Plants
Another 3-leafed plant besides poison ivy you shouldn't touch.
What is poison oak?
This stinging insect was accidentally introduced to the U.S. through a port in Mobile, Alabama from South America.
What are fire ants?
A group of crows is called this.
What is a murder?
This is the most common element in our universe.
What is hydrogen?
This late-blooming flower is the state flower of Alabama and often referred to as the "Rose of the Winter"
What is the camellia?
This spice commonly used in baking is made from the inner bark of a tree.
What is cinnamon?
This insect can produce sounds that reach up to 100 decibels and are the loudest insect species.
What are cicadas?
This animal is North America's only marsupial.
What is a opossum?
The three main types of rock are metamorphic, sedimentary, and what other rock that is born from fire?
What is igneous?
This is Alabama's tallest point, located in the Talladega Mountains, and is also located in one our state parks.
What is Mount Cheaha?
What type of tree has distinctive peeling bark?
What are birches?
This prime number is the number of body parts an insect has.
What is 3?
This type of bird's tongue wraps around its skull to cushion its brain.
What are woodpeckers?
This is the hardest natural substance on earth.
What is a diamond?
This government program started during the Great Depression was responsible for the construction of our state parks, including Chewacla.
What is the CCC?
The state tree of Alabama is this stately pine.
This is the world's strongest insect and can pull more to 1000x times its own weight.
What is a dung beetle?
This motherly aquatic reptile carries her babies in her mouth or on her back.
What are alligators?
This is the brighest star in our night sky and is often referred to as the "Dog Star".
What is Sirius?
Alabama's State Bird is colloquially called the yellowhammer, but it's official name is this.
What is a Northern Flicker?
This term meaning "two house" refers to plants having either male or female parts, but not both.
What is dioecious?
This insect group represent the largest insect group on earth; 40% of all insects.
What are beetles?
This invasive bird named after the night sky was introduced to America in 1890.
What are starlings?
This state has the most number of tornadoes and has averaged over 100 per year for the past 5 years.
What is Texas?
The official state mammal of Alabama is this large, powerful omnivore.
What is a black bear?