Animals
This animal is on the California state flag
Grizzly bear
Name the California state flower
California Poppy
This term describes how water wears away rock over time
Erosion
Name the mountain range runs through Yosemite National Park
Sierra Nevada
The average human can survive for weeks without food, but only a few days without this
water
This cat, also called a Puma, is the largest native cat in California
mountain lion
This California tree species is the tallest tree on Earth
Redwood
The term for a type of species that reproduces quickly in its non-native habitat
invasive species
This California peak is the tallest point in the contiguous U.S.
Mount Whitney
This is the most important thing to do if you get lost in the woods
stay in one place
This creature is the most harmful predator both in California and wordwide
humans
The scientific term for how a plant converts sunlight to sugar
Photosynthesis
These high, wispy clouds are common in the skies above Yosemite
Cirrus
Name the California park that contains the lowest point in North America
Death Valley
These 3 things are often called the "pillars of survival"
Food, water, shelter
This bird is both a campground menace and an ecological threat, preying on marbled murrelets
Steller's Jay
The term for a plant that loses its leaves in fall
Deciduous
The term for an area of land where all the rain and runoff water flows to the same body of water
Watershed
The most common type of rock in Yosemite
Granite
This word can mean throwing a ball, or putting up a tent
Pitching
Declared extinct in the state in1920, this predator began returning to California in 2011, and now their population is growing
Gray wolves
This conifer is the most common tree in Yosemite, and is often confused with a redwood because of it's orange-hued bark
Ponderosa Pine
This underground, molten rock is only called lava once it breaks through the earth's surface
magma
This famous naturalist helped create Yosemite National Park, and has California's second-longest trail named after him
John Muir
This medical emergency occurs when your body loses heat faster than it can produce it
hypothermia