Are you ready to test yourself? Can you put the photos below in the right category? (You can click the thumbnails for a closer look.)
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- #1: FIngers of …
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- #2: It’s like jelly, but what?
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- #3: This green belongs to a …
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- #4 This lumpy gray blob belongs to what group?
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- #5: This flat ruffle must be a … ??
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- #6: Silly and slimy– what is it?
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- #7: Miniature trees, but what are they?
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- #8: What are these colorful critters?
Which images are lichens?
Which images are fungi?
Which images are mosses?
Which images are “algae”?
Which images are none of the above? (and what could they be?)
Extra credit: One of these images may be cheating a bit—it shows an organism that does not grow in Colorado. Can you guess which one?
Colorado Lichens and Friends 