Animals that eat plants as their primary food source
What are herbivores
100
This salmonid is native to WV, but its habitat is threatened by mining, culverts, species introductions, and urbanization (just to name a few)
What are brook trout
100
An egg-laying, venomous, duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed mammal
What is the platypus
100
pH less than 7
What is an acid
200
This small flightless bird is native to New Zealand
What is the Kiwi
200
The study of ecosystems and how organisms interact with their environment
What is Ecology
200
Part of the eastern panhandle of WV drains to this estuary, the largest in US
What is the Chesapeake Bay
200
This ursine is WV's state mammal
What is the black bear
200
Oak, maples, and hickories all fall into this broad category of trees
What are hardwoods/deciduous
300
A modified muscular pouch behind the stomach in the alimentary canal of birds, having a thick lining and often containing ingested grit that aids in the breakdown of seeds before digestion.
What is the gizzard
300
Born on July 5th 1996, this was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell
Who is Dolly the sheep
300
The aquarium trade for this fish species exploded after Pixar's release of "Finding Nemo"
What is the clown fish
300
This pet is partially responsible for the decline of songbirds in the US and around the world
What is the house cat
300
This algea (Macrocystis pyrifera) is the fastest growing organism on earth and can grow at a rate of 70cm (two feet) a day.
What is the Giant Kelp
400
These new energy deriving structures are thought to have negative consequences on migratory birds
What are windmills
400
This animal will live nine days without its head, before it starves to death
What is the cockroach
400
This fin is located along the back of most fishes
What is the dorsal fin
400
This nocturnal halloween like creature is sanguinivorous
What is the vampire bat
400
The largest and longest bone in the human body.
What is the femur
500
This man is known for publishing "Birds of America," a collection of 435 life-size prints. A national birding society now bears his name
Who is John James Audubon
500
The first person to see a live cell with a microscope was this man, in 1674
Who is Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
500
These large marine sharks can tolerate freshwater and have been recorded as far north as Kentucky within the Ohio River
What are Bull Sharks
500
Largest extant mammal
What is the blue whale
500
This fiery opening in the earth's surface's name originally came from the name of the Roman god of fire