Here, Fishy Fishy
Gurgle Gurgle
I'm Crying Fowl
Pond-er This
Invert-e-what?
100
This is the fish that has a high tolerance for poor water quality.
What is the green sunfish? The common carp also thrives in ponds with poor water quality.
100
This is the name for scientists who study freshwater bodies.
What are limnologists?
100
This duck might have a dark, irridescent green head, bright yellow bill, and gray body.
What is a male mallard?
100
These organisms release oxygen into the water as they photosynthesize their food.
What are algae?
100
This larval macroinvertebrate emerges from the water together with almost all of the other larvae at the same time.
What is a mayfly larva?
200
This is the fish that can tolerate shallow water and low oxygen levels.
What is a yellow bullhead catfish?
200
This is a temporary pond.
What is an ephemeral pond?
200
This bird eats terrestrial grasses mostly.
What is a goose?
200
These are plants visible above the water's surface along the shoreline that have anchored roots.
What are emergent plants?
200
This very tolerant macroinvertebrate makes a sound like a cricket under water in order to attract a female.
What is a backswimmer?
300
This is the type of habitat that bluegills prefer.
What is a clear lake or pond with adequate vegetation to avoid predation?
300
These tiny organisms play a crucial role in the freshwater food chain.
What are plankton?
300
This is (1) the number of goose species in Illinois and (2) the most common species.
What are 10 and the Canada goose?
300
This is another name for a cattail.
What is a typha?
300
Another name for this larval macroinvertebrate is a water tiger.
What is a diving beetle?
400
This fish measures about 10 inches long.
What is the largemouth bass?
400
This is the layer of pond in which little light penetrates and the water is colder and denser than other layers.
What is the profundal zone?
400
This tall bird can stand motionless until it sees its prey. Then it strikes light lightning!
What is a great blue heron?
400
These are two examples of floating plants.
What are duckweed and water hyacinth?
400
This is one of the few animals that improves water quality.
What is a mussel? (It filters bacteria, algae, and particles.)
500
This fish was introduced from Europe in 1886.
What is the common carp?
500
This pond layer is dominated by phytoplankton and zooplankton along with some fish.
What is the limnetic zone?
500
These are the two primary habitat requirements for waterfowl.
What are (1) a body of water to land, escape, rest, and roost on and (2) an open feeding area with good visibility of the surroundings?
500
In this situation, algae can be more harmful than helpful.
What is when algae becomes overabundant and the decaying algae depletes oxygen levels during the summer? ("summerkill")
500
This macroinvertebrate has one pair of compound eyes above water and one pair below water.
What is a whirlygig beetle? (adult)
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