Vertebrate ID
Name this PA Fish and tell me what it's significance is.
Brook Trout - Pennsylvania's State Fish
Damselfly Nymph
Name the PA watershed to which this species is native
Common Carp - none (imported from Asia)
Name the 3 main watersheds of Potter County
Ohio/Allegheny, Genesee, Susquehanna/Chesapeake Bay
What is the Family of this PA Fish?
Pearch Family / Sauger
What is the feeding group of the macro in the picture below?
Grazer - eats algae on rocks
Water Penny
A Secchi Disk is used to measure what water quality metric?
Turbidity
Name the area surrounding this stream.
Riparian buffer - vegetated or forested area along a stream which provides habitat for amphibians and reptiles.
Name this amphibian and a habitat where it could be found.
Bull Frog - wetlands, swamps, ponds, lakes, springs
Name the macro in the life cycle diagram shown here.
Complete life cycle
What does the chart below show?
Stream order
Name this invasive species and name the habitat it affects?
Hydrilla - Lakes and Ponds
Identify the snake in the picture below
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake
What is the life cycle of the macro in the picture below?
Mayfly - Incomplete Life Cycle
Egg, Nymph, Adult
What type of stream and which fish species would best be sampled using the equipment in the photo?
Small, freestone stream
Brook and Brown Trout - Electrofishing backpack
What would type fish community would include Brook Trout and Slimy Sculpins?
Coldwater Fishes
What is the name, daily take, and size limit of this PA Fish species?
Rainbow Trout - 5 daily, 7 inches long
In absence of tails, which identifying feature would allow you to differentiate these 2 aquatic macros?
Gills
Located on the thorax on a stonefly and abdomen on a mayfly
How many major watersheds are in PA and list them?
6 - Erie, Allegheny, Genesee, Potomac, Susquehanna, Delaware
Name the log structure below and explain it's purpose.
Log Cross Vane - Centers stream channel and creates pool habitat