Wildlife
Forestry
Aquatics
Soils
Nonpoint Source Pollution
100
What level of the food chain does this animal occupy?
primary consumer
100
Name the tree.
flowering dogwood
100
What are the 4 main VA tributaries to the Chesapeake Bay?
Potomac, Rappahannock, James, York
100
What type of soil texture (of the 3 main) has the highest cation exchange?
clay: smallest, so most surface area.
Cation exchange is the reversible process where positively charged ions (cations) are swapped between a solid material and a surrounding liquid, allowing soils and other materials to retain and supply essential nutrients.
100
Name an example of Point Source Pollution.
BP Oil spill, pipe going into river; smokestack
200
Name the species.
bobwhite quail
200
Name the tree.
eastern redbud
200
Name a fish that is currently being restored in Virginia.
Brook Trout, American Shad, Candy Darter...
200
Which horizon is composed of humus?
O
200
How would a check dam help to reduce NPS?
It slows water down on a slope, allowing time for infiltration to reduce the runoff of nutrients.
300
Name the animal.
Virginia Big Eared Bat
300
What is the volume of a board foot?
1 in x 12 in x 12in = 144in^3
300
Name the Macro
Caddisfly
300
What are the 4 components of soil?
inorganic material (regolith), organic material, water, & air
300
How can urbanization reduce NPS pollution?
More walkable, less driving....
400
When training a hunting dog, you are permitted to use what game? Name a specific game.
Rabbit or nonmigratory birds, but none can be killed and taken
400
How many feet are in a board?
16 feet
400
Name the Macro
Damselfly
If you said mayfly, close, but this one has the feathered tail.
400
What color would soil that is submerged in water most of the year be?
gray or green
400
What does NWQI reference?
National Water Quality Initiative
500
Name an additional hunting regulation that Sundays have (that other days do not).
Can't hunt within 200 yards of a place of worship. Cannot use hunting dogs.
500
What pine tree is known for its ability to thrive in wetland areas?
Loblolly & bald cypress
500
What are the 3 species noted in the EPT index?
mayflies, stoneflies, caddisflies
500
Soil that forms on the rocks directly below without transporting sediments is known as...
residual or residuum
500
How can agricultural NPS pollution be reduced; aside from adding riparian buffers?
Answers will vary