Vocabulary
A plant or animal that is naturally occurring in an ecosystem.
What is a native species?
This is the only type of bear found in the Adirondacks.
What is the black bear?
This native bird can dive over 250 feet.
What is a loon?
This trophic level is at the top of the pyramid.
What is the apex predator?
Lakes and rivers make up this environment type.
What is aquatic?
A community of living organisms make up a...
What is an ecosystem?
"Bald" in the name of the Bald Eagle actually refers to this descriptor- not hairlessness.
What is "white"?
This parasitic insect can be found at ground level in many grasslands of the Adirondacks, and are capable of transferring disease.
What is a tic?
This trophic level receives its energy from the sun.
What are producers?
Plants can exist in either of these two ecosystem types.
What is aquatic or terrestrial?
A large variety of different species.
What is biodiversity?
This species produces a sap flow in the spring that is refined by humans and sold for consumption.
What is the sugar maple?
This tree can be identified easily because grows needle clusters in groups of 5.
What is the white pine?
Insects are TYPICALLY in this trophic level.
What are primary consumers?
Algae exists in this ecosystem type.
What is aquatic?
Where a species lives is its:
What is a habitat?
This native species has antlers and is a fast swimmer.
What is a moose?
This maple is a genetic cross between 2 other maple types.
What is the boxelder maple?
This trophic level has the largest biomass.
What are producers?
A species that is not native to the environment it is found in is called...
What is an invasive species?
What is a rattle snake?
This native species is the largest rodent in North America.
What is a beaver?
If a toxin were to enter the food chain, this trophic level would contain the highest concentrations of that toxin.
What is the apex predator?
This biome is the most common in the Adirondack Park.
What are forests?