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WorksheetsMn Trout in the Classroom
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
How does our class tank simulate the natural environment?
Chiller helps create cold water
Aerator help create high levels of dissolved oxygen
Filter creates clean water
Bacteria tank-mates & the lack of predators helps create a full ecosystem
Trout like water that is COLD! How cold?
between 44℉ & 67℉
Colder than 44℉
Warmer than 67℉
What are the benefits of cold water for trout?
Keeps their metabolism lower
Slows their development to mimic a natural life cycle
They like it!
There is more DO (dissolved oxygen) in cold water.
How does Dissolved Oxygen get into the the water of a Trout Stream?
Surface water moves and mixes with the air above as it flows over rocks, waterfalls, and wood debris.
Aquatic plants release oxygen through photosynthesis.
We mix it in like Kool-aid
Through Cellular Respiration
How does Dissolved Oxygen get into our Classroom Tank?
We mix it in like KoolAid.
The aerator.
The chiller.
The filter mixes the air with the surface of the water.
True or False? Cold water holds more DO (dissolved oxygen) than warm water.
True
False
Sometimes
How do Trout Streams have such clean water?
Bacteria
Insects
Plants
They vacuum.
Fishermen/women clean it with their nets.
Our classroom tank is an example of ...
Closed System
Open System
Bacteria will be introduced to our classroom tank and will be the only other biotic thing in our tank. WHY?
Bacteria help filter the water to make it clean.
Bacteria balance the fish during the Nitrogen Cycle.
Bacteria test the immune system of the fish.
What kinds of shelter do Trout need in order to survive in a Trout Stream?
Diverse options of shelter
Clean gravel & large rocks
Riffles & Shallow pools
Stream bank vegetation
Warm ponds
What do Trout eat in the wild?
Aquatic and Terrestrial Insects
Other fish
Crustaceans, leeches, worms
Small Mammals
Bird eggs
How will we feed our Class Trout?
Measured food formulated and produced specifically for them.
We will feed them when they seem hungry.
We will only feed them the amount allotted per day.
We will give them just a little bit of food a day.
