U.S. Wildlife
This group includes deer, bears, and wolves
What are mammals?
This ecosystem has dense trees and provides oxygen and carbon storage.
What is a forest?
Observing and recording animal movement is called this.
What is tracking wildlife?
A simple, linear sequence of who eats whom.
What is a food chain?
Overuse of shared resources is called this.
What is the tragedy of the commons?
Eagles, hawks, and owls belong to this group.
What are birds?
Open areas dominated by grasses are called this.
What are grasslands?
A device used to capture images of animals in the wild.
What is a trail camera?
A complex system of interconnected food chains.
What is a food web?
One cause of this problem is lack of rules or enforcement.
What is the tragedy of the commons?
Frogs and salamanders are examples of this group.
What are amphibians?
This ecosystem has low rainfall and extreme temperatures.
What is a desert?
Scientists use these to follow animal movement remotely.
What are radio collars?
Plants are classified as this in a food chain.
What are producers?
Hunting and fishing help with this in ecosystems.
What is population control?
Animals like snakes and turtles are part of this group.
What are reptiles?
This cold, treeless ecosystem has permafrost.
What is the tundra?
Studying footprints and animal droppings is called this type of tracking.
What is footprint and scat identification?
Animals that eat plants are called this.
What are primary consumers?
This law helps protect endangered species in the U.S.
What is the Endangered Species Act?
Salmon, trout, and bass are examples of this type of wildlife.
What are fish?
These ecosystems help filter water and control flooding.
What are wetlands?
This advanced method uses genetic material to study animals.
What is DNA sampling?
These organisms break down dead material.
What are decomposers?
Name one way students can help wildlife.
What is recycle / reduce waste / respect wildlife / conservation participation?