Arctic Tundra
Name That Phylum!
Pop Culture
Ocean Life
eWildlifer Questions
100

This Arctic mammal shows one of the strongest documented examples of countercurrent heat exchange in the nasal passages, minimizing respiratory heat loss at −40°C

Arctic fox

100

Moose, bear, whales

Chordata
100

This reality TV show follows crab fishermen in the Bering Sea. 

Deadliest Catch

100

This small shark leaves little circular shaped bites in its prey, which consists of whales, tuna, and even submarines!

Cookie Cutter Shark

100

Based on documented harvest totals, this is the most harvested game mammal in the United States. 

The white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), with roughly 6–7 million harvested annually.

200

This tundra rodent exhibits cyclic population crashes linked not only to predation but also to plant secondary metabolite accumulation

Lemming

200

Clams, snails, octopuses

Mollusca

200

This animated show features a sarcastic talking Arctic fox named Swiper. 

Dora the Explorer

200

This process drives nutrient-rich deep water to the surface, fueling high productivity zones

Upwelling

200

March 8 is International Women’s Day. Praised by Charles Darwin and written anonymously “by a lady,” Rural Hours was published in 1850. The author was the first recognized female nature writer. This was her name. 

Susan Fenimore Cooper

300

This predator-prey system is the canonical Arctic example used to test non-linear population oscillation models (beyond classic lynx-hare systems)

Lemming-snowy owl system

300

Sea stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers

Echinodermata

300

This HBO series includes massive “dire wolves,” a real extinct species Canis (Aenocyon) dirus. 

Game of Thrones

300

This cryophilic species produces antifreeze proteins that inhibit ice crystal growth rather than simply lowering freezing point

Arctic cod

300

A Clover Trap (actually named after a person named Clover, not the plant) is used to capture this kind of animal. 

Ungulates

400

This insect survives freezing solid by producing glycerol as a cryoprotectant

Arctic woolly bear caterpillar

400

Jellyfish, anemones, corals 

Cnidaria

400

This horror-prequel set in Antarctica involves a parasitic organism mimicking sled dogs and humans. 

The Thing

400

This process does not kill coral immediately but removes its symbiotic algae

Coral bleaching

400

John Oliver wondered about this bird (provide common or scientific name), thinking “…how a flamingo could have gotten its stupid bird face stuck into a panini press?”

Roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)

500

This Arctic seabird times breeding to peak zooplankton availability, making it highly sensitive to phenological mismatch driven by climate change?

Little auk

500

Breadcrumb Sponge, Loggerhead Sponge, Sulphur Sponge

Porifera

500

This Baha Men song asks about a domestic species that is often referred to as "man's best friend". 

Who Let the Dogs Out?

500

This shark is the only known fish with full-body endothermy, not just regional heat retention.

Opah

500

Bird call imitations are part of this symphony by Ludwig von Beethoven. 

Symphony No. 6 (in F major, Opus 68; also known as the Pastoral Symphony)