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Unit Word Search Name _____________________________________________________ Date ___________ Hour ______
Student Materials Pencil Directions Fill in the blank with the correct term from the word bank. Find the word within the word search.
_____________________ 1. Land area in which water topographically drains to a point of interest _____________________ 2. Wetlands found in colder regions that receive water from drainage _____________________ 3. A lmost one-half of North American _____ species either nest or feed in wetland areas. _____________________ 4. Land areas saturated by water, either permanently or seasonally _____________________ 5. Can be classified as forested, shrub or mangrove _____________________ 6. Areas that are frequently or continually filled with shallow water _____________________ 7. Species in danger of extinction _____________________ 8. Non-tidal marshes are found in _____ areas. _____________________ 9. Wetlands are an important feature in _____ control. _____________________ 10. Species likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future _____________________ 11. Determining a watershed’s boundary _____________________ 12. A conservation _____ is a voluntary, legally binding agreement limiting what can be done with property. _____________________ 13. Marshes that are found along coastlines are _____ marshes.
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5.1 _____________________ 14. _____ lines represent vertical distance on a topographic map. _____________________ 15. Small basins that provide a collection point for rainfall and runoff _____________________ 16. Wet _____ are found in poorly drained areas and have precipitation as the main water source. _____________________ 17. Freshwater wetlands found in colder regions and often formed in old glacial lakes _____________________ 18. Large watersheds may be referred to as river ____. _____________________ 19. _____ pools are depressions that rely on precipitation and may be dry for parts of the year. _____________________ 20. Excess _____ can be harmful to surface water. _____________________ 21. Bogs in the southeastern United States _____________________ 22. _____ birds travel during certain times of the year. _____________________ 23. Water quality is governed by both _____ and state laws. _____________________ 24. Wetlands are used as breeding and spawning areas for waterfowl, _____ and amphibians. _____________________ 25. One of the primary laws regarding _____ quality is the Clean Water Act.
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5.1 Word Bank basins bird bogs contour delineating
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Forage Species: Range, Description, and Life History Name _____________________________________________________ Date ___________ Hour ______
Student Materials Pencil OSU Extension Fact Sheet SRAC-140 Introduction Many species of fish inhabit the ponds found in non-tidal marshes. This fact sheet discusses forage species found in southeastern states. After reading the fact sheet, answer the questions below. 1. What was the original range of the bluegill?
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________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Why are bluegills highly regarded as a forage species?
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________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. How many eggs do bluegill lay per spawn?
________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What type of environment do bluegills prefer?
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________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Where is the redear sunfish found?
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________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What color is the redear sunfish?
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5.2 7. What is a preferred food item of redear sunfish?
________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Why is the threadfin shad’s range limited northward?
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________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. What is the life expectancy of threadfin shad?
________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. What is the description of the golden shiner?
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________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. What environment do golden shiner’s prefer?
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________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. When do golden shiner’s spawn?
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________________________________________________________________________________________ 13. Why have strains of bright red fathead minnows been genetically selected and bred?
________________________________________________________________________________________ 14. How long is the fathead minnow?
________________________________________________________________________________________ 15. What do fathead minnows eat?
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Pond Management for Livestock, Fish, and Wildlife Name _____________________________________________________ Date ___________ Hour ______
Student Materials Pencil OSU Extension Fact Sheet NREM-2883 Directions After reading the fact sheet, answer the questions below with a one-word or short answer.
_____________________ 1. What does Oklahoma rank in number of ponds? _____________________ 2. W hat standards and specifications ensure a functional pond when completed? _____________________ 3. What defines the area of drainage flowing into a pond? _____________________ 4. What can cause a breach to the dam during high water? _____________________ 5. Should you frequently drive across pond dams? _____________________ 6. What are freeze-proof stock tanks generally made of? _____________________ 7. F reeze-proof tanks benefit the livestock because they drink _____ water in the summer. _____________________ 8. P onds an acre or larger in an area without excessive muddiness can be stocked with largemouth bass, bluegill, and _____. _____________________ 9. P onds less than one surface acre in size can be stocked with channel catfish alone or in combination with _____. _____________________ 10. Never put out tires or other _____ containers or catfish over population is likely. _____________________ 11. What species will use herbaceous cover along the perimeter of ponds during the winter months? _____________________ 12. Forbs and legumes along the perimeter of ponds provide forage for _____.
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5.3 _____________________ 13. The _____ the buffer area of herbaceous cover, the more wildlife use you can expect. _____________________ 14. What species benefits from some bare ground along the pond perimeter? _____________________ 15. What type of birds are attracted to expansive mudflats? _____________________ 16. Fencing eliminates damage to dams and shorelines by livestock hooves and _____.
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Understanding the Different Kinds of Water Addressed by Oklahoma’s Water Law Name _____________________________________________________ Date ___________ Hour ______
Student Materials Pencil OSU Extension Fact Sheet AGEC-1018 Directions Water is a natural resource and both state and federal laws help define and protect water. This fact sheet discusses types of water addressed by Oklahoma’s water law. After reading the fact sheet, answer the questions below.
1. What are the three basic types of water in Oklahoma’s water law?
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________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What is diffused surface water commonly called?
________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What type of water is the only type of water whose use is not regulated by the government?
________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What happens when runoff water reaches a ditch or stream with a definite channel?
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5.4 5. What is stream water?
________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What types of bodies of water can stream water include?
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________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. What type of water is groundwater defined as?
________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What is water that contains more than 5,000 parts per million of dissolved solids?
________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Are there provisions for the allocation and use of saltwater in Oklahoma water law?
________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. What type of regulations affect saltwater?
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Wetlands in Your Area Name _____________________________________________________ Date ___________ Hour ______
Student Materials Pencil Directions Wetlands can be found in many places—from non-tidal marshes to coastal areas. Think about the wetland areas in your area—the areas don’t have to be large—small ponds and streams provide wetland habitats to many animals. Answer the questions below, if a question is not applicable, put N/A in the blanks. If you cannot determine any areas nearby you, look on a map and locate lakes or rivers in your state.
1. Describe one area and its location.
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________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What is the area used for? For example, recreation, fishing, livestock ponds.
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________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What types of plants are in the area?
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5.5 4. What types of wildlife use the water or its surrounding area?
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________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Are there any problems with the area? For example, pollution or overuse.
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________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Why do you believe the area is important to the ecosystem?
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Down 1. Small basins that provide a collection point for rainfall and runoff 2. Provide an important habitat for black bears 3. Plant that is found in bogs and fens 5. Carnivorous plant found in bogs 6. Land areas saturated by water, either permanently or seasonally 7. Provision in the 1985 and 1990 farm bills that required farmers to protect wetlands in order to be considered for USDA farm program benefits 11. Freshwater wetlands that are found in colder regions; often formed in old glacial lakes 13. Wetlands found in colder regions that receive water from drainage 15. Maps that can be used to delineate a watershed 18. Can be classified as forested, shrub or mangrove
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Unit Word Search Name _____________________________________________________ Date ___________ Hour ______
Student Materials Pencil Directions Fill in the blank with the correct term from the word bank. Find the word within the word search.
_____________________ 1. Land area in which water topographically drains to a point of interest _____________________ 2. Wetlands found in colder regions that receive water from drainage _____________________ 3. A lmost one-half of North American _____ species either nest or feed in wetland areas. _____________________ 4. Land areas saturated by water, either permanently or seasonally _____________________ 5. Can be classified as forested, shrub or mangrove _____________________ 6. Areas that are frequently or continually filled with shallow water _____________________ 7. Species in danger of extinction _____________________ 8. Non-tidal marshes are found in _____ areas. _____________________ 9. Wetlands are an important feature in _____ control. _____________________ 10. Species likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future _____________________ 11. Determining a watershed’s boundary _____________________ 12. A conservation _____ is a voluntary, legally binding agreement limiting what can be done with property. _____________________ 13. Marshes that are found along coastlines are _____ marshes.
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5.1 _____________________ 14. _____ lines represent vertical distance on a topographic map. _____________________ 15. Small basins that provide a collection point for rainfall and runoff _____________________ 16. Wet _____ are found in poorly drained areas and have precipitation as the main water source. _____________________ 17. Freshwater wetlands found in colder regions and often formed in old glacial lakes _____________________ 18. Large watersheds may be referred to as river ____. _____________________ 19. _____ pools are depressions that rely on precipitation and may be dry for parts of the year. _____________________ 20. Excess _____ can be harmful to surface water. _____________________ 21. Bogs in the southeastern United States _____________________ 22. _____ birds travel during certain times of the year. _____________________ 23. Water quality is governed by both _____ and state laws. _____________________ 24. Wetlands are used as breeding and spawning areas for waterfowl, _____ and amphibians. _____________________ 25. One of the primary laws regarding _____ quality is the Clean Water Act.
Environmental Science & Natural Resources
5.1 Word Bank basins bird bogs contour delineating
easement endangered federal fens fish
flood inland marshes meadows migratory
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Forage Species: Range, Description, and Life History Name _____________________________________________________ Date ___________ Hour ______
Student Materials Pencil OSU Extension Fact Sheet SRAC-140 Introduction Many species of fish inhabit the ponds found in non-tidal marshes. This fact sheet discusses forage species found in southeastern states. After reading the fact sheet, answer the questions below. 1. What was the original range of the bluegill?
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Why are bluegills highly regarded as a forage species?
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. How many eggs do bluegill lay per spawn?
________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What type of environment do bluegills prefer?
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Where is the redear sunfish found?
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What color is the redear sunfish?
________________________________________________________________________________________
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5.2 7. What is a preferred food item of redear sunfish?
________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Why is the threadfin shad’s range limited northward?
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. What is the life expectancy of threadfin shad?
________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. What is the description of the golden shiner?
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. What environment do golden shiner’s prefer?
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. When do golden shiner’s spawn?
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________ 13. Why have strains of bright red fathead minnows been genetically selected and bred?
________________________________________________________________________________________ 14. How long is the fathead minnow?
________________________________________________________________________________________ 15. What do fathead minnows eat?
________________________________________________________________________________________
Environmental Science & Natural Resources
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Pond Management for Livestock, Fish, and Wildlife Name _____________________________________________________ Date ___________ Hour ______
Student Materials Pencil OSU Extension Fact Sheet NREM-2883 Directions After reading the fact sheet, answer the questions below with a one-word or short answer.
_____________________ 1. What does Oklahoma rank in number of ponds? _____________________ 2. W hat standards and specifications ensure a functional pond when completed? _____________________ 3. What defines the area of drainage flowing into a pond? _____________________ 4. What can cause a breach to the dam during high water? _____________________ 5. Should you frequently drive across pond dams? _____________________ 6. What are freeze-proof stock tanks generally made of? _____________________ 7. F reeze-proof tanks benefit the livestock because they drink _____ water in the summer. _____________________ 8. P onds an acre or larger in an area without excessive muddiness can be stocked with largemouth bass, bluegill, and _____. _____________________ 9. P onds less than one surface acre in size can be stocked with channel catfish alone or in combination with _____. _____________________ 10. Never put out tires or other _____ containers or catfish over population is likely. _____________________ 11. What species will use herbaceous cover along the perimeter of ponds during the winter months? _____________________ 12. Forbs and legumes along the perimeter of ponds provide forage for _____.
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5.3 _____________________ 13. The _____ the buffer area of herbaceous cover, the more wildlife use you can expect. _____________________ 14. What species benefits from some bare ground along the pond perimeter? _____________________ 15. What type of birds are attracted to expansive mudflats? _____________________ 16. Fencing eliminates damage to dams and shorelines by livestock hooves and _____.
Environmental Science & Natural Resources
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Understanding the Different Kinds of Water Addressed by Oklahoma’s Water Law Name _____________________________________________________ Date ___________ Hour ______
Student Materials Pencil OSU Extension Fact Sheet AGEC-1018 Directions Water is a natural resource and both state and federal laws help define and protect water. This fact sheet discusses types of water addressed by Oklahoma’s water law. After reading the fact sheet, answer the questions below.
1. What are the three basic types of water in Oklahoma’s water law?
________________________________________________________________________________________
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________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What is diffused surface water commonly called?
________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What type of water is the only type of water whose use is not regulated by the government?
________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What happens when runoff water reaches a ditch or stream with a definite channel?
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
Environmental Science & Natural Resources
5.4 5. What is stream water?
________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What types of bodies of water can stream water include?
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. What type of water is groundwater defined as?
________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What is water that contains more than 5,000 parts per million of dissolved solids?
________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Are there provisions for the allocation and use of saltwater in Oklahoma water law?
________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. What type of regulations affect saltwater?
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
Environmental Science & Natural Resources
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Wetlands in Your Area Name _____________________________________________________ Date ___________ Hour ______
Student Materials Pencil Directions Wetlands can be found in many places—from non-tidal marshes to coastal areas. Think about the wetland areas in your area—the areas don’t have to be large—small ponds and streams provide wetland habitats to many animals. Answer the questions below, if a question is not applicable, put N/A in the blanks. If you cannot determine any areas nearby you, look on a map and locate lakes or rivers in your state.
1. Describe one area and its location.
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
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________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What is the area used for? For example, recreation, fishing, livestock ponds.
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What types of plants are in the area?
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
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5.5 4. What types of wildlife use the water or its surrounding area?
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________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Are there any problems with the area? For example, pollution or overuse.
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________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Why do you believe the area is important to the ecosystem?
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5.6 Across 4. Species that is in danger of extinction 8. Wetland classification made up of freshwater rivers and their tributaries 9. Animals abundant in tidal marshes 10. Wetland classification that consists of open-ocean overlying the continental shelf and its associated coastlines 12. Wetland classification that includes ponds 13. Can be minimized by wetlands 14. Wetland classification that includes permanently flooded lakes and reservoirs 16. Wetland classification made up of deepwater tidal habitats 17. Areas that are frequently or continually filled with shallow water 19. Travel during certain times of the year 20. Common inhabitant of swamps
Down 1. Small basins that provide a collection point for rainfall and runoff 2. Provide an important habitat for black bears 3. Plant that is found in bogs and fens 5. Carnivorous plant found in bogs 6. Land areas saturated by water, either permanently or seasonally 7. Provision in the 1985 and 1990 farm bills that required farmers to protect wetlands in order to be considered for USDA farm program benefits 11. Freshwater wetlands that are found in colder regions; often formed in old glacial lakes 13. Wetlands found in colder regions that receive water from drainage 15. Maps that can be used to delineate a watershed 18. Can be classified as forested, shrub or mangrove
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