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2. What do we call it when we make adjustments to a new situation or environmental changes?

3. adaptation

4. What do we call it when we carefully manage a resource so that we do not use it all up?

5. conservation

6. What is a very young sturgeon called?

7. juvenile

8. What do we call it when something changes over time?

9. evolution

10. What do we call a resource that we cannot make more of or replace?

11. non-renewable

12. What is the general shape of the sturgeon?

13. cylindrical

14. About how long is a full grown sturgeon?

15. 6 meters

16. What is the sturgeon body covered with?

17. bony plates

18. What are the four whiskers near the mouth called?

19. barbels

20. What is the sturgeon skeleton made of?

21. cartilage

22. How far might a sturgeon move to get to its winter location?

23. 100 + km

24. What type of water do adult sturgeons tend to prefer?

25. deep, fast water

26. What type of water do juveniles tend to prefer?

27. slow backwaters, sloughs

28. Do sturgeon always like to spawn in the same type of river bottom?

29. No, they spawn in diverse types of river channels.

30. What is one reason we sometimes find sturgeon in a lake?

31. passing through from one river to another

32. Where in the river do sturgeon like to eat?

33. the bottom

34. How does the sturgeon use their barbels to help them eat?

35. to locate prey

36. Why does the sturgeon mouth protrude ?

37. to help them suck up their food

38. What do small sturgeon eat?

39. Insect larvae, flies

40. What do large sturgeon add to their diet?

41. small fish

42. What two North American countries have a sturgeon recovery plan?

43. Canada, United States

44. Which levels of the Canadian government are involved in the recovery plan?

45. all three levels

46. What is the purpose of the Sturgeon Recovery Plan?

47. to stabilize and rebuild the sturgeon population

48. Why did we release the sturgeon?

49. to help the Recovery Plan

50. What are some threats to the sturgeon population?

51. over fishing, dams, water diversions, pollution etc