QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Maine's largest employer.
Answer: Bath Iron Works
◍ Bigtooth Aspen.
Answer: when first emerging in the spring, have silvery-green leaves.
◍ Shagback hickory.
Answer: Most commonly found in southern Maine, primarily used to make
pallets.
◍ Brunswick is located.
Answer: Cumberland County
◍ Bear oak.
Answer: Small, thicket forming, shrubby tree usually less than 20 feet high.
◍ Mountain laurel.
Answer: listed as a "species of special concern"
◍ Green winged teal.
Answer: Dabbling Duck
◍ Maine is miles long.
Answer: 320
◍ Tamarak.
Answer: Maine's only native conifer that sheds all its leaves in the fall.
◍ Paper, white or canoe birch.
Answer: Used to make toothpicks and golf tees, historically one of the most
valuable trees in Maine.
◍ Speckled Alder.
, Answer: Very common in Maine, often growing in wet areas and sometimes
in pastures. Usually occurs as a shrub but sometimes as a small tree, no
taller than 20 feet.
◍ Atlantic white cedar.
Answer: Rare in Maine, only occurs in some bogs in the midcoast and
southern regions.
◍ Maine's most populated city 4.
Answer: Auburn
◍ Mallard.
Answer: Dabbling Duck
◍ White oak.
Answer: Wood is strong, heavy, hard and durable, making it ideal for boat
building, flooring, and furniture.
◍ Green or red ash.
Answer: Occurs commonly along rivers,
◍ When did maine become a state.
Answer: March 15, 1820
◍ mountain paper birch.
Answer: Often found along the coast and at high elevations, often not
considered distinct from other species that looks and shares a similar name.
◍ American Chestnut.
Answer: Most of these trees have been destroyed by ____ blight fungus, but
there are national efforts to develop a blight resistant tree.
◍ Sweet, black or cherry birch.
Answer: Found in the southern third of the state. Wintergreen oil used to be
made from the branches and bark.
◍ Maine's most populated city 2.
Answer: Lewiston