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    The Backyard Biologist competition tests teams' knowledge of local trees, plants, wildlife through identifying organisms, describing habitats and growth conditions. Teams can bring field guides or binders of information and hand lenses to help with 2 parts - identifying plants/horticulture concepts and wildlife characteristics, habitats, life cycles and importance. Points are awarded for accurately identifying and answering questions about the organisms on the provided lists of plants/bushes/flowers and wildlife.

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    The Backyard Biologist competition tests teams' knowledge of local trees, plants, wildlife through identifying organisms, describing habitats and growth conditions. Teams can bring field guides or binders of information and hand lenses to help with 2 parts - identifying plants/horticulture concepts and wildlife characteristics, habitats, life cycles and importance. Points are awarded for accurately identifying and answering questions about the organisms on the provided lists of plants/bushes/flowers and wildlife.

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    Backyard Biologist

    Description:
    Teams will be assessed on their knowledge of living organisms that they may encounter in their own
    backyard. In 2020, the focus will be on trees, plants, and local wildlife. Teams will be required to
    identify organisms from a provided list and know about the habitat and conditions required for growth
    of the organisms.

    Number of Participants: 2

    Approximate Time: 45 minutes

    Materials:
    1. Each team may bring up to 2 commercially produced field guides and/or 2 – 3-ring binders
    with pages in any form from any source. (This means 2 guides, or 2 binders or a guide and a
    binder.) No Actual specimens –plant or animal - are allowed in the binders.
    2. Teams may also bring up to two hand lenses.

    The Competition:
    This event will be run as stations that the students rotate through. Stations may include but are
    not limited to drawings, scenarios, leaves, photographs, specimens, and songs.

    1. Plants and Horticulture


    a. Identify plant structure such as leaves, bark, fruit, flower, native range, and habitat.
    b. Concepts of gravitropism, phototropism, thigmotropism and hydrotropism.
    c. Basic soil properties (texture and capacity to hold water) and components (sand, clay
    and humus).

    2. Wildlife
    a. Basic characteristics and description of habitat
    b. Eating habits and life cycles
    c. Importance to the ecosystem and impact on humans or human activities
    d. Identify calls, songs, tracks, pelts, skulls, and other identifying factors

    Scoring:
    The score will be based on the following:
    • Points awarded for the accuracy of responses. Students are not required to provide scientific
    names of specimens. Common names are appropriate. Ties will be broken by responses to
    pre-selected questions chosen by the event leader.

    This event was adapted from North Carolina ESO event of same name.
    Wildlife Plants, Bushes, Vines, & Flowers
    • American Robin • American Elm
    • American Toad • American Sycamore
    • Armadillo • Black Cherry
    • Banded Water Snake • Blackberry
    • Barn Swallow • Cross Vine
    • Barred Owl • Eastern Poison Ivy
    • Black Bear • Eastern Red Cedar
    • Blue Jay • English Ivy
    • Bobcat • Flowering Dogwood
    • Brown Thrasher • Green Ash
    • Carolina Chickadee • Honey Suckle
    • Copperhead • Kudzu
    • Cottonmouth • Loblolly Pine
    • Cow Bird • Longleaf Pine
    • Coyote • Muscadine
    • Eastern Bluebird • Red Hickory
    • Eastern Narrow Mouth Toad • Red Maple
    • Eastern Spadefoot Toad • Red Mulberry
    • Eastern Wild Turkey • Southern Red Oak
    • Great Horned Owl • Sparkleberry
    • Green Treefrog • Sweetgum
    • Grey Fox • Trumpet Creeper
    • House Wren • White Oak
    • Kingsnake • Yellow-Poplar
    • Mole
    • Mourning Dove
    • Northern Mockingbird
    • Opossum
    • Raccoon
    • Red Fox
    • Red-cockaded Woodpecker
    • Red-shouldered Hawk
    • Red-Tailed Hawk
    • Southern Leopard Frog
    • Timber Rattlesnake
    • Tufted Titmouse
    • Vole
    • White-tailed Deer

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