Trees
This is the state tree of Iowa
What is the oak tree?
This is the national mammal
What is a bison?
What is the process called when snakes grow and shed their old skin
What is molting?
Insects help do this for many prairie plants
Iowa's State Bird
What is the goldfinch
A popular tree to tap to get a sweet treat
What is a Maple tree?
North America's only marsupial
What is an opossum?
Amphibians can only be found in this type of water
What is fresh water?
This prairie grass resembles a turkey's foot
What is big bluestem?
This is the shape of the beak for a cardinal
What is a cone-shaped beak
This term describes trees that lose all their leaves each year
What is deciduous trees?
Beaver teeth appear orange because of this element
What is iron?
Snakes use this to smell
What is their tongue?
This is one of the most important tools to keep a prairie healthy
What is fire?
This animal was almost the national emblem/bird for the United States
What is the turkey
The berrylike fruit of this tree is a favorite food of birds and other critters
What is a mulberry tree?
This animal sleeps the longest of any animal, up to 22 hours a day
What is a Koala
Frogs do this to help them eat
What is close their eyes?
Prairie plant roots help decrease this
What is erosion?
Bluejays, crows, and ravens are part of what family?
What is Corvidae or Corvid
This pigment is part of the reason why some leaves turn yellow or orange in the fall
What is carotenes?
A dog sweats through this body part
This is the first species of turtle to become active in the spring in Iowa
What is a painted turtle?
Tallgrass prairie once covered more than 80% of Iowa, how much of the original tallgrass prairie remains today
What is 0.1%?
Wild swans can live to be this old
What is 20 years old?