Lecture 12

Question 1

lake Barlow/Ojibway

Answer 1

Fresh water lake left behind the clay resulting in the cattail marsh habitat

Question 2

Plants that like basic ph soils

Answer 2

birds eye primrose, wood lily

Question 3

Eastern white cedar

Answer 3

Coniferous, retains needles year round. likes moist habitats, more decomposition so not a peatland. Likes to grow in wetlands, generally in basic conditions

Question 4

Showy lady slipper

Answer 4

Many orchids like these conditions. They reach their northern limits in the clay belt boreal.

Question 5

Great Lakes St Lawrence Forest Region

Answer 5

mixture of northern and southern flora and fauna

Question 6

GLSL Trees

Answer 6

tamaracks, balsam firs, black spruce, poplars, maples

Question 7

Jack Pine

Answer 7

Serotinous Cones, two needles in a group

Question 8

Red Pine

Answer 8

two needles in a cluster, very long needles compared to jack pine needles. Needles grow in clumps, bark is pinkish in color, evergreen needles

Question 9

White Pine

Answer 9

sweeping branches, needles are groups of five, found on hilltops, pond edges ect

Question 10

Snapping turtles

Answer 10

Dont go farther north than the great lakes st lawrence forest region

Question 11

Spruce grouse

Answer 11

This region is their southern limit

Question 12

Non native species found in the grlsl

Answer 12

Pigeons

Question 13

Algonquin Highlands

Answer 13

lies on elevated land. Oldest provincial park in Ontario, third largest. Exposed Canadian Shield. 20-30km higher than it is now, the mountains that were there were originally higher than the Himilayas. It lies on top of an ancient mountain claim

Question 14

East side of Algonquin park

Answer 14

lower elevation, mostly pine, has great beds of sand which do not retain moisture, due to glacial rivers which left sorted deposited materials, heavy pine cover

Question 15

West side of Algonquin park

Answer 15

hardwood forest. Sugar maple is dominant

Question 16

Petawawa River

Answer 16

the remnant of the glacial river that flowed through the park and has extremely sandy beaches because of this.

Question 17

Which direction did the water flow?

Answer 17

East, because of the difference in elevation

Question 18

Canopy

Answer 18

maple spindle gall mites
maple leaf blotch minors, live inside leaf tissues
maple spanworms
scarlet tanager and red eyed vireo glean insects on leaves
broad winged hawk

Question 19

Frog in the GLSLL

Answer 19

Gray tree frog, freeze tolerant, spends winters in the soil

Question 20

Maple keys

Answer 20

contai seends, are food for eastern chipmunks, deer mouse, woodland jumping mouse

Question 21

Owl

Answer 21

only common one found here is the barred owl

Question 22

American beeches

Answer 22

grow on south facing slopes, bears feed on nuts with seeds inside

Question 23

Bear nests

Answer 23

occur when branches are broken and appear as nests from climbing up trees

Question 24

Shrub layer

Answer 24

largely absent from the boreal forest, striped maple, beaked hazel is most common here. blue warbler and wood thrush are found in the shrub layer.

Question 25

Forest floor

Answer 25

problems for plants living here is the lack of sunlight, leaves falling off of trees

Question 26

Spring ehpemerals

Answer 26

bloom early to grab sunlight before tree leaves grow. Red trilliums are early bloomers, may experience frost and snow

Question 27

Ants

Answer 27

disperse seeds of plants that contain elaiosomes which the ants like

Question 28

Indian pipe root

Answer 28

Mycorrhizal association is done between this and fungus, gives sugar to other plants

Question 29

Nurse Logs

Answer 29

old logs with elevated roots which let seeds land and grow