PA MS Envirothon - Aquatics

PA has this many major watersheds

• 5

• 6

• 4

• 3

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The 6 major watersheds in PA are

• Erie, Ohio, Genesee, Susquehanna, Potomac, & Delaware

• Champlain, Ohio, Genesee, Susquehanna, Potomac, & Delaware

• Erie, Ohio, Genesee, Washington, Potomac, & Delaware

• Erie, Ohio, Genesee, Susquehanna, Potomac, & Chesepeake

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We have more moving water than any other state with this many miles of streams:

• 3,300

• 8,300

• 83,000

• 38,000

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Buffer Zones, also called riparian zones, are good for doing all except

• Create new streams

• remove nutrients from the stream

• filter out sediments from the stream

• keep water cooler, which means more oxygen

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This is an example of which macroinvertebrate

• Stonefly larvae

• Mayfly nymph

• Caddisfly larvae

• Water Penny

This is an example of which type of macroinvertebrate

• Mayfly Nymph

• Caddisfly Larvae

• Stonefly Larvae

• Water Pennies

This fish is the state fish and is an indicator of good water quality

• Brook Trout

• Rainbow Trout

• Gray Trout

• Brown Trout

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This fish can stand warmer temperatures, with less oxygen and is common.

• Trout

• Bass

• Darter

• Minnow

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A level 4 stream is found in the lowest location in stream order

• True

• False