Section 1 Aquatics Envirathon 2023

How many miles of moving water does Pennsylvania have

• 79,000

• 83,000

• 96,000

• 78,000

Answer explanation

Pennsylvania has more moving water than any other state, 83,000 miles

Pennsylvania has six major watersheds, what are they?

• lake erie, genesee

• ohio, Susquehanna

• Delaware, Mississippi

• warhal, lake erie

• potomac, Delaware

Answer explanation

Pennsylvania has six major watersheds, or basins:lake Erie, Ohio, Susquehanna, Genesee, Potomac, and Delaware

what is the transition from headwaters to larger Rivers

• connecting borders

• river continuum

• river flow

• river mixing

Answer explanation

the transition from headwaters to larger Rivers may be referred to as River continuum

the energy that drives the food chain and a head water stream comes from?

(a)  

Answer explanation

the energy that drives the food chain in a headwater stream comes from outside the stream.

brown trout is found

• Water is cool- less than 70° in heat of summer

• water is warm- more than 70° in heat of sumner

• ELPA

• ENA

smallmouth bass, rock bass, and shiners are found?

• Water is cool- less than 70° in heat of summer

• water is warm- more than 70° in heat of sumner

• ELPA

• ENA

egg, larva, pupa, adult

• Water is cool- less than 70° in heat of summer

• water is warm- more than 70° in heat of sumner

• ELPA

• ENA

Answer explanation

ELPA is a acronym to help remember the four stages in complete metamorphosis

egg, nymph, adult

• Water is cool- less than 70° in heat of summer

• water is warm- more than 70° in heat of sumner

• ELPA

• ENA

Answer explanation

ENA is an acronym for an uncomplete metamorphosis found within ex. dragonflies and damselflies

Caddis Flies:

• h

• h

Caddis Flies: what do they look like?

• worms with six legs

• caterpillars

• stik bigs

• damselflies

Answer explanation

Caddis larvae look much like worms with six legs. they produce silk and use it to build protective cases. larvae crawl on the rocks eating algae and other plants. a few species build silken nuts to filter food out of the water. and many Pennsylvania streams there is a green colored catas larva that is a predator, this one does not build a case