Herpetology B/C

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How many stations do you guys think the test will be? I'd say 20-25 about 2 min stations.
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That seems to be the trend that I've seen. I've taken two herpetology tests that were station based, but that seems highly improbable at nationals.
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Almandine wrote:That seems to be the trend that I've seen. I've taken two herpetology tests that were station based, but that seems highly improbable at nationals.
Not quite sure what would make you think stations is improbably for an ID event. ID events at nationals (and any good competition) are almost always physical stations (sometimes powerpoint, but usually not if it can be helped).
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windu34 wrote:
Almandine wrote:That seems to be the trend that I've seen. I've taken two herpetology tests that were station based, but that seems highly improbable at nationals.
Not quite sure what would make you think stations is improbably for an ID event. ID events at nationals (and any good competition) are almost always physical stations (sometimes powerpoint, but usually not if it can be helped).
Might be a combination depending on how/if they incorporate sounds into it.
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I legit have to tell my coach the red and yellow kill a fellow thing anytime he asks how I know its a coral snake or king/milk snakes
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ScottMaurer19 wrote:
windu34 wrote:
Almandine wrote:That seems to be the trend that I've seen. I've taken two herpetology tests that were station based, but that seems highly improbable at nationals.
Not quite sure what would make you think stations is improbably for an ID event. ID events at nationals (and any good competition) are almost always physical stations (sometimes powerpoint, but usually not if it can be helped).
Might be a combination depending on how/if they incorporate sounds into it.
I would be surprised if they didn't include sound into the test. I didn't expect it from regionals or state but I don't think that they would have just added it into the rules without having any tests on it.
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Opinions on the nats test?
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axolotl wrote:Opinions on the nats test?
...lol
Almost universally negative I'm sure.

I wonder what people thought of the Div B test.
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Unome wrote:
axolotl wrote:Opinions on the nats test?
...lol
Almost universally negative I'm sure.

I wonder what people thought of the Div B test.
My partner and I were pretty dissappointed with the test. We could have not studied since regionals and done just as well. The difference between 1st and 20th was probably the matter of a few points.

What did people think of the question that asked the distribution of newts/salamandridae? They live on both the eastern US and the NW US but the options were SW US, NW US, Central US, SE US, NE US. I thought it looked like a rough skinned newt so I went with NW :?:

In other news I got to meet both of you right after the test so that was interesting (I said I had to run to mission but I actually had helicopters)
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Mission: 1/1/6
Rocks: 1/1/1
Eco: 6/3/9

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GLM: 1/1/1
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