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100
What are the qualities of an old growth forest? Bonus: When is forest disturbance good?
Needs to be at least 200-­250 years old. Multi­age Multi­layered canopy Has snags & standing dead wood Downed woody debris Has defects (ie, parasites, rot...)
100
This is responsible for creating the horizontal movement of westerlies and trade winds.
What is the Coriolis Effect?
100
Rate the age of the two different cascade ranges and Siskiyou range in order from oldest to youngest. Bonus: How old is each?
Siskiyou-75m Western Cascade- a couple million High Cascade- under a million
100
What type of tree dominates the fire forest and what type dominates the snow forest? Bonus: What elevation is the transitional boundary between those two forests?
What is douglas and white fir Bonus: 4000-4500ft
100
A skunk, wolf lichen, and rough-skinned newts all have this trait that tells predators that they should no eat them.
Aposematic Coloration
200
Why does low prodctivity not mean low diversity? Bonus: Name a place where this is certainly not true.
Serpentine soils!
200
Why are our deserts mainly located on the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn?
They are where the air is converging down(and warming) between the Hadley Cells and Ferrell Cells.
200
This is the name of land that is scraped off of one plate and ono another as it subducts underneath it.
What is a terrane.
200
A macroinvertebrate that molts multiple times is said to undergo what kind of metamorphosis? Bonus: Name as many macroinvertebrates that represent good H2O quality as you can.
Incomplete Metamorphosis.
200
What 2 things in nature fix the most nitrogen?
bacteria and lightning
300
Give 1 example of each of the different types of symbiosis that could occur in Southern Oregon.
Yeeeehawwwww!
300
In a Mediterranean climate, between what two months does 80% of the rain fall?
November-March
300
Where are the closest examples of each type of plate boundary to us?
Alllllrriiiight!
300
What are the 3 different types of lichen?
Crustose, foliose, and fruticose
300
Gopher snakes shaking their tails, getting into a striking pose, and hissing is a classic display of
Batesian mimicry.
400
How can fires increase biodiversity? Bonus: What is the average fire return interval in the Siskiyous around Ashland?
-allow for dif. seral/successional stages -many plant in southern Oregon are fire adapted and depend on Bonus: About 12-20 years. Differs depending on plant communities, aspect, and elevation
400
What is Ashland's average annual rainfall? Bonus: Why is it so much less than Brookings' rainfall?
25-30' Mountains
400
What are 2 sedimentary rock formations found in the Rogue Valley? Bonus: What are they each composed of?
The Hornbrook Formation located between Jacksonville and the Siskiyou Summit is a marine deposit rich in fossils such as ammonites and clams. The age is late Cretaceous and early Tertiary. The Payne Cliffs formation is alluvial composed of sediments representing eroded Cascades. The formation contains leaf and wood fossils.
400
Species that migrate from the ocean to spawn in freshwater systems are called anadromous, what is the name for species that do the opposite?
Catadromous
400
What is the species of oak that has deep acorn caps and pointed leaves. Bonus: What oak is found at higher elevations? Double Bonus: What oak is found on Serpentine soils?
Black, White?, Brewers (white oak subspecies)
500
What are the biggest threats to biodiversity? Bonus: What do you as an environmental educator plan to do to mitigate these harmful effects?
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500
On what 2 days would we have the exact same day length as a place equidistant from the equator in the southern hemisphere?
The 2 equinoxes
500
You're standing on a 5000ft ladder on the top of Hobart Bluff. Bear Creek watershed is right in front of you. What mountain on the right side of the valley is not volcanic?
Roxy Anne
500
Why do conifers outcompete deciduous trees in Southern Oregon? Bonus: Describe some conifer and deciduous adaptations.
Harsh climate and high elevations
500
Give a description and example of each of the 3 different grass types
woohoo!