Aquatics
The entire food chain begins with what source of energy?
100 bonus if you can describe and name the process which begins the food chain with plants.
The sun
Photosynthesis -green plants, chlorophyll
Sunfish lay their eggs in the spring.
Describe two facts that contribute to their success of survival.
male builds and guards the nest
female doesn't build the nest until the water is 70*
males are aggressively protects eggs and young fry
males MUST be thrown back April-June if caught
Identify the ways the eggs are laid:
Wood frog: Eastern American Toads
Marbled Salamander:
Frog: free floating clusters
Toad: strings
Salamander: cluster, but with a gel substance to protect them
What is MAD HORSE?
Maple, Ash, Dogwood, horse chestnut
Name the one PA bird that is listed in your guide as a WINTER 'expect to see'
dark-eyed junco
Describe two purposes aquatic plants serve in a pond or lake.
habitat for fish, amphibians and invertebrates
Predators hide to strike/prey also hide from predators
plants hold sediment in place
base of the food chain
Name the specific sunfish you have studied
Bonus 200 name another sunfish
largemouth bass
smallmouth bass
**see notebook
Describe frog and toad skin:
Bonus: name two other differences
Frogs: smooth
Toads: dry and warty
Fall characteristics of a tree: Seeds/fruits-name two specific names.
200 bonus for the other three
berries cones, nuts, drupes and samara
Describe what molt is for a bird
Bonus; what bird we've studied does this twice a year, late winter and late summer
shedding feathers with the change of seasons
American Goldfinch
Name the three categories of plants in a pond
emergent plants
floating plants
submersed plants
Describe difference of a smallmouth and largemouth bass
**know your bass page
Name three things toads and frogs have in common
Bonus: name three more
* Hop to it page
What are the three common leaf arrangements?
alternate
opposite
whorled
Name three things to help protect birds
prevent window crashes
keep kitty in
native plants
provide CLEAN water
let it be
lights out
Ponds and Lakes are open bodies of water.....
complete with definition & scientific name
..open bodies of fresh water surrounded by land, lentic ecosystems.
Perch Family:
darters
yellow perch
sauger
walleye
Amphibians are identified by this word, meaning body temperature varies with their environment.
ectotherm or ectothermic
Name four leaf shapes:
Bonus 400 name all 8
triangular
lance
heart
elliptical
oval
circular/round
linear
egg/ovate
There are layers of forest/wooded area, name three of the four layers
forest floor
understory layer
canopy layer
emergent layer
What are the four main zones of ponds & lakes?
Bonus 500 if you can identify where the zone is and chacteristics.
littoral zone-closest to shore where aquatic plants grow
limnetic zone-open surface water-away from shore
profundal zone -deep water sunlight does not always reach colder water here
benthic zone- bottom where decomposition takes place
Pike Family:
Name 3
Bonus name two more
grass pickerel
redfin pickerel
*chain pickerel
*northern pike
*muskellunge
This is the name of the place where an animal hibernates
hibernaculum
Name the six leaf margin characteristics
entire or smoothed
\wavy
lobed
serrated or toothed
double serrated
bristle tipped & lobed
Name 5 or the six types of nests
Bonus give examples of birds that build those nests
Bonus bonus: what is is called when a bird invades another bird's nest:
cavity: pileated woodpecker, wrens, nuthatches, owls
cup: sparrows, finches, thrushes hummingbirds
pendulum: kinglets orioles
platform: osprey, heron, eagles, crows, ravens, hawks, raptor group
ground: quail, pheasant, partridge, ducks, geese, swan
without nests-no nest: cowbird-invades -brood parasite, penguin