Animals
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Water Animals
ENSS Faculty
100

These armored mammals are the only animals besides humans to get leprosy. 

What is an armadillo?

100

This species, found along the western coast of the US, is the largest living species of tree. 

What is California Redwood?

100

This most famous of the national parks is home to the Old Faithful geyser. 

What is Yellowstone?

100

Scientists have found evidence that this species of cartilaginous fish can live several centuries, with the oldest specimen thought to be over 272 years old. 

What is the Greenland shark?

100

This country where Dr. Renner often does research is where he takes his J-term class.

Where is Rwanda?

200

This reptile has been found to have venom glands, debunking the common myth that it is the bacteria in its mouth that kills its prey. 

What is the komodo dragon?

200

These clingy plant-like organisms are actually a symbiotic relationship between algae and fungi or cyanobacteria.

What are lichens?

200

This national park has the highest concentration of natural stone arches in the world. 

What is Arches national park?

200

This large marine mammal is most closely related to elephants and hyraxes. 

What is the manatee?

200

This is the name of Dr. Levi's daughter, who commonly visits his classes. 

What is Phoebe?

300

This island-dwelling carnivore is endangered by devil facial tumor disease. 

What is the tasmanian devil?

300

This plant native to the Carolinas attracts its prey with sweet-smelling liquid and bright red leaf pads ringed with "teeth."

What is the venus flytrap?

300

This extreme national park is named for its extreme heat and its location in a basin below sea level

What is Death Valley national park?

300

Instead of being named for their herbivorous diet, this aquatic reptile is named for the color of its fat and cartilage. 

What is the green sea turtle?

300

DCH is the half-brother of this rapper who shares a name with a sauce commonly put on biscuits. 

Who is Yung Gravy?

400

These are the common names of the two species of alligator.

What are the American alligator and Chinese alligator?

400

Vanilla is a prominent example of this group of flowers, which are considered delicate and expensive

What are orchids?

400

This national park is famous for its waterfalls, particularly Grotto Falls. 

What is the Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

400

This smallest cetacean and world's rarest marine mammal is critically endangered in its native range of the northern Gulf of California.

What is the vaquita? 

400

This Lagomorph gives its name to the ecovillage founded by DCH. (Dancing " " Ecovillage)

What is a rabbit?

500

This closest relative of the giraffe was unknown to western science until 1901. 

What is the okapi?

500

This Iowa staple was domesticated by indigenous Americans about 10,000 years ago.

What is corn/maize?
500

This newest national park received its new title in February of 2019. 

What is Indiana Dunes national park?

500

When this deep-sea animal breeds, the males latch onto females and become parasites. 

What is an anglerfish?

500

This small predator can be found in the freezer in Dr. Summerville's lab. 

What is a bobcat?