A Thanksgiving adventure
Pardon Tom (the terrified) Turkey!!
Start
Complete all missions to pardon Tom
Mission 2
Mission 3
Mission 1
More about turkeys!
Importance of turkeys
Learn about turkeys!
Mission 4
Mission 5
Mission 6
Feed the turkeys!
Turkey population growth
Turkey population growth
Mission 1 Learn about turkeys!
Question 1/4
What bird did Ben Franklin propose as the national bird of the United States?
turkey
bald eagle
Mission 1 Learn about turkeys!
Question 2/4
What is the scientific name of fossilized turkey poo?
capybaras
coprolites
caruncle
Mission 1 Learn about turkeys!
Question 3/4
How many pounds of turkey are obtained per 2 1/2 pound of feed?
1 1/2 pounds
2 1/2 pounds
1 pound
Mission 1 Learn about turkeys!
Question 4/4
How long does it take for a modern turkey to reach full size?
5 weeks
5 years
5 months
5 decades
Complete all missions to pardon Tom
Mission 2
Mission 3
Mission 1
More about turkeys!
Importance of turkeys
Learn about turkeys!
Mission 4
Mission 5
Mission 6
Feed the turkeys
Turkey population growth
Turkey population growth
Mission 2 More about turkeys!
Question 1/4
How has the average weight of a turkey increased since 1930?
It is the same.
It has tripled.
It has tripled.
Mission 2 More about turkeys!
Question 2/4
What is the genetic ancestor to corn?
teosinte
maize
wheat
Mission 2 More about turkeys!
Question 3/4
How many genetic changes might have been enough to get from teosinte to corn?
10
Mission 2 More about turkeys!
Question 4/4
The modification of ____ gave us modern turkeys, corn, etc.
jeans
genes
Gene
Complete all missions to get pardon Tom
Mission 2
Mission 3
Mission 1
More about turkeys!
Importance of turkeys!
Learn about turkeys!
Mission 4
Mission 5
Mission 6
Feed the turkeys
Turkey population growth
Turkey population growth
Mission 3 Importance of Turkeys
Question 1/3
Turkeys Have Long Been Important to Humans in North AmericaNative Americans hunted them for food, and some natives even domesticated the big birds. Later, the wild turkey became a steady food source for settlers. It earned a symbolic role as the main course of the Thanksgiving meal, which epitomized the successful harvest. Benjamin Franklin so admired the big bronze bird that he wanted it for our national emblem. Comparing it to the bald eagle, he said: "The turkey is a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original Native of America."
Fast Fact: Turkeys can run at speeds of 0.0053 km/s. What is their speed in miles per hour?
31 miles per hour
0.51 miles per hour
12 miles per hour
Fun turkey facts
Fun Turkey Facts
In spring, turkeys eat tender greens, shoots, tubers, leftover nuts and early insects. As the weather warms up, they eat more insects, including grasshoppers, walking-sticks, beetles, weevils, dragonflies, ants and larvae. They also consume spiders, harvestmen, ticks, millipedes, centipedes, snails and slugs. But even in summer, a majority of the diet (perhaps 90 percent) is vegetable. A wide variety of plant species are eaten, as well as a number of plant parts, including fruits, seeds, seedheads, tubers, roots, bulbs, stems, leaves, flowers and buds. In fall, turkeys eat mast (beechnuts, acorns); fruits (dogwood, grape, cherry, gum, thornapple); and seeds (grasses and sedges, ash, corn, oats, weeds). During winter, they rely on seeds, nuts and fruits left over from autumn, and on green plants, crustaceans and insect larvae found in and around spring seeps where groundwater emerges along a hillside or in a flat. Temperature of this water is above freezing, so the seeps remain open all winter, providing food for turkeys and other wildlife.
Mission 3 Importance of Turkeys
Question 2/3
How many pounds of insects will a turkey poult eat in a day? The volume of food consumed by wild turkeys on a daily basis varies by season and abundance. Many studies of wild turkey food habits expressed the volume in terms of cubic centimeters and grams rather than pounds. Certainly the volume of insects that can be consumed by wild turkey poults changes rapidly as the poults grow. Korschgen (1967) reported that domestic turkeys require about 13.6 grams of food per pound of body weight each day to sustain weight. Wild turkeys are more active, but using this information a 10 pound wild turkey would require about 136 grams and a 20 pound gobbler would require 272 grams a day.
The typical male turkey has a mass of 17.5 lbs whereas the typical female turkey has a mass of 8.0 lbs. How many ounces of insects would 7 gobblers consume daily to sustain themselves?
29.6 oz
42.2 oz
58.8 oz
Complete all missions to pardon Tom
Mission 2
Mission 3
Mission 1
More about turkeys!
Importance of turkeys
Learn about turkeys!
Mission 4
Mission 5
Mission 6
Feed the turkeys
Turkey population growth
Turkey population growth
Mission 4 Feed the turkeys
Question 1/4
If the typical male turkey consumes 58.8 ounces per day of insects, how much would he consume in one year?
12,500 oz/year
39,500 oz/year
21,500 oz/year
Mission 4 Feed the turkeys
Question 2/4
Assuming that the gobblers in the above problem are only eating grasshoppers and the average mass of a grasshopper is 100 mg. How many grasshoppers would they consume in a year?
609,511,600 grasshoppers
6,116 grasshoppers
6,095,116 grasshoppers
609,511 grasshoppers
Mission 4 Feed the turkeys
Question 3/4
If a primary producer contains 15,000 J of energy, how much energy is available for the coyote in the following food chain? Click on the pumpkin with the correct answer.
Grass → grasshopper → turkey → coyote
150 J
15 J
1500 J
15000 J
Complete all missions to pardon Tom
Mission 2
Mission 3
Mission 1
More about turkeys!
Importance of turkeys
Learn about turkeys!
Mission 4
Mission 5
Mission 6
Feed the turkeys
Turkey population growth
Turkey population growth
Mission 5 Turkey population growth
In 1900, few turkeys were left in the eastern United States, largely because widespread logging had destroyed their woodland habitat. An estimated 3,500 to 5,000 birds remained in Pennsylvania — a far cry from the large, healthy population that had existed here a century earlier, mainly in southcentral Pennsylvania's oak and American chestnut forests. How many hens will nest? Of these, how many nests hatch successfully? Nearly all adult hens will attempt to nest in a given year. Studies of eastern wild turkeys indicate that between 75 and 100 percent of adult hens try to nest. Of those, between 30 and 62 percent will be successful at hatching a brood. Juvenile hens (one-year-olds) nest at a lower rate than adult hens, often nest later than adult hens and are less successful. A hen turkey lays an egg nearly every day until her nest contains 8-15 (average of 12; younger birds produce smaller clutches). She will begin incubating constantly after all eggs are laid.
Continue
Mission 5 Turkey population growth
If a flock of 45 turkeys shows a constant growth rate of 2.3%, how many turkeys will be in the population after 10 years?
50 Turkeys
45 Turkeys
57 Turkeys
53 Turkeys
Complete all missions to pardon Tom
Mission 2
Mission 3
Mission 1
More about turkeys!
Importance of turkeys
Learn about turkeys!
Mission 4
Mission 5
Mission 6
Feed the turkeys
Turkey population growth
Turkey population growth
Mission 6 Turkey population growth
If a flock of 45 turkeys shows a constant growth rate of 2.3%, how long would it take the flock of turkeys to double in population?
25 years
5 years
40 years
30 years
Mission 6 Turkey population growth
An ecologist caught and banded 25 turkeys and then released them. A week later the ecologist traps 30 turkeys, 6 of which have bands. What is the estimate of the total population of turkeys?
85 turkeys
103 turkeys
125 turkeys
136 turkeys
Congratulations!! You have completed all missions
Mission 2
Mission 3
Mission 1
More about turkeys!
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Learn about turkeys!
Mission 4
Mission 5
Mission 6
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Transcript
A Thanksgiving adventure
Pardon Tom (the terrified) Turkey!!
Start
Complete all missions to pardon Tom
Mission 2
Mission 3
Mission 1
More about turkeys!
Importance of turkeys
Learn about turkeys!
Mission 4
Mission 5
Mission 6
Feed the turkeys!
Turkey population growth
Turkey population growth
Mission 1 Learn about turkeys!
Question 1/4
What bird did Ben Franklin propose as the national bird of the United States?
turkey
bald eagle
Mission 1 Learn about turkeys!
Question 2/4
What is the scientific name of fossilized turkey poo?
capybaras
coprolites
caruncle
Mission 1 Learn about turkeys!
Question 3/4
How many pounds of turkey are obtained per 2 1/2 pound of feed?
1 1/2 pounds
2 1/2 pounds
1 pound
Mission 1 Learn about turkeys!
Question 4/4
How long does it take for a modern turkey to reach full size?
5 weeks
5 years
5 months
5 decades
Complete all missions to pardon Tom
Mission 2
Mission 3
Mission 1
More about turkeys!
Importance of turkeys
Learn about turkeys!
Mission 4
Mission 5
Mission 6
Feed the turkeys
Turkey population growth
Turkey population growth
Mission 2 More about turkeys!
Question 1/4
How has the average weight of a turkey increased since 1930?
It is the same.
It has tripled.
It has tripled.
Mission 2 More about turkeys!
Question 2/4
What is the genetic ancestor to corn?
teosinte
maize
wheat
Mission 2 More about turkeys!
Question 3/4
How many genetic changes might have been enough to get from teosinte to corn?
10
Mission 2 More about turkeys!
Question 4/4
The modification of ____ gave us modern turkeys, corn, etc.
jeans
genes
Gene
Complete all missions to get pardon Tom
Mission 2
Mission 3
Mission 1
More about turkeys!
Importance of turkeys!
Learn about turkeys!
Mission 4
Mission 5
Mission 6
Feed the turkeys
Turkey population growth
Turkey population growth
Mission 3 Importance of Turkeys
Question 1/3
Turkeys Have Long Been Important to Humans in North AmericaNative Americans hunted them for food, and some natives even domesticated the big birds. Later, the wild turkey became a steady food source for settlers. It earned a symbolic role as the main course of the Thanksgiving meal, which epitomized the successful harvest. Benjamin Franklin so admired the big bronze bird that he wanted it for our national emblem. Comparing it to the bald eagle, he said: "The turkey is a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original Native of America."
Fast Fact: Turkeys can run at speeds of 0.0053 km/s. What is their speed in miles per hour?
31 miles per hour
0.51 miles per hour
12 miles per hour
Fun turkey facts
Fun Turkey Facts In spring, turkeys eat tender greens, shoots, tubers, leftover nuts and early insects. As the weather warms up, they eat more insects, including grasshoppers, walking-sticks, beetles, weevils, dragonflies, ants and larvae. They also consume spiders, harvestmen, ticks, millipedes, centipedes, snails and slugs. But even in summer, a majority of the diet (perhaps 90 percent) is vegetable. A wide variety of plant species are eaten, as well as a number of plant parts, including fruits, seeds, seedheads, tubers, roots, bulbs, stems, leaves, flowers and buds. In fall, turkeys eat mast (beechnuts, acorns); fruits (dogwood, grape, cherry, gum, thornapple); and seeds (grasses and sedges, ash, corn, oats, weeds). During winter, they rely on seeds, nuts and fruits left over from autumn, and on green plants, crustaceans and insect larvae found in and around spring seeps where groundwater emerges along a hillside or in a flat. Temperature of this water is above freezing, so the seeps remain open all winter, providing food for turkeys and other wildlife.
Mission 3 Importance of Turkeys
Question 2/3
How many pounds of insects will a turkey poult eat in a day? The volume of food consumed by wild turkeys on a daily basis varies by season and abundance. Many studies of wild turkey food habits expressed the volume in terms of cubic centimeters and grams rather than pounds. Certainly the volume of insects that can be consumed by wild turkey poults changes rapidly as the poults grow. Korschgen (1967) reported that domestic turkeys require about 13.6 grams of food per pound of body weight each day to sustain weight. Wild turkeys are more active, but using this information a 10 pound wild turkey would require about 136 grams and a 20 pound gobbler would require 272 grams a day.
The typical male turkey has a mass of 17.5 lbs whereas the typical female turkey has a mass of 8.0 lbs. How many ounces of insects would 7 gobblers consume daily to sustain themselves?
29.6 oz
42.2 oz
58.8 oz
Complete all missions to pardon Tom
Mission 2
Mission 3
Mission 1
More about turkeys!
Importance of turkeys
Learn about turkeys!
Mission 4
Mission 5
Mission 6
Feed the turkeys
Turkey population growth
Turkey population growth
Mission 4 Feed the turkeys
Question 1/4
If the typical male turkey consumes 58.8 ounces per day of insects, how much would he consume in one year?
12,500 oz/year
39,500 oz/year
21,500 oz/year
Mission 4 Feed the turkeys
Question 2/4
Assuming that the gobblers in the above problem are only eating grasshoppers and the average mass of a grasshopper is 100 mg. How many grasshoppers would they consume in a year?
609,511,600 grasshoppers
6,116 grasshoppers
6,095,116 grasshoppers
609,511 grasshoppers
Mission 4 Feed the turkeys
Question 3/4
If a primary producer contains 15,000 J of energy, how much energy is available for the coyote in the following food chain? Click on the pumpkin with the correct answer. Grass → grasshopper → turkey → coyote
150 J
15 J
1500 J
15000 J
Complete all missions to pardon Tom
Mission 2
Mission 3
Mission 1
More about turkeys!
Importance of turkeys
Learn about turkeys!
Mission 4
Mission 5
Mission 6
Feed the turkeys
Turkey population growth
Turkey population growth
Mission 5 Turkey population growth
In 1900, few turkeys were left in the eastern United States, largely because widespread logging had destroyed their woodland habitat. An estimated 3,500 to 5,000 birds remained in Pennsylvania — a far cry from the large, healthy population that had existed here a century earlier, mainly in southcentral Pennsylvania's oak and American chestnut forests. How many hens will nest? Of these, how many nests hatch successfully? Nearly all adult hens will attempt to nest in a given year. Studies of eastern wild turkeys indicate that between 75 and 100 percent of adult hens try to nest. Of those, between 30 and 62 percent will be successful at hatching a brood. Juvenile hens (one-year-olds) nest at a lower rate than adult hens, often nest later than adult hens and are less successful. A hen turkey lays an egg nearly every day until her nest contains 8-15 (average of 12; younger birds produce smaller clutches). She will begin incubating constantly after all eggs are laid.
Continue
Mission 5 Turkey population growth
If a flock of 45 turkeys shows a constant growth rate of 2.3%, how many turkeys will be in the population after 10 years?
50 Turkeys
45 Turkeys
57 Turkeys
53 Turkeys
Complete all missions to pardon Tom
Mission 2
Mission 3
Mission 1
More about turkeys!
Importance of turkeys
Learn about turkeys!
Mission 4
Mission 5
Mission 6
Feed the turkeys
Turkey population growth
Turkey population growth
Mission 6 Turkey population growth
If a flock of 45 turkeys shows a constant growth rate of 2.3%, how long would it take the flock of turkeys to double in population?
25 years
5 years
40 years
30 years
Mission 6 Turkey population growth
An ecologist caught and banded 25 turkeys and then released them. A week later the ecologist traps 30 turkeys, 6 of which have bands. What is the estimate of the total population of turkeys?
85 turkeys
103 turkeys
125 turkeys
136 turkeys
Congratulations!! You have completed all missions
Mission 2
Mission 3
Mission 1
More about turkeys!
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Learn about turkeys!
Mission 4
Mission 5
Mission 6
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Certificate
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CERTIFICATE OF PARDON
Tom the Turkey
This pardon guarantees that you shall NOT now, nor ever, become a part of a delicious Thanksgiving feast.
You failed! Tom's been cooked!
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