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Conservation Oly Mis
Misc. Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |