Florida
Name a habitat in the Everglades.
Hammock, pinelands, sawgrass prairie, mangrove, cypress slough, coral reef, or gator hole.
Name something an alligator eats.
gar fish, smaller alligators, turtles, apple snails.
Name two plants in the sawgrass prairie.
sawgrass, periphyton, bladderwort, bacopa.
Name a human-caused problem in South Florida.
Deforestation, water pollution, exotic species introduction.
Define habitat.
a place which provides food, water, shelter and space for plants and animals.
What part of Florida does the water of the Everglades come from?
Rain - Kissimmee River Basin - Lake Okeechobee
Name an endangered species in South Florida.
Florida panther, manatee, American crocodile, red-cockaded woodpecker, Schaus swallowtail butterfly, green turtle
Name a plant in the hardwood hammock.
gumbo limbo, live oak, sabal palm, strangler fig.
What Native American tribes live in the Everglades?
Miccosukee and Seminole.
What is the name for the algae-like plant that sits on the top of the water's surface?
Periphyton!
What force of nature is necessary to maintain the pinelands?
fire kills the invading hardwoods but not the pineland plants which keeps the pinelands from becoming a hammock.
Name one of the two birds that stretches its wings out to dry.
cormorant and the anhinga.
Name a plant that lives in the pinelands.
slash pine, saw palmetto, sabal palm.
What is a way that fires can start in a pine rockland?
Humans (not putting out camp fires) or lightning
Each habitat has different factors that make it unique. Name one factor.
Name a characteristic of the hammock.
higher elevation, dry land, tall trees
Name a resident of an alligator hole.
alligator, birds, fish, willow, red bay.
Name an exotic plant or animal in the Everglades.
Australian Pine, melaleuca (or Australian paper tree), Brazilian pepper, tilapia, oscar, walking catfish.
What is one way humans negatively impact manatees?
Boating too quickly and hitting manatees.
What are the two seasons of the Everglades?
Wet and dry
Everglades, Biscayne and Dry Tortugas are ____________ parks. Big Cypress is a _________.
Everglades, Biscayne and Dry Tortugas are national parks. Big Cypress is a national preserve.
Name a bird with no feathers on its head.
turkey vulture, black vulture, woodstork.
What is the main tree found in a cypress dome?
What is one way we can protect the Everglades?
Visit, learn, and keep natural areas clean.
What are the Everglades mountains and valleys?
The changes in elevation that create different habitats.