Salmon
Organisms
Ecosystems
Potpourri
Vocabulary
100

What is the species of salmon we have in our classroom?

Chinook

100

These organisms are capable of being seen with the naked eye and do not have a vertebrae. 

Macroinvertebrates

100

Abiotic means _________

Non-living

100

What is the capital of Iceland?

Reykjavík

100

Any living thing is called what?

An organism

200

At what phase in their lifecycle will we release our salmon into their natal rivers?

Smolt

200

These organisms are born in freshwater, migrate to saltwater to mature, and then migrate back to freshwater to spawn.

Anadromous

200

A squirrel is an example of what?

An individual

200

How do you find the area of a parallelogram? 

Area = length x width

200

These type of services control parts of the ecosystem - like how forests help to remove air pollution and plants prevent erosion.

Regulating services
300

What is the first phase of a salmon's lifecycle?

Green Egg

300

These organisms create the foundation of every food web.

Producers
300

A pack of wolves is considered what?

A population

300

How many branches of government does the United States have?

Three

300

These types of services provide supplies that we need - like food from agriculture and wood from logging.

Provisioning services

400

What are the marks on our Chinook salmon called?

Parr

400

These type of organism eat producers. 

Primary consumers
400

Trees, grass, and shrubs are considered what?

A community

400

What type of fish is Marlin in "Finding Nemo"?

A Clownfish

400

Benefits from the environment are called what?

Ecosystem services
500

Our freshwater Salmon would be considered what type of fish?

Potadromous

500

These type of organisms can be both predator and prey. 

Secondary consumers

500

All of the interacting biotic and abiotic factors in a specified area is what?

An ecosystem

500

What's Mr. Jackson's favorite color?

Green

500
Ecosystems that have similar environments and organisms are called what?

Biomes

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