Hunting Safety
The first rule of hunting safety
Point the muzzle in a safe direction
Where does all energy originate in an ecosystem
The sun
snakes, owls, cayote, fox, squirrel, fish, etc
What is an omnivore?
What is one outdoor activity you enjoy doing?
Playing sports, hiking, fishing, hunting, swimming, running, gardening, watching animals, etc
The color hunters should wear while deer hunting
daylight fluorescent orange, blaze orange
Three needs every living thing has
Food, water, oxygen
(Other acceptable answers: warmth, space, shelter)
Eastern Box Turtle
Name two animals an owl might eat
Vole, rat, mouse, bird, etc
What are the three soil textures?
Clay, sand, and silt
When should you put a safety harness on?
Anytime you're off the ground
The population size that an area can support with enough resources for them to survive
Carrying capacity
Is it legal to keep a tiger as a pet in North Carolina?
No
Name three foods a black bear would eat
Fish, meat, berries, nuts, insects, plants
Name two ways humans use water
Drinking, Bathing, Cooking Food, Cleaning clothes, cleaning dishes, flushing toilets, manufacturing, watering crops, giving to animals, etc.
The number of bucks a hunter can take in a year in North Carolina
Two bucks
Name one way a wetland is important
water purification, reduced flooding, biodiversity, tourism, carbon sequestration, pollution cleaning, etc
Name one type of snake found in North Carolina
Copperhead, water snake, Eastern Diamondback, Cottonmouth/Water Moccasin, Worm Snake, Milk Snake, Racer, Garter Snake, Corn Snake, etc
Name a predator species found in the wild in North Carolina
Cayote, Owl, Black Bear, Bobcat, Shark, etc
Name two natural disasters that can occur in North Carolina
Rifling
A model that shows how energy flows through an ecosystem by showing who eats who
What characteristic of birds makes them light enough to fly?
Hollow bones
Name an herbivorous species found in North Carolina
Rabbit, Mouse, Cow, etc
What is a definition of sustainability?