Lecture 16

Question 1

Hemlock

Answer 1

short soft needles

Question 2

Balsam fir

Answer 2

long prickly needles

Question 3

Wolves

Answer 3

used to be grey, now there are red and coyotes. Came with the deer population from the south.

Question 4

Eastern Wolves

Answer 4

travel in packs, dominant pair controls the group, are the only ones allowed to breed. Mate in late february. Gestation is 9 weeks, pups are born in May

Question 5

Rendezvous sites

Answer 5

Wolves’ summer homes

Question 6

Black backed ‘woodpeckers

Answer 6

reach their southern limit in algonquin park, along with many northern plants and animals.

Question 7

Lake stratification

Answer 7

Epilimneon layer is the top layer, hypolimneon is the bottom later which is typically 4* celcius, and the thermoclein is the middle layer. Lakes do not freeze to the bottom. The top layer freezes, the coldest temp of water in winter is directly under the ice, near the surface. The density of water is unusual, allows the water to be 4* at the bottom and 0 at the top. Turnover occurs twice a year.

Question 8

Speckled Alder

Answer 8

likes nutrient poor areas, and has root nodules for fixing nitrogen.

Question 9

Sandpiper

Answer 9

common on the lakeshore, feed along rocky shorelines, but only in the summer.

Question 10

Mink

Answer 10

Have partially webbed feet with hairs, long and narrow bodies, they are semi aquatic.

Question 11

Georgian Bay

Answer 11

a UNESCO site, the worldest largest freshwater archipelago, which is a collection of islands. Stretches from Severn River to the French River

Question 12

Eastern fox snake, hog nosed snake

Answer 12

occurs along the shores of Georgian bay

Question 13

Five lined skink

Answer 13

were not endangered in Georgian Bay, but are endangered here.

Question 14

Frontenac Axis/Arch

Answer 14

Canadian shield rock, but as it approached st Lawrence its limestone with lowlands on either side. white pine are found here.