Animals
This animal’s population was extirpated (local extinction) due to North American settlers.
Bison
American Kestrel
Abdomen, thorax, head
This type of leaf margin is completely smooth
Entire
This wildflower can be used to wash off fish smell from your hands.
Pineapple weed
What percentage of a grizzly bear’s diet is meat?
30%
True or False:
Fish have spinal chords
True
How large are Ticks?
This shrub’s branches were traditionally used to clean teeth.
Willow
True or false?
All parts of the Mountain Death Camas are poisonous
True
30,000
This fish is the provincial fish of Alberta
Bull Trout
True or False:
Pulling leaches from the skin is the most effective form of removal.
False, this can lead to infection
This shrub’s leaves can be TOXIC when wilted.
Wild Red Raspberry
What is the second step of a germinating seed?
The seed skin spits open
This animal was immortalized being put on the Canadian quarter.
Caribou
This is the most common grouse in all of Alberta.
Ruffed Grouse
How long can the bite of a Hobo Spider take to heal?
Up to one year
How many sides to each type of needle?
- Pine
- Spruce
- Fir
Pine = 2
Spruce = 4
Fir = 3
The common name ‘banebarry’ from the plant Red and White Baneberry was derived from an Anglo-Saxon word meaning what?
Murderous
This is how you identify a Bighorn Sheep’s age.
This is why Ovenbirds got their name.
Their nest are domed, resembling to an old-fashioned outdoor oven.
Ticks
Traditionally, the gum of this tree was chewed to relieve indigestion.
Larch
What causes the skin irritation from Stinging Nettle?
The Formica acid from its plant hairs