Owl Pellets
What is inside an owl pellet?
Skeletons
When was the War of 1812 declared?
June 18, 1812.
What threatened Americans on foreign seas?
Barbary Pirates
Who were the most known for the expansion of the United States?
Lewis and Clark.
Heredity
Traits and characteristics a parent passes down to its offspring.
What is an owl pellet made out of?
Skeletons, fur.
Why was the war declared?
British impressment, Attack on the Chesapeake, neutral rights violated, and American sailors being kidnapped.
What caused the War of Tripoli?
Barbary Pirates demanding excessive amounts of tribute.
Why and who sold Louisiana?
The reason Louisiana was sold was for money to fund the ongoing war in Europe. Napoleon sold the Louisiana Area
Gene
One set of instructions for an inherited trait.
What is the best owl pellet to dissect?
Barn Own Pellets.
When and how did the war end?
The war ended in the December of 1814 through the Treaty of Ghent.
When did the war end?
June, 1805.
What Native American is associated with Lewis and Clark.
Sacagawea.
Genotype
The entire genetic makeup of an organism; also the combination of genes for one or more specific traits.
What is the rarest skull to find in an owl pellet?
Bird skulls.
Who attacked the Creeks?
Andrew Jackson
What US warship did the pirates capture?
What other expedition was sent besides Lewis and Clark's expedition?
Zebulon Pike's Expedition
Allele
One of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic, such as hair.
What is the most common skull to find in an owl pellet?
Field Mouse.
Who commanded the naval forces at Lake Erie?
Oliver Hazard Perry
What goober broke into the Tripoli Harbor and burned the warship?
Stephen Decatur
What were the first names of Lewis and Clark?
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Phenotype
An organism's appearance or other detectable characteristic.