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2. Game Rules: 1. Roll die and move forward that number of spaces 2. Choose another player to draw a card for the part of the life cycle you are in 3. Answer the Question on the card 4. Follow the instructions on the card 5. If you land on a black space follow the directions on the space

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4. Adult Q: What do sturgeons do when they reach sexual maturity (Males 7-13 yrs., Females 8-17 yrs.)? A: Adult: move up stream to spawn Correct: Move up stream to spawn. Incorrect: Stay where you are. Adult Q: Adult sturgeon have moved to the Gulf to feed. Unfortunately populations of Gulf crustaceans have been low. Are you able to move to spawn? A: Adult cannot move to spawning Correct: Stay where you are. Incorrect: Move back 2 spaces. Adult Q: A parasite has infected your internal organs. What happens to you? A: Adult dies. Correct: Lose a turn. Incorrect: Start over. Adult Q: You remain a healthy adult, but too young to spawn. What happens to you? A: Adult cannot move to spawning Correct: Stay where you are. Incorrect: Move back 1 space. Adult Q: You have successfully spent the past 7 years migrating the waters of the Gulf and have reached male sexual maturity. What happens to you now? A: Adult moves to spawning grounds. Correct: Move to spawning grounds. Incorrect: Stay where you are. Adult Q. Legislation has recently passed removing Gulf sturgeon from the endangered species list. What happens to adult sturgeons? A: Adults are hunted. Correct: Lose a turn. Incorrect: Start over.

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6. Adult Q: You have successfully reached female sexual maturity of 10 years old. Where can you proceed? A: Adult moves to spawning grounds. Correct: Move to spawning grounds. Incorrect: Stay where you are. Adult Q: Recently, a dam has been constructed only 100 meters inland from the gulf. How does this influence your life? A: Adult can‘t reach spawning grounds. Correct: Stay where you are. Incorrect: Move back 1 space. Adult Q: An adult sturgeon has just leapt out of the water as a fishing boat was going by. The fishermen on the boat have been injured. What happens to you? A: Adult is injured and cannot proceed to spawning. Correct: Stay where you are. Incorrect: Move back 2 spaces Adult Q: Illegal fishermen in the area have been harvesting adult female eggs for sale on the black market. What happens to you? A: The adult dies. Correct: Lose a turn. Incorrect: Start over. Adult Q: Due to climate change, recent drought has made you unable to reach spawning grounds. What happens to adult sturgeons? A: Adult cannot reach spawning ground. Correct: Stay where you are. Incorrect: Move back 1 space. Adult Q: You are a 10-year-old sturgeon entering the month of February and water temperatures are desirable. What are you able to do? A: Proceed to spawning ground. Correct: Move to spawning grounds. Incorrect: Stay where you are. Spawning Adult Q: What happens when you have successfully laid and fertilized your first set of hatchling? A: You have offspring! Correct: You Win! Incorrect: Stay where you are. Spawning Adult Q: Excessively cold waters have not allowed ideal temperatures this year to allow you to spawn. What must you do? A: Wait for the water to warm. Correct: Stay where you are. Incorrect: Move back 1 space. Spawning Adult Q: Due to climate change, heat spells in the months of February – April have caused the temperature in the river waters to rise well above 25 O C, what happens to you? A: Adult unable to spawn. Correct: Stay where you are. Incorrect: Move back 1 space. Spawning Adult Q: As an adult male, you are unable to find a sexually mature female to fertilize eggs. Are you able to spawn? A: Adult unable to spawn Correct: Stay where you are. Incorrect: Move back 1 space. Spawning Adult Q: There are not enough sexually mature males available to fertilize your eggs. What happens to you? A: Adult unable to Spawn Correct: Stay where you are. Incorrect: Move back 1 space. Spawning Adult Q: Due to recent droughts, your spawning ground is no longer viable. How are you affected? A: Adult unable to Spawn Correct: Stay where you are. Incorrect: Move back 1 space.