Wildlife
Soils
Aquatics
Forestry
Forestry Roots to Indigenous
100
The largest deer in Virginia...
Elk; Cervus canadensis
100
What are the 5 soil forming factors?
Climate, Organic material, relief, Parent material, Time
100
What nutrients lead to eutrophication?
Nitrogen and Phosphorous
100
Name a Virginia native shrub.
Black berry, blue berry, mountain laurel, etc
100
To give respect to the indigenous people, before meetings what is given?
Land acknowledgement
“We acknowledge that we are on the traditional land of the ______ People.”
200
Which of the following is NOT a type of native frog?
*Gray *Spring Peeper *Little Grass *Green *Eastern Spadefoot *Marbled
Marbled (salamander)
200
What type of soil forms from the parent material found directly underneath?
residual or sedentary
200
What could be used to reduce urban stormwater runoff?
green roof, urban forestry, permeable pavers, rain gardens, rain barrels...
200
What percentage of oak trees bare acorns?
100%
200
Name a Siouan tribe present in VA at the time of 1st European contact.
Monacan, Manahoac, saponis, Occaneechis
300
Eastern Hognose
300
Name a soil nutrient that may be lost to combustion during a forest fire.
Nitrogen or Sulfur
K, P, and micronutrients are more stable.
300
Name a heavy metal toxin that biomagnifies in aquatic ecosystems.
Lead, Mercury, Arsenic, cadmium
300
What is the growing and cultivation of trees known as?
Silviculture
300
Approximately (rounding to the nearest 100) how many treaties have been ratified between the United States government and Native Nations?
100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700
400 (374) **Honored and upheld by US=0
400
My latin name is Lynx rufus
Bobcat
400
Which VA soil order is most likely to be found on mountainous slopes with little soil layer development?
inceptisols
400
chain pickerel
400
Which tree has bark described as RIDGES HORIZONTALLY BROKEN? Latin is...Quercus alba
white oak
400
What was the name of chief Powatan's only daughter?
Amonute -Not Pocohantas (that was her mother who died in childbirth)
500
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Bald eagle (juvenile) takes about 3 years for the white head to develop in plumage
500
The general term for the soil forming process is called:
pedogenesis
500
Name a VA anadromous.
American Shad, Blueback herrig, alewife (river herrig)
500
Which of the following is a the only true tree in VA that practices serotiny from extreme heat (fire)?
Virginia Pine Table Mountain Pine Loblolly Sassafrass American Holly Mountain Laurel
Table Mountain Pine (Valley & Ridge)
500
What is the native language of the Monacans?
Tutelo (Siouan based)