Fire Ecology
What is one element of the fire triangle?
Fuel, heat, oxygen
What is the primary source of energy in all ecosystems?
The Sun
What is a bees home called?
A hive
Can you eat new growth on a Douglas Fir?
Yes
What is the name for fuels that climb into the canopy?
Ladder fuels
True or False: A Pond Ecosystem is a deep body of salt water that has water flowing in and out of it
False-A pond ecosystem is freshwater that is shallow (typically less than 15 ft deep) and is generally still
Name the 3 kinds of bees that live in a hive:
Worker, Drone, Queen
How many needles does a Ponderosa Pine have in its bundles?
3
True or False: Forest fires are always bad
False-controlled/low intensity fires can help reduce ground fuels
In the food chain, what do we call an organism that can make their own food-for example algae, lichen, aquatic plants, and some bacteria)
Producers
What do bees drink from a flower?
Nectar
Can poison oak flower?
Yes
Can fire be beneficial for certain species?
yes, species like fungi can benefit greatly after a fire
What do we call a biological community of living organisms that live and interact with each other. Hint: It starts with an “E”
an Ecosystem
What do bees turn the nectar into (which we like to eat)?
Honey
Which direction do Jeffery Pine Cone needles point?
down
What element of the fire triangle can we most directly control?
Fuels- thinning trees or removing undergrowth
Name the 3 main categories of organisms in the pond food chain
Producer, Consumer, and Decomposer (100 bonus points: what category do humans fall under in the food chain?)
True or false: A honeybee can only sting one time and then it dies
True-the worker bees can only sting once, however the Queen can sting multiple times without dying
What trees are pencils usually made out of?
Douglas Fir