Lesson 1 Info Cards

Key

1. Species name2. Habitable zone3. Species diet4. Species predators 5. Is the species native or invasive?

1. Narrow-leaf cattail (Typha angustifolia) 2. Graminoid 3. Light, water, nutrients, and carbon dioxide 4. Muskrat 5. Native

1. Common reed (Phragmites australis) 2. Graminoid 3. Light, water, nutrients, and carbon dioxide 4. Muskrat, and Wood duck 5. Invasive

1. Coontail (Ceratophyllum demersum) 2. Submerged Aquatic Vegetation 3. Light, water, nutrients, and carbon dioxide 4. Waterfowl 5. Native

1. Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) 2. Graminoid 3. Light, water, nutrients, and carbon dioxide 4. Beetles 5. Invasive

1. Water-chestnut (Trapa natans) 2. Submerged Aquatic Vegetation 3. Light, water, nutrients, and carbon dioxide 4. Beetles 5. Invasive

1. Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) 2. Broadleaf 3. Light, water, nutrients, and carbon dioxide 4. Wood duck, muskrat, and carp 5. Native

1. Arrow arum (Peltandra virginica) 2. Broadleaf 3. Light, water, nutrients, and carbon dioxide 4. Wood duck, and muskrat 5. Native

1. Spatterdock (Nuphar advena) 2. Broadleaf 3. Light, water, nutrients, and carbon dioxide 4. Muskrat 5. Native

1. Wild celery (Vallisneria americana) 2. Submerged Aquatic Vegetation 3. Light, water, nutrients, and carbon dioxide 4. Waterfowl 5. Native

1. Yellow flag (Iris pseudacorus) 2. Broadleaf 3. Light, water, nutrients, and carbon dioxide 4. Muskrat 5. Invasive

1. Common muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) 2. Graminoid 3. Cattails, Arrow arum, Pickerelweed, and

Spatterdock4. Mink5. Native

1. White-footed mouse (Peromvscus leucopus) 2. Graminoid 3. Insects, seeds, nuts, and fruits4. Snakes, owls, and hawks 5. Native

1. Beaver (Castor canadensis) 2. Graminoid 3. Aquatic plant buds and roots, and tree bark 4. Grey wolves, and coyotes 5. Native

1. Marsh wren (Cistothorus palustris) 2. Graminoid, and Broadleaf 3. Insects, and spiders 4. Heron, and mink 5. Native

1. Wood duck (Aix sponsa) 2. Broadleaf, and Submerged Aquatic Vegetation 3. Arrow arum, acorn, and duckweed4. Raccoon5. Native

1. Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 2. Graminoid 3. Seeds, insects, and fruits 4. Hawks, herons, owls, minks, and snakes 5. Native

1. Gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 2. Graminoid 3. Insects, fruits, and seeds 4. Hawks, falcons, and snakes 5. Native

1. Yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia) 2. Graminoid 3. Insects 4. Snakes, red squirrels, and jays 5. Native

1. Least bittern (lxobrychus exilis) 2. Graminoid 3. Small fish, and insects4. Turtles, snakes, and hawks 5. Native

1. Snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) 2. Graminoid 3. Plants, insects, fish, frogs, and snakes 4. Raccoons, foxes, skunks, and humans 5. Native

1. Green frog (Rana clamitans) 2. Graminoid, and Broadleaf 3. Insects, and spiders4. Snakes, and birds 5. Native

1. Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) 2. Submerged Aquatic Vegetation 3. Pickerelweed 4. Osprey5. Native

1. Banded killifish (Fundulus diaphanus) 2. Submerged Aquatic Vegetation 3. Insects, nymphs, and mollusks 4. Trout, largemouth bass, and herons5. Native

1. Golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleukas) 2. Submerged Aquatic Vegetation3. Zooplankton, phytoplankton, and

microcrustaceans4. Fish, birds, and turtles5. Native

1. Amphipod (Amphipoda) 2. Submerged Aquatic Vegetation 3. Plants, algae, and detritus 4. Fish, and birds 5. Native

1. Dragonfly (Anisoptera) 2. Graminoid 3. Midges, and mosquitoes4. Birds, fish, and frogs5. Native