Name two ways you can tell the Native vs Invasive vining Rubus apart
-Rubus armeniacus vs Rubus Ursinus
- Thick 5 angle stem with stout prickles vs Smooth with fine week prickles
-> 10 flowers per inlf vs <10
Traditionally used as a food source and as fishing bait
Red huckleberry
vaccinium parvifolium
The only true aquatic songbird
American dipper
This species contains a substance used for pain relief
Salix(salicilic acid)
Explain the intermediate disturbance hypothesis
ecosystems with moderate levels of disturbance exhibit the highest biodiversity because it prevents dominant species from outcompeting others, allowing a wider range of species to coexist.
These four flowering plants have 5 petals and many stamen
Rubus parviflorus, rubus spectabilis, rubus armeniacus, rubus ursinus
This plant comes in pairs, what is the name and something important about the fruits
Twinberry Honeysuckle; Lonicera involucrata
-Berries are toxic but plant has medicinal purposes
Traditional use of Adiantum aleuticum
Basketry not edible
Crow or Raven
American Crow
This tree has serotinous cones
Pinus contorta ssp contorta
Define sexual dimorphism
observable differences in physical and behavioral traits between males and females of the same species
What species have you learned that are nocturnal?
Canis latrans, didelphis virginana, procyon lotor, Northern Spotted Owl,
What are some ways to tell the two salt water aquatic mammals you learned apart?
Harbor seals have no ear flaps and spotted coats
This species's root bark is used for basketry
Picea sitchensis
Two Old Growth bird species
Marbled Murrelet and Spotted Owl
What species is this?
Alnus rubra bonus points for naming a traditional use
Type of flowering inflorescence seen in wind pollinated species( red alder and willow)
Catkin
Contains cyanide and cant be eaten raw
Sambucus racemosa
How has sequoia sempervirens been used by the Yurok people?
Used to make homes, canoes, and bark is used for tea
What does this species eat?
Burrows in banks, eats crayfish and other aquatic prey
Name of the appendage used by trillium to attach seeds to ants
Elaiosome
These four species you learned are in the Ericacea family
Gaultheria shallon, Vaccinium ovatum, Vaccinium parvifolium, Rhododendron
term for animals that evolved to exist with/be in close proximity humans
Synanthrope or synanthropic