Carnivore Classification | Rodent Reference | Scientific Symmetry | How many are there? | Literally Lakes |
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What is the Bobcat.
This small member of the Felidae family is also known as Lynx rufus.
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What is Rodentia.
This order contains mice, voles and squirrels.
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What is gulo.
This four-letter word is both the Genus and the Species epithet for the Wolverine.
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What is 4.
There are this many major zones in a lake.
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What is Lake Williston.
This lake, north of Mackenzie, is the largest lake in British Columbia
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What is the American Marten.
This member of the Mustelidae family is the bread-and-butter of the trapping industry.
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What is the American Beaver.
This fresh water member of the Genus Castor is the second largest rodent in the world.
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What is alces.
This one-syllable word is repeated a second time in the scientific name for Moose.
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What is 5.
In British Columbia, a wetland is classified into one of this many categories.
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What is high specific heat.
This important characteristic of water gives a lake a more stable temperature regime than terrestrial environments.
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What is the Grizzly Bear.
This member of the Genus Ursus is listed as big game but not as a fur-bearer.
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What is the Northern Flying Squirrel.
This rodent, known scientifically as Glaucomys sabrinus, is nocturnal and has what is known as a patagium.
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What is mephitis.
This three-syllable word applies for both the genus and species epithet for the Striped Skunk.
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What is 8.
Out of the 18 orders of mammals found worldwide, we have this many orders represented in British Columbia.
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What is 4 degrees Celsius.
This temperature is when water is heaviest and is often the temperature of the deepest water in a lake.
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What is the Fisher.
Also known as Martes pennanti, this carnivore lives in interior forests.
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What is the Douglas's Squirrel.
This member of the Tamiasciurus Genus is identified by its red or orange colored belly.
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What is dalli or canadensis.
This word is repeated twice in the scientific name for a member of Genus Ovis.
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What is 800 million.
The fur industry is valued at more than this amount of money in Canada.
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What is the profundal zone.
This zone of a lake is the deep water zone and often has less life in it.
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What is Mustelidae.
This family of carnivores is represented by eight genera and 12 species here in BC.
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What is the Common Muskrat
This rodent lives in riparian and freshwater habitats and is also called Ondatra zibethicus.
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What is the Plains Bison.
This species of Bovid used to have the same word repeated three times for a latin name.
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What is 193.
This many species of mammal are distributed throughout a diversity of habitats in Canada.
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What is oligotrophic.
A lake that is clear, poor in nutrients and has high light penetration is often referred to by this term.
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