Nature Quiz - Rouge National Urban Park

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Across
  1. 2. Studies how ecosystems work
  2. 4. Pioneer shrub or tree of wet meadows and riverbanks
  3. 7. Common yellow wildflower of meadows, flowering late summer to fall
  4. 8. Small falcon that hunts the "Keeper of the Meadow"
  5. 9. Dry and dominated by grasses
  6. 11. Most important human trait needed to learn about nature
  7. 12. Large night hunting raptor that eats rabbits, racoons, skunks, porcupines, mice and even cats
  8. 13. hawk Large hawk soars over meadows hunting small mammals
  9. 14. Plant specialist
  10. 15. Climax tree that grows in its own shade, how sweet!
  11. 17. The change in plant communities from one type to another over time
  12. 18. Mixture of wildflowers, grasses and shrubs
  13. 19. A "popular" fast growing pioneer tree
Down
  1. 1. Shrub that barks
  2. 3. Teaches nature appreciation on guide walks
  3. 5. Shady and dominated by trees
  4. 6. Mouse-like rodent called the "Keeper of the Meadow" because it eats bark off tree seedlings, often killing them
  5. 10. Small night hunting raptor that eats birds, bats, snakes & amphibians
  6. 16. Studies plants & animals