This state has roughly 96 species of mammals; the majority of which are terrestrial species.
What is ... FLORIDA!
100
The large red and black bill is knife-thin and the lower mandible is longer than the upper. The bird drags the lower bill through the water to catch small fish.
What is a Black Skimmer?
100
Two groups of animals that make up herptiles.
What are reptiles and amphibians?
100
A plant able to tolerate brackish or salty environments
What is a Halophyte
200
a) These animals may live in a combination of tidal marshes, tidal swamps, mudflats and coastal upland areas.
b) These animals live their entire lives in inshore and offshore waters.
a) What are coastal mammals?
b) What are marine mammals?
200
Males are glossy black all over. Females are dark brown above and russet below. Eye color ranges from dull brown along the western Gulf Coast to bright yellow along the Atlantic Coast.
What is a boat-tailed grackle?
200
State which has the richest concentration of herptiles
What is Florida?
200
Plants that are the first to establish themselves in disturbed areas
What is Pioneer species
300
The most successful and ubiquitous rodents in Florida.
What are rats?
300
They flip rocks, pebbles, and seaweed along shorelines in search of food. They have red legs and the males have a calico feather pattern during breeding season.
What is a Ruddy Turnstone?
300
Their 20-30 feet deep burrows also provide habitat for many other species.
What is a Gopher Tortoise?
300
Several stemmed woody plants , typically less than 20 feet tall
What is a shrub
400
This mammal may harbor several potentially dangerous diseases (such as rabies or distemper) or parasites. Their scat should not be handled without a dust mask. Ewww.
What is a raccoon?
400
This migratory species has the second largest average wingspan of any North American bird. The wingspan can reach 9 feet.
What is The American White Pelican?
400
Most abundant sea turtle, by far, in Florida.
What is the Loggerhead sea turtle?
400
The effect of salt spray on the growth form of plants along coastlines
What is Salt shear
500
The sophistication of this mammal's unique echolocation system surpasses current scientific understanding and has been estimated to be literally billions of times more efficient than any comparable system developed by humans. In addition, these amazing animals have excellent vision!
What is a bat?
500
A large "plover" that nests on gravel, rooftops, golf courses and lawns. It is known for doing a broken wing dance to distract would be predators away from its eggs.
What is a Killdeer?
500
Largest two reptilian predators in Florida.
What are the American crocodile and alligator?
500
Term used to describe a hill or ridge of sand that has accumulated on shore by wind or wave action