Forestry
Tree with flat bottom and tall
What is an American Chestnut?
they feed mainly on insects.
What is an insectivora?
Water dries up
Whats evaporation?
Species in imminent danger
What is endangered
Rosa Multiflora (Forestry)
What is a Multiflora Rose?
A species that is not native to an area and causes harm to human health, the environment, or the economy.
What is an invasive plant?
They are tiny, ferocious predators. They range in size
What is a shrew?
Green salamander thats endangered
What a green salamander?
A key issue threatening biodiversity
What is an invasive species?
Thamnopnis sirtalis sirtalis (aquatics)
What is an Eastern Gartner Snake?
Known as ALB, is another invasive bark-boring insect transported by firewood.
What is a Asian Longhorned Beetle?
found almost everywhere people live. Like the Norway and black rats, the house mouse is an Old World species inadvertently brought to North America by European settlers. Ever since they have permeated every human settlement and have adapted perfectly to living among people. They will eat just about anything associated with us and our trash and are considered a nuisance and expensive pest.
What is a House Mouse
It is the smallest of Pennsylvania's three venomous snakes
What is a Eastern Massasauga?
The variety of life on earth
What is Bioversity?
Ulmus Americana (Forestry)
What is American Elm?
Leaves: SIMPLE; OVATE shaped; ENTIRE margins; have a sharp pointed tip and undersides are fuzzy; 1”-3” long. NOT NATIVE
What is an Bush Honeysuckle?
Gets it name from its big, furry hind feet designed for travel over deep snow
What is a Snowshoe Hare?
PA water sheds
What is Potomac River Basin, Genesse River Basin, Ohio River Basin, Lake Erie Basin, Delaware River Basin , or Susquehanna River Basin. (one point each)
The greatest challenge we face in protecting biodiversity
What is balancing needs?
Mus musculus (wildlife)
What is a House Mouse?
Leaves: SIMPLE; 4 LOBED; leaf shape resembles a cat’s face; 4”-6” in diameter; yellow Autumn color.
What is a tulip tree?
Pennsylvania shares many of the same habitats. They avoid serious competition over food thanks to their different hunting strategies, and also have unique wing feathers that help them fly quietly. The front edge of each wing is serrated to reduce any sound from their wings.
What is an owl?
perhaps the one turtle most often seen in its range
What is an Eastern Box Turtle?
Species that have disappeared from PA but exist elsewhere
What is extirpated?
Napaeozapus insignis (Wildlife)
What is a Woodland Jumping Mice