombwell Menagerie D) Wilhelm Hagenbeck
A) Philadelphia Zoo B) Hellabrunn Zoo C) Tierpark Hagenbeck D) Detroit Zoo
A) Bjarndýrakóngur B) Torngarsuk C) Nuliajuk D) Orion
A) Torngarsuk B) Nuliajuk C) Carmichael D) Aurora
A) Aldebaran B) The Hyades C) The Pleiades D) Orion's Belt
A) Hauksbók B) The Tale of Auðun of the West Fjords C) An Inconvenient Truth D) Carta marina
A) The writings feature the bjarndýrakóngur B) Carta marina C) Hauksbók D) The Tale of Auðun of the West Fjords
A) His Dark Materials series B) Igloo (1932) C) The White Dawn (1974) D) The Big Show (1961)
A) Greenpeace B) World Wide Fund for Nature C) National Geographic D) Nissan
A) Global warming B) Climate change awareness C) Inuit culture D) Polar bear conservation
A) The Pleiades B) Aldebaran C) The Hyades D) Orion's Belt |