Name this fish:
Brook Trout
What layer of soil is known to contain the highest percent humus?
O Horizon (or A I guess...but O is better)
State tree
Flowering Dogwood
What lives here?
squirrel
Name an invasive aquatic species
zebra mussel, Chinese mitten crab, Snakehead
The addition of which sediment texture would increase drainage?
sand (gravel is really not a sediment texture)
What type of forest (biome) is characterized as having predominantly evergreens?
Boreal (or taiga)
Looking at the skulls, what is the difference to look for between nutria and beaver?
Ears on top, above the water so they can be submerged and hear predators while swimming on the water.
How could planting a riparian buffer increase dissolved oxygen?
Shade lowers water temperature leading to higher DO
What weathering type refers to the carrying of sediment and rubbing it against a rock?
abrasion
Which of the following trees would be considered the most shade tolerant?
White oak
Redbud
White Pine
Magnolia
Redbud
What is my latin name?
Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Urocyon works)
What 2 chemicals are the primary cause of eutrophication?
Nitrogen & Phosphorus
What part of a river has the greatest deposition?
Delta (inside of a curve also...but that is not the absolute most)
Which tree is known for being intolerant of fires?
redbud, red maple, longleaf pine, river birch
Who am I?
tufted titmouse
How could the addition of a dam improve water quality downstream?
sediment and runoff held back from continuing downstream
The addition of Urea would be best to combat which nutrient defficency?
Nitrogen
Which layer of the forest receives the most sunlight?
What federally threatened crustacean was recently hatched at a hatchery and released back to its home in the McClure River of Southwestern Virginia?
Big Sandy Grayfish