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Conservation Oly Mis
Misc. Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Leaf of a Fern | Frond |
What characteristic do fawns have for the 1st month of life | no Scent |
Most abundant and economically important natural resource | Soil |
Nickname for America's prairie land | breadbasket |
Solid stone containing no living plants or animals | bedrock |
exposed when topsoil is worn away | subsoil |
Dark oil found in rocks | petroleum |
a combustible rock formed millions of years ago from deeply buried partly decayed plants | coal |
The rdged topography of the northeastern quarter of illinois was formed by this | Wisconsinan glacier |
highest elevation in the state at 1421 feet | Charles Mound |
ripple marks on clay rocks, and inorganic minerals which fill in cracked rocks form these | psuedo or fake fossils |
formed deep in the earth exposed through volcanic activity | Igneous Rocks |
formed in layers along a streambank or lake bed | Sedimentary Rocks |
Igneous and sedementary rocks that were changed by heat or pressure | Metamorphic Rocks |
Mass of threads that absorb food material and water for fungi | Mycelium |
ecological areas differing in temperature and rainfall | biomes |
Only marsupial living in North America | opossum |
principle ore of lead | galena |
chief ore of zinc | sphalerite |
tiny particles of quartz deposits | tripoli |
trees purchased at a nursery for yard planting | ornamentals |
most valuable illinois forest tree | Black Walnut |
how many temperature zones are there in Illinois | Three |