‘We all Live On Earth'

Sea Animals

100

This large marine mammal is known for its intelligence and friendly behavior with humans.

Dolphins

200

This brightly colored fish is famous for “hiding” among sea anemones.

Clown Fish

300

This large marine mammal is known for its tusks and whiskers.

Walrus

400

This cephalopod can change its color and texture to camouflage itself.

Cuttlefish

500

This small shrimp-like animal is bioluminescent and forms the base of many ocean food chains.

Krill

Exotic and Rare Animals

100

This colorful bird, native to Australia, is known for its laughing call.

Kookaburra

200

This small mammal from Madagascar has large eyes and is active at night.

Lemur

300

This amphibian, native to Central and South America, secretes toxins through its skin and is often brightly colored.

Poison Dart Frog

400

This flightless bird is native to New Zealand and is known for its long beak and sensitive nostrils.

Kiwi

500

This rare, nocturnal mammal from Southeast Asia has a long, pointed snout and is known for its sticky tongue that can extend far to catch insects.

An anteater (or specifically the colugo anteater species)

 

Fruits and Vegetables

100

This fruit is the largest of the citrus family and is often used for its juice and zest.

Grapefruit

200

This small red berry is commonly used in pies and is also Canada’s provincial fruit of Nova Scotia.

Cranberry

300

This prairie-grown crop is often mistaken for a grain but is actually a seed used in salads and health foods.

Quinoa

400

This fruit ripens faster when placed next to bananas because of ethylene gas.

Avacados

500

Native to the Arctic and subarctic regions of Canada, this berry is sweet, dark blue, and grows on low-lying shrubs.

Crowberry

Plants and Trees

100

This tree is known for its white, peeling bark and is common in northern climates.

Birch Tree

200

This hardy tree species dominates Canada’s boreal forest and is used to make paper and lumber.

Spruce

300

This evergreen tree is commonly used as a Christmas tree in Canada and is known for its fragrant needles.

Balsam fir

400

This iconic West Coast tree was traditionally used by Indigenous peoples to build canoes, homes, and totem poles.

Western Red Cedar

500

This plant hormone helps control growth and is responsible for plants bending toward light.

Auxin 

Insects

100

This butterfly, found in parts of Canada, is Canada’s official national insect.

Monarch butterfly

200

This native Canadian beetle is a major forest pest known for killing pine trees in British Columbia and Alberta.

Mountain pine beetle

 

300

This large, harmless insect found in Canada drills into wood to lay its eggs and is often mistaken for a hornet.

Horntail wasp

400

This mosquito species is the primary carrier of West Nile virus in Canada.

Culex Pipiens (Culex Mosquito)

500

This moth species, native to Canada, was responsible for one of the largest forest defoliation outbreaks in Canadian history.

Spruce budworm