2. Frog ID
Land that is wet
Amphistory
Call it like you hear it
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3. What is Cope’s Gray Treefrog?
Frog ID 100
This frog is identical to the Gray Treefrog except that it has half as many chromosomes.
What is Cope’s Gray Treefrog?
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4. What is the American Bullfrog?
Frog ID 200
This is the largest frog in North America.
What is the American Bullfrog?
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5. What is Hurter’s Spadefoot Toad?
Frog ID 300
This toad has specialized rear feet that aid in digging a burrow.
What is Hurter’s Spadefoot Toad?
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6. What is the Wood Frog? Frog ID 400
This frog is the only one found within the Arctic Circle.
What is the Wood Frog?
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7. What is the Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad?
Frog ID 500
This small toad has a pointed head and sounds like a young sheep.
What is the Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad?
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8. What is a Wetland? Land that is wet 100
This body of water is defined by 3 characteristics: plants grow in saturated conditions, soils lack oxygen, and water is at or near the surface at some part of the growing season.
What is a Wetland?
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9. This animal is the best at creating a wetland.
Land that is wet 200
This animal is the best at creating a wetland.
What is a Beaver?
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10. What is a Swamp? Land that is wet 300
This area is continually covered with water and vegetation is adapted for saturated soils. Cypress trees and alligators are found in this type of wetland.
What is a Swamp?
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11. A seasonal body of water that is free of predatory fish.
Land that is wet 400
Daily Double
A seasonal body of water that is free of predatory fish.
What is a Vernal Pool?
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12. What is a Biodiversity? Land that is wet 500
The variety of plant and animal life that is necessary for a biologically healthy wetland.
What is a Biodiversity?
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13. This word means ‘on both sides of life’
Amphistory100
This word means ‘on both sides of life’
What is an amphibian?
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14. What is a frog? Amphistory 200
This animal has smooth or slimy skin, and usually lives in or near water. It also has long legs to move in leaps.
What is a frog?
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15. What are frogs and toads?
Amphistory 300
These animals are anurans: a group of animals that is distinguished from other amphibians by being tail-less.
What are frogs and toads?
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16. What are salamanders? Amphistory 400
This is the third order of amphibians besides frogs/toads and caecilians.
What are salamanders?
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17. What is a tadpole/pollywog?
Amphistory 500
The larval stage of a frog or toad.
What is a tadpole/pollywog?
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18. What is the American Bullfrog?
Call it like you hear it 100
What is the American Bullfrog?
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19. What is the Spring Peeper?
Call it like you hear it 200
What is the Spring Peeper?
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20. What is the Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad?
Call it like you hear it 300
What is the Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad?
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21. What is a Blanchard’s Cricket Frog?
Call it like you hear it 400
What is a Blanchard’s Cricket Frog?
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22. What is the Green Treefrog?
Call it like you hear it 500
Daily Double
What is the Green Treefrog?
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23. What is 30 minutes? Citizen Science 100
This is the amount of time after sunset you will wait to begin monitoring.
What is minutes?
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24. What is 2 minutes? Citizen Science 300
You must be quiet for at least this amount of time before you begin monitoring (the “acclimation time”).
What is minutes?
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25. What is the Beaufort Wind Scale?
Citizen Science 200
Use this wind scale to determine what wind speed is appropriate to monitor frogs.
What is the Beaufort Wind Scale?
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26. What are 4 data sheets? Citizen Science 400
You share at least this many data sheets with your chapter coordinator.
What are data sheets?
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27. What is calling intensity 2?
Citizen Science 500
The number on the calling intensity index that indicates “Calls of individuals could be distinguished, some overlapping of calls.”
What is calling intensity 2?
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