Animals
North America's only marsupial.
Virginia opossum
This tree found in the Pacific Northwest is often referred to as "The Tree of Life."
Western Red Cedar
This ecosystem is an important transition zone for salmon and is where freshwater from rivers meets saltwater from the ocean.
Estuary
This mountain is the tallest peak on the Olympic Peninsula.
Mount Olympus
The color of a Polar Bear's skin.
Black
The official state tree of Washington.
Western Hemlock
Percentage of the Earth's surface covered by ocean.
Approximately 70%
This is the largest island in the world.
Greenland
This animal has the largest geographic range of any native terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere.
Cougar
The bark of these trees and shrubs contain salicylate, which is closely related to asprin, and has traditionally been used as a pain killer.
Willow
This ocean is the smallest of the world's oceans.
The Arctic Ocean
This river is the longest river on the Olympic Peninsula.
The Sol Duc
Also known as "water bears," these tiny but macroscopic invertebrates are the only animals capable of surviving the vacuum and cosmic radiation of outer space.
Tardigrades
This plant is frequently associated with the Asian continent, can grow up to 12 inches in a single day, and is technically a "giant grass" rather than a tree.
Bamboo
Giant kelp can grow this fast in a day under ideal conditions.
2 feet
This desert, found in South America, is driest place in the world.
Atacama Desert
_____ make up an estimated 90% of all animal species.
Insects
Mountain Tree shrews have a symbiotic relationship with these plants. They use them as toilets providing the plant with essential minerals.
Pitcher plants
This slow moving filter feeder is the largest living species of fish.
Whale Shark
While called a sea, this body of water is the largest lake in the world.
Caspian Sea