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Fish habitat, biology quiz
This 10-question quiz goes with the curriculum page on Lower Missouri River habitat and biology. Just answer the questions with a mouse click in front of the correct answer and your score will be compiled when you're done. Good luck!

	1. How many miles of free-flowing Missouri River are there between Fort Peck Dam and the headwaters of Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota? 85 125 180 240
	2. Since Fort Peck Dam was built, the Missouri River here has been running: Clearer and colder Faster and wilder Muddier and warmer Slower and bumpier
	3. An endangered species of fish sometimes found in this stretch of the river is the: White sturgeon Shovelnose sturgeon Pallid sturgeon Least sturgeon
	4. Fish designated as Species of Special Concern on the Missouri River of Montana include: Blue sucker Sauger Sicklefin chub All of the above
	5. The further downriver go you go, the river becomes: Clearer with less islands Faster with few islands Clearer with more islands Muddier with more islands
	6. Two introduced species doing well right below in the clear waters below Fort Peck Dam right now are: Rainbow and brown trout Sauger and shovelnose sturgeon Sicklefin and sturgeon chub Goldeye and stonecat
	7. One of the things that determines whether a species of fish is in faster water or slower water is: Body shape Fish size Tail size Head size
	8. A whisker-like thing on a fish's "chin" is called a: Wart Adipose fin Barbel Caudal fin
	9. Most fish species in the Missouri River spawn in the: Spring Summer Fall Winter
	10. Biologists see good numbers of some fish species of the Lower Missouri move upstream into what other river looking for spawning areas? The Madison River The Milk River The Gallatin River The Jefferson River

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