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Native fish quiz
This 10-question quiz goes with the curriculum page on Native fish. 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. Of the 86 total fish species found in Montana, how many of them are native species? 35 42 56 63
	2. The biggest native fish species to swim in the rivers of Eastern Montana can weigh over 100 pounds. It's the: Paddlefish Iowa darter Shovelnose sturgeon Fathead minnow
	3. Which of the following fish is a native species? Brown trout Channel catfish Yellow perch Brook trout
	4. I have been described as a very cool and rather small catfish with eyes on top of its head and a spine that can deliver a bee-like sting. What am I? Paddlefish Walleye White sucker Stonecat
	5. I'm a Montana native of the prairie rivers and streams, but you can often find me in lakes and reservoirs, too. I like to eat minnows best. You can recognize me by the small black spots on my top fin and by no white tip on the bottom of my tail. What kind of fish am I? Walleye Largemouth bass Brown trout Sauger
	6. I'm a native species and a pretty big fish, but I still eat tiny creatures called zooplankton. What kind of fish am I? Bigmouth buffalo Northern pike Smallmouth bass Brook trout
	7. Of the 45 fish species found in the Missouri River below Fort Peck Dam, how many of them are native species? 18 23 30 35
	8. I'm a native species on the federal Endangered Species List because my numbers have gone down in the Missouri River. What kind of fish am I? Pallid sturgeon Lake trout Smallmouth buffalo Goldeye
	9. I'm a native species and I look beautiful in my own unique way. I'm a: Golden trout Tiger muskellunge Chinook salmon Shovelnose sturgeon
	10. Montana's native fish species have survived and adapted to life in the waters of Montana over the past: Thousands of years Hundreds of years Century Couple of years

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