Classifying Vernal Pool Inhabitants

1. Vertebrate or invertebrate2. Obligate or facultative3. Amphibian, reptile, crustacean,

insect, or mollusk

1. Vertebrate or invertebrate• Vertebrate: has a backbone• Invertebrate: does not have a backbone

2. Obligate species or facultative species• Obligate species: must live or breed in a particular habitat• Facultative species: can live in a particular habitat, but can live in other habitats too

3. Amphibian, reptile, crustacean, insect, or mollusk

Classify each of the following animals as either vertebrate or invertebrateClassify each of the following animals as either obligate or facultativeClassify each of the following animals as either an amphibian, reptile, crustacean, insect or mollusk

Bullfrog1. vertebrate or invertebrate2. obligate or facultative3. amphibian, reptile, crustacean, insect or mollusk

Marbled Salamander (a type of mole salamander) 1. vertebrate or invertebrate2. obligate or facultative3. amphibian, reptile, crustacean, insect or mollusk

Fairy shrimp

1. vertebrate or invertebrate2. obligate or facultative3. amphibian, reptile, crustacean, insect or mollusk

Cyclopoid copepod

1. vertebrate or invertebrate2. obligate or facultative3. amphibian, reptile, crustacean, insect or mollusk

Fingernail clam

1. vertebrate or invertebrate2. obligate or facultative3. amphibian, reptile, crustacean, insect or mollusk

Phantom midge larvae

1. vertebrate or invertebrate2. obligate or facultative3. amphibian, reptile, crustacean, insect or mollusk

Pickerel frog1. vertebrate or invertebrate2. obligate or facultative3. amphibian, reptile, crustacean, insect or mollusk

Jefferson Salamander (a type of mole salamander)

1. vertebrate or invertebrate2. obligate or facultative3. amphibian, reptile, crustacean, insect or mollusk

Green hydra

1. vertebrate or invertebrate2. obligate or facultative3. amphibian, reptile, crustacean, insect or mollusk

Eastern American Toad1. vertebrate or invertebrate2. obligate or facultative3. amphibian, reptile, crustacean, insect or mollusk

Adult chironomid midge

1. vertebrate or invertebrate2. obligate or facultative3. amphibian, reptile, crustacean, insect or mollusk

Amphipod1. vertebrate or invertebrate2. obligate or facultative3. amphibian, reptile, crustacean, insect or mollusk

Long-legged water scorpion nymph

1. vertebrate or invertebrate2. obligate or facultative3. amphibian, reptile, crustacean, insect or mollusk

Spotted salamander (a type of mole salamander)

1. vertebrate or invertebrate2. obligate or facultative3. amphibian, reptile, crustacean, insect or mollusk

Mayfly nymph

1. vertebrate or invertebrate2. obligate or facultative3. amphibian, reptile, crustacean, insect or mollusk

Green Frog1. vertebrate or invertebrate2. obligate or facultative3. amphibian, reptile, crustacean, insect or mollusk

Clam shrimp1. vertebrate or invertebrate2. obligate or facultative3. amphibian, reptile, crustacean, insect or mollusk

Painted turtle 1. vertebrate or invertebrate2. obligate or facultative3. amphibian, reptile, crustacean, insect or mollusk

Isopod

1. vertebrate or invertebrate2. obligate or facultative3. amphibian, reptile, crustacean, insect or mollusk

Wood Frog1. vertebrate or invertebrate2. obligate or facultative3. amphibian, reptile, crustacean, insect or mollusk

Spring peeper

1. vertebrate or invertebrate2. obligate or facultative3. amphibian, reptile, crustacean, insect or mollusk

Spotted turtle1. vertebrate or invertebrate2. obligate or facultative3. amphibian, reptile, crustacean, insect or mollusk

Gray Tree Frog1. vertebrate or invertebrate2. obligate or facultative3. amphibian, reptile, crustacean, insect or mollusk

Northern Water Snake1. vertebrate or invertebrate2. obligate or facultative3. amphibian, reptile, crustacean, insect or mollusk

Snapping turtle

1. vertebrate or invertebrate2. obligate or facultative3. amphibian, reptile, crustacean, insect or mollusk