

Reptiles, Fish, Amphibians, and Invertebrates
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5th Grade
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Jennifer Ogles
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Eastern Box Turtle
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Diet: omnivorous, earthworms, snails, slugs,insects,mushrooms,numerous leafy greens, and soft mast (fruit).
Water: requires water to soak during the hot months,dry months of the active season
Cover: moist, forested ares with a diverse understory and abundant leaf litter, nesting covers found in moist or loose soil within small openings with an open structure at ground level.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Eastern Snapping Turtle
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Diet: insects, crayfish, earthworms, fish, frogs, toads, salamanders, snakes, small turtles, birds, and small mammals; also consumes various aquatic plants
Water: requires permanent bodies of water; obtains food from water
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Timber Rattlesnake
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Diet: small to moderate-sized mammals, chipmunks, mice, voles,and squirrels; occasionally small birds
Water: receives necessary water from diet, but will drink from free-standing water if available.
Cover: upland forests with deep leaf litter and large amounts of downed woody debris; winter winter cover is necessary for hibernation in the form of rock crevices, rodent burrows, and root systems.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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American Bullfrog
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Diet: insects, crayfish, other frogs, reptiles, snails, fish, and occasionally small mammals and birds.
Water: stable water levels are necessary for hibernation and egg development; water levels should be maintained at a constant level
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Tiger Salamander
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Diet: adults eat worms, snails, insects, and slugs; Larvae eat a wide variety of aquatic organisms, including invertebrates and other amphibian eggs and larvae.
Water: ephemeral or semi-permanent ponds are necessary for reproduction; ponds should be fishless if successful reproduction is to occur
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Wood Frog
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Diet: adults eat terrestrial invertebrates, such as beetles, crickets, spiders, and earthworms; tadpoles filter phytoplankton from the water
Water: breed in shallow water within a closed canopy forests; breeding ponds are usually fishless and are dry at some point in the year
Cover: optimum habitat consists of >70% canopy cover in deciduous or boreal forests; prefer areas with moist soils, abundant leaf litter, and downed woody debris
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Bluegill
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Native range
Diet: a variety of zooplankton ( microscopic animal life) during the first few months of life, progressing to insects and their larvae, eggs, earthworms, tadpoles, small minnows, and crayfish
Water: basic requirements include dissolved oxygen ( minimum of 4 parts per million); pH between 6.5 and 9.9; and water temperature should reach 70 F during summer ( one foot below surface in the shade)
Cover: aquatic environments with submerged rocks, woody debris, and aquatic vegetation where small fish (pray) hide.
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