NEC / WCWP
RANDOM
Insects
Mushrooms
Forestry
100
What does the pinky stand for in our "5 Finger Contract"?
Safety
100
Name one of the two creeks located within the park.
Little Rock Creek and Walnut Creek
100
True or False: A scorpion is an insect.
FALSE
100
True or False: Mushrooms can be deadly if eaten.
TRUE
100
What are annuli?
Tree rings representing its growth/age
200
Name one of the two places that NEC has visited this year on a field trip.
Forest Ridge Park & Yates Mill County Park
200
What type of organisms are being studied and bred at the research lab we visited on our second field trip?
mussels
200
How many legs do insects have?
6
200
What role do fungi play in the ecosystem?
Decomposers
200
How do trees get their nutrients in winter?
Through their roots
300
How many snakes are in the lobby?
2
300
What is the name of Walnut Creek's resident box turtle?
Mr. T
300
Name the three body segments of an insect.
head, thorax, abdomen
300
What species of fungus is this?
Turkey tail
300
What is the process that trees produce their food through their leaves?
photosynthesis
400
What does a grist mill do (like the one we saw on a field trip)?
Grinds corn into cornmeal
400
What is this:
Dragonfly larvae
400
What type of eye is made of many tiny lenses?
Compound
400
Name one structure under the mushroom's cap that creates spores.
gills or pores or teeth
400
Name two reasons why trees are important
Food (humans and animals), medicine, shade, oxygen, beauty, habitat, materials for construction and furniture
500
What is the name of the man who grew up near WCWP and helped found the park?
Dr. Norman Camp
500
What area of land are we in that collects and drains water to the Neuse River? Walnut Creek _______
Watershed
500
What do insects breathe with/through?
spiracles
500
What is mycelium?
Network that allows nutrient absorption, stabilizes the mushroom and allows it to communicate with other fungus.
500
What kind of leaf arrangement is this?
Alternate