Freshwater Ecosystem
Reptiles
Florida Fish
Invertabrate
Mammals
100
Which of the following best describes the Florida Everglades? A. Fresh water marsh B. A salt marsh C. A bog D. A swamp
What is A. a swamp
100
What reptile lives in swamps in Florida?
What is crocodile or alligator
100
The Florida state freshwater fish
What is Large Mouth Bass
100
What the Florida spiney lobster does not have protection for
What is the claws
100
This marine mammal consumes 15% of its body weight in plant matter
What is Florida Manatee
200
As water moves slowly through a wetland, some waste materials settle out, some wastes are absorbed by plants and silt and mud are trapped by plants. In this way, wetlands act as natural: A. Artesian wells B. Filters C. Habitats D. Tributaries
What is B. Filters
200
Though it is not venomous, this reptile is able to consume venomous snakes with ease
What is the Indigo Snake
200
The Florida state saltwater fish
What is Atlantic Sail Fish
200
The name of the flatworm that lives on the horseshoe crab in Florida
What is Bdelloura candida
200
This mammal once roamed anywhere from the Everglades to Texas
What is Florida Panther
300
Which of the following is not a type of freshwater? A. A bog B. A swamp C. A lake D. A marsh
What is C. a lake
300
Name 3 types of crocodiles
What is Nile, Saltwater and Florida
300
How many freshwater fishes are known in Florida
What is 34
300
What Florida sea urchins prefer to eat
What is algae
300
Most marine mammals have this to help them survive the cold water temperatures in the ocean
What is blubber
400
Underground layers of rock or sediment that hold water is:
What is an aquifer
400
Where most of Florida’s wetlands are located
What is the Everglades
400
- What is the only established exotic fish introduced by FWC in 1984 to help control undesirable exotic fishes?
What is Butterfly Peacock
400
Why is the Zebra Longwing butterfly classified as an invertebrate? A. It has wings B. It has antennae C. It does not have a backbone D. It lives in tropical areas
What is C. it does not have a backbone
400
Florida river otters are found throughout the state except --------------------
What is the Keys
500
All of the following human activities threaten the Everglades except: A. Preservation B. The introduction of new species C. Development D. Agriculture
What is A. Preservation
500
What is the bite force of an alligator snapping turtle?
What is 12,000 psi
500
Toxic algae blooms are an example of ---------------------
What is natural fish kill
500
The robber fly is an arthropod. Which of these characteristics is shared by ALL arthropods A. They live in water B. They can fly C. They have a hard outer covering D. They give birth to young live
What is A. they all live in water
500
In south Florida this mammal's tail forms a brown tuft and is found in sawgrass marshes, sugar cane fields , mangrove swamps and on canal banks
What is Marsh Rabbit
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