What species is this?
Who am I?
Are you smarter than an undergrad?
How well do you know California?
100

I’m known for my bony plates and venomous spines along my body. I live near the sea floor, mainly in intertidal regions. My 2023 fishing season in California was uncertain.

Rockfish

100

Is afraid of birds, especially pigeons

Anushka

100

What is specific heat?

energy in J required to raise substance’s temp by 1 degree C

100

Which California aquarium has the first living Kelp forest exhibit?

Monterey Bay Aquarium  

200

Where is Eucalyptus globulus native to and what century was it introduced to California?

Australia in 1853 (1800s) 

200

Has spent more hours on boats than in cars the past 2 years

Lawrence

200

This concept links fishing with game theory, ecology and economics.

Tragedy of the commons.

200

“Light the beam” is the motto of what California sports team?

Sacramento Kings 

300

What crustacean can grow to 40cm and lives up to 10 years on the deep sea floor? It is characterized by its size, which is 16 times bigger than its common terrestrial relative commonly found in rotting wood and soil under large rocks. Monterey Bay Aquarium has a few of these specimens in a touch tank. They live in the Indo Pacific + Western Atlantic waters

Giant Isopod 

300

Was voted most likely to take over the world in high school

Katie

300

Define reconciliation ecology

Promoting conservation in human-dominated landscapes

300

How many schools are in the UC System? Name all of them

San Diego, Santa Cruz, Berkeley, Los Angeles, Merced, Irvine, Davis, Santa Barbara, Riverside, San Francisco

400

What classification do some argue palm trees belong to if not trees?

Grass  

400

Who are these two people? (A) Was chased at night by one of the most venomous snakes in North America and (B) Has broken her left elbow twice on different Labor Days

Mina and Leah

400

The _____ effect causes Earths ocean gyres to rotate in different directions in the northern and southern hemispheres. It’s also why there are no hurricanes at the equator.

Coriolis  

400

What is the lowest point in North America called and where is it?  

Badwater Basin, Deathvalley  

500

This small fish species begins its life in shallow coastal waters, with young born live and resembling miniature adults, often found in shoals around eelgrass beds and pier pilings. Throughout its short lifespan of typically 2-3 years, it feeds on plankton and small invertebrates, tolerates various water conditions, and is a popular catch for recreational fishermen, especially young anglers along the California coast.

Shiner perch

500

Which two staff members are these? (A) Once crossed the equator on a Russian icebreaker and (B) has scaled the sewer systems of UCI

Pike and Anh

500

In race and gender studies classes, this civil rights advocate is often credited for developing the term “intersectionality”

Kimberlé Crenshaw

500

Which 2 California species inspired the character the Lorax?

Garibaldi and sea lion