Standard NC Aquatic Species

Standard Aquatic Species, Profile Set & Aquatic Plants for

High School Envirothon Teams

Common names will be used for the North Carolina Envirothon competition

Scientific names will be used for the 2019 NCF-Envirothon competition

Standard Aquatic Species

Species Profiles are to be studied by students every year.

Students must know:

• ID essentials (picture or preserved specimen) AND
• All elements of natural history
1. Bluegill
2. Crappie (White and Black Crappies)
3. Largemouth Bass
4. American Shad
5. Brook Trout

Aquatic Profile Set

A rotating Aquatic Profile Set is to be studied by students every year.

Students must know:

• ID essentials (picture or preserved specimen)
  1. Bullhead Catfish
  2. Channel Catfish

Aquatic Plants

Students must know:

• ID essentials (picture or specimen)
• Specific adaptations, location in the aquatic ecosystem and impact on the environment.

1. common duckweed (Lemna minor)
2. water lily (Nymphaea odorata)
3. water lotus (Nelumbo lutea)
4. lizard’s tail (Saururus cernuus)
5. pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)
6. arrow arum (Peltandra virginica)
7. hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata)
8. Canadian Waterweed (Elodea canadensis)

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