Bear Smart Quiz

1. What Species of bears make their home in Canada?
black bear
brown bear
polar bear
all of the above

2. What is a group of bears called?
troup
sloth
pack
family

3. How long do bears usually live?
0 - 5 years
5 - 10 years
10 - 15 years
more than 15 years

4. How do scientists tell the age of a bear?
by size and weight
by taking a cross-section of a tooth and counting the rings
by counting the number of teeth
it is not possible to determine the age

5. How many toes do bears have on each paw?
three
four
five
six

6. How many calories can a bear consume in one day?
1,000
5,000
10,000
20,000

7. Which of the following are a threat to bear populations?
hunting
habitat loss
poaching
vehicle accidents
all of the above
none of the above

8. What is a bear's keenest sense?
sight
smell
hearing
all of the above

9. Why do bears raid bee hives?
to get the honey
to get at the larvae inside
they are attracted by a hormone that bees release
they are attracted by the high pitch noise bees make

10. Why don't bears get lost in the woods?
they have precise mental maps of their territory in their brains
they can sense the earth's magnetic field
scientists do not know why
it is a myth, bears actually can get lost

11. How do bears communicate with each other?
body postures
vocalizations
odour signals
all of the above

12. Which of the following might attract a bear to your backyard?
dandelions on your lawn
dirty BBQ
dog food
any of the above
none of the above

13. What is the number one cause of death to bears?
old age
disease
gun shot
infanticide

14. Why do bears stand on their hind legs?
to indicate a false charge
to show their size to an adversary
to better identify whatever has caught their attention
as a threatening posture

15. In theory, a male and female grizzly bear born this year - if they breed as soon as they reached sexual maturity and as often as possible, and if their offspring did the same - could in the space of ten years have grown to a population of:
8 bears
15 bears
50 bears
100 bears