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5th/6th migratory fish (PA Envirothon)

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This fish is ...

a)

Hickory Shad (Alosa mediocris)

b)

Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus)

c)

Blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis)

d)

Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis)

2.

This fish is ....

a)

Gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum)

b)

Hickory shad (Alosa mediocris)

c)

Blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis)

d)

Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus)

3.

This fish is...

a)

Hickory shad (Alosa mediocris)

b)

Striped bass (Morone saxatilis)

c)

Blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis)

d)

Gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum)

4.

This fish is ...

a)

Hickory shad (Alosa mediocris)

b)

Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus)

c)

Striped bass (Morone saxatilis)

d)

Gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum)

5.

This fish is....

a)

Hickory shad (Alosa mediocris)

b)

Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus)

c)

Gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum)

d)

Paddlefish (Polyodon spatula)

6.

This fish is ...

a)

Paddlefish (Polyodon spatula)

b)

Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus)

c)

Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus)

d)

Blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis)

7.

The American shad is ... (choose all correct answers)

a)

one of the largest fish in Pennsylvania

b)

important in the ecosystem as both predator and prey

c)

Also known as Alosa sapidissima (Latin for shad, good to eat)

d)

belongs to the herring family

e)

is anadromous

8.

Anguilla rostrata, also known as American eel ... (choose all correct responses)

a)

is catadromous

b)

lives in fresh water most of its life

c)

spawns in the Pacific Ocean

d)

is actually a snake

9.

Young eels are called

a)

eelettes

b)

elvers

10.

This fish is ...

a)

Black bullhead (Ameiurus melas)

b)

Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)

c)

Brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus)

d)

Brown trout (Salmo trutta)

11.

This fish is...

a)

Brown trout (Salmo trutta)

b)

Paddlefish (Polyodon spatula)

c)

Blacknose dace (Rhinichthys atratulus/Rhinichthys obtusus)

d)

Striped bass (Morone saxatilis)

12.

This fish is ....

a)

a really big one... bigger than a cow ...

b)

Striped bass (Morone saxatilis)

c)

Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus)

d)

Paddlefish (Polyodon spatula)

13.

This fish is...

a)

Blacknose dace (Rhinichthys atratulus/Rhinichthys obtusus)

b)

Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)

c)

Brown trout (Salmo trutta)

d)

Spotted redfin (Spottus redisiness)

14.

This fish is...

a)

Ghost longfin (Scarified longitudiness)

b)

Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)

c)

Silver bullhead (Silvanius nebulosus)

d)

American shad (Alosa sapdissima)

15.

This fish is ...

a)

Brown trout (Salmo trutta)

b)

Rednose dace (Rhinichthys redisinose)

c)

Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)

d)

Brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus)

16.

This fish is....

a)

Brownround finfish (Soiles circularis)

b)

Rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris)

c)

Common carp (Cyprinus carpio

d)

Green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus)

17.

This fish is....

a)

Common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

b)

Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu)

c)

Stonecat (Noturus flavus)

d)

Stickleback (Gasterosteidae)