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Gnition Ological ERIKA P.C. MELO et al. STUDENTS RECOGNITION OF NATIVE AND EXOTIC SPECIES SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL ERIKA P.C. DE MELO, JULIANA SIMIÃO- FERREIRA, HERSON P.C. DE MELO, BRUNO Running title: Students recognition S. GODOY, RODRIGO D. DAUD, ROGÉRIO P. of native and exotic species BASTOS & DANIEL P. SILVA Academy Section: Biological Sciences e20191462 93 (2) 93(2) Figure S1. Answers given by students from municipality with a CU facility and municipality without a CU facility to the questions a) 6 and b) 7 of the An Acad Bras Cienc (2021) 93(2) e20191462 1 | 12 ERIKA P.C. MELO et al. STUDENTS RECOGNITION OF NATIVE AND EXOTIC SPECIES Table SI. The species utilized in our questionnaires considering their scientific names, popular names, taxonomic group, and status (native or exotic) in Brazil. SCIENTIFIC NAME POPULAR NAME TAXONOMIC SOURCE Cariama cristata Seriema Bird Native Ramphastos Toco Tucano-Toco Bird Native Athene cunicularia Coruja-buraqueira Bird Native Rhea Americana Ema Bird Native Cacatua galerita Cacatua Bird Exotic Struthio camelus Avestruz Bird Exotic Passer domesticus Pardal Bird Exotic Columba livia Pombo-doméstica Bird Exotic Boa constrictor Jibóia Reptile/Amphibian Native Bufo marinus Sapo-cururu Reptile/Amphibian Native Tupinambis merianae Teiú Reptile/Amphibian Native Chelonoidis carbonaria Jabuti-piranga Reptile/Amphibian Native Lithobates catesbeianus Rã-touro Reptile/Amphibian Exotic Trachemys scripta Tartaruga-orelha-vermelha Reptile/Amphibian Exotic Naja tripudians Cobra naja Reptile/Amphibian Exotic Chamaeleo chamaeleon Camaleão Reptile/Amphibian Exotic Myrmecophaga tridactyla Tamanduá-bandeira Mammal Native Chrysocyon brachyurus Lobo-guará Mammal Native Sapajus nigritus Macaco-prego Mammal Native Puma concolor Onça-parda Mammal Native Phascolarctos cinereus Coala Mammal Exotic Sus scrofa Javali Mammal Exotic Acinonyx jubatu Guepardo Mammal Exotic Ornithorhynchus anatinus Ornitorrinco Mammal Exotic An Acad Bras Cienc (2021) 93(2) e20191462 2 | 12 ERIKA P.C. MELO et al. STUDENTS RECOGNITION OF NATIVE AND EXOTIC SPECIES Table SI. Continuation Astyanax altiparanae Lambari do rabo amarelo Fish Native Aspidoras fuscogutatus Cascudo Fish Native Pimelodella sp Mandi Fish Native Hoplias malabaricus Traíra Fish Native Carassius auratus Peixe-japonês Fish Exotic Pterois volitans Peixe-leão Fish Exotic Oreochromis niloticus Tilápia Fish Exotic Amphiprion ocellaris Peixe-palhaço Fish Exotic Tetragonisca angustula Abelha Jataí Inverterbrate Native Tityus serrulatus Escorpião-amarelo Inverterbrate Native Phoneutria nigriventer Aranha Armadeira Inverterbrate Native Atta spp Formiga saúva Inverterbrate Native Aedes aegypti Mosquito da dengue Inverterbrate Exotic Achatina fulica Caramujo-gigante-africano Inverterbrate Exotic Tapinoma melanocephalum. Formiga-fantasma Inverterbrate Exotic Apis mellifera Abelha-europeia Inverterbrate Exotic An Acad Bras Cienc (2021) 93(2) e20191462 3 | 12 ERIKA P.C. MELO et al. STUDENTS RECOGNITION OF NATIVE AND EXOTIC SPECIES General Information School: Age: Gender: ( ) Male ( ) Female Municipality where you live: Neighborhood name: You live in: urban areas □ rural areas For how long do you live in this municipality?: This questionnaire aims only to assess your opinion and knowledge. a) What is an exotic species for you? b) Please cite any exotic species you know. (If possible, please cite at least three exotic species) c) Do you think exotic species cause any benefit/harm to the environment? Which one? d) What is a native species for you?Please cite any native species you know. (If possible, please cite at least three native species) e) How often do you have contact with nature? (Farms, rivers, conservation units etc.) ( ) Never ( ) Rarely (I have been there a few times) ( ) Sometimes (I have been there sometimes a year) ( ) Frequently (Monthly or Weekly) ( ) Always (Every day) f) Does your school ever did any field class or hike or field trip in a conservation unit, park, ecological trail or farm? ( ) No, it did not. ( ) Yes, to the farm ( ) Yes, park and/or ecological trail. ( )Yes, to the zoo ( ) Yes, to the (please fill it in) g) Have you ever been to the FLONA? ( ) No ( ) Yes How many times? h) Please cite at least three species that need to be primarily conserved: i) We thank you for your participation in this research! An Acad Bras Cienc (2021) 93(2) e20191462 4 | 12 ERIKA P.C. MELO et al. STUDENTS RECOGNITION OF NATIVE AND EXOTIC SPECIES QUANTITATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE S1 Is this species Species originate d in Brazil? Yes or No Species Is this species originated in a) Ostrich ( ) 1 Brazil? Yes or No b) Red-legged Seriema Yes ( ) ( ) 6 No ( ) c) Greater Rhea ( ) d) Undulated Tinamou ( ) a) Scarlet Macaw ( ) a) Sandfly ( ) b) Blue-winged a) Anopheles mosquito() Yes ( ) Yes ( ) Macaw ( ) b) Yellowfever 1 No ( ) 7 No ( ) c) Cockatoo ( ) mosquito() d) Monk Parakeet( ) c) Culex mosquito ( ) a) American a) Common carp ( ) bullfrog ( ) Yes ( ) b) Tilapia ( ) Yes ( ) b) Cane toad ( ) 2 No ( ) 8 c) Red piranha( ) No ( ) c) Tree frog ( ) d) Goldfish ( ) d) Common Toad ( ) a) Agouti ( ) a) Ball python ( ) b) Azara’s agoutis( ) Yes ( ) b) Anaconda ( ) Yes ( ) 3 c) Giant Anteater( ) No ( ) 9 c) Common boa ( ) No ( ) d) Capybara ( ) d) Rattlesnake ( ) a) Western honey a) Pacu ( ) bee ( ) Yes ( ) b) Lambari ( ) Yes ( ) b) Wasp ( ) 4 No ( ) 10 c) Peacock bass ( ) No ( ) c) Stingless bee ( ) d) Arapaima ( ) d) Spider wasp ( ) a) Sloth ( ) a) Rabbit ( ) b) Koala ( ) Yes ( ) b) Cat ( ) Yes ( ) 5 c) Giant Panda ( ) No ( ) 11 c) Fox ( ) No ( ) d) Grizzly bear ( ) d) Dog ( ) An Acad Bras Cienc (2021) 93(2) e20191462 5 | 12 ERIKA P.C. MELO et al. STUDENTS RECOGNITION OF NATIVE AND EXOTIC SPECIES QUANTITATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE S2 Is this species Species originated in Brazil? Yes or no Is this species Species originated in Brazil? Yes or No 2 a) Southern Cassowary ( ) b) Ostrich ( ) Yes ( ) 6 c) Greater Rhea ( ) No ( ) d) Red-legged Seriema() a) House Sparrow( ) a) Red-eared slider ( ) b) Curl-crested Yes ( ) b) Black-bellied slider( ) Yes ( ) Aracari ( ) 1 No ( ) 7 c) Red-footed Tortoise( ) No ( ) c) Toco Toucan ( ) d) Painted Turtle ( ) d) Cockatoo ( ) a) Common Toad() a) Boar ( ) b) Tree frog ( ) Yes ( ) b) Capybara ( ) Yes ( ) 2 c) Cane toad ( ) No ( ) 8 c) Cheek ( ) No ( ) d) Monkey Frog ( ) d) Pig ( ) a) Coyote ( ) a) Lambari ( ) b) Red Fox ( ) Yes ( ) b) Peacock bass ( ) Yes ( ) 3 c) Maned wolf ( ) No ( ) 9 c) Catfish ( ) No ( ) d) Golden Jackal ( ) d) Tilapia ( ) a) Betta Fish ( ) a) Black Scorpion ( ) b) Common Carp( ) Yes ( ) b) Scorpion King ( ) Yes ( ) 4 c) Salmon ( ) No ( ) 10 c) Yellow Scorpion ( ) No ( ) d) Lionfish ( ) d) Centipede ( ) e) Garden snail ( ) a) Fox ( ) f) Giant African snail Yes ( ) b) Rabbit ( ) Yes ( ) ( ) 5 No ( ) 11 c) Cat ( ) No ( ) g) Land slug ( ) d) Dog ( ) h) Escargot ( ) An Acad Bras Cienc (2021) 93(2) e20191462 6 | 12 ERIKA P.C. MELO et al. STUDENTS RECOGNITION OF NATIVE AND EXOTIC SPECIES QUANTITATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE S3 Is this species Species originated in Brazil? Yes Is this species or No Species originated in 3 Brazil? Yes or No a) House Sparrow ( ) b) Saffron finch ( ) Yes ( ) 6 c) Great kiskadee ( ) No ( ) d) Southern lapwing ( ) a) Striped Owl ( ) a) Black Widow ( ) b) Burrowing Owl ( ) Yes ( ) b) Brown Spider ( ) Yes ( ) c) Snowy Owl ( ) 1 No ( ) 7 c) Armed Spider ( ) No ( ) d) Ferruginous Pygmy Owl d) Tarantula ( ) ( ) a) Black Mamba ( ) a) Tilapia ( ) b) Rinkhals ( ) Yes ( ) b) Black pacu ( ) Yes ( ) 2 c) Jararaca ( ) No ( ) 8 c) Jaw characin ( ) No ( ) d) Rattlesnake ( ) d) Peacock bass ( ) a) Common Marmoset ( ) a) Green iguana ( ) b) Orangutan ( ) Yes ( ) b) Chameleon ( ) Yes ( ) 3 c) Brown capuchin() No ( ) 9 c) Tegu ( ) No ( ) d) Chimpanzee ( ) d) Green lizard ( ) a) Leafcutter ant ( ) a) Spotted sorubim ( ) b) Fire Ant ( ) Yes ( ) b) Common Carp ( ) Yes ( ) 4 c) Ghost ant ( ) No ( ) 10 c) Lambari ( ) No ( ) d) Red imported fire ant ( ) d) Mandi ( ) a) Cheetah ( ) a) Fox ( ) b) Jaguar ( ) Yes ( ) b) Dog ( ) Yes ( ) 5 c) Cougar ( ) No ( ) 11 c) Wolf ( ) No ( ) d) Panther ( ) d) Cat ( ) An Acad Bras Cienc (2021) 93(2) e20191462 7 | 12 ERIKA P.C. MELO et al. STUDENTS RECOGNITION OF NATIVE AND EXOTIC SPECIES QUANTITATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE S4 Is this species Species origina ted in Brazil Is this species ? Yes or no originate d in Species Brazil? a) House Sparrow ( ) 4 Yes or no b) Rock dove ( ) Yes ( ) c) Common Ground Dove 6 No ( ) ( ) d) Saffron finch ( ) a) Ostrich ( ) a) Black-bellied slider ( ) b) Red-legged Seriema Yes ( ) b) Red-footed Tortoise ( ) Yes ( ) ( ) 1 No ( ) 7 c) Painted Turtle ( ) No ( ) c) greater rhea ( ) d) Pond turtle ( ) d) Jao ( ) a) Green iguana ( ) a) Oncilla ( ) b) Camaleon ( ) Yes ( ) b) Cougar ( ) Yes ( ) 2 c) Tegu( ) No ( ) 8 c) Leopard ( ) No ( ) d) Green lizard ( ) d) Cheetah ( ) a) Agouti ( ) a) Arowana ( ) b) Platypus ( ) Yes ( ) b) Arapaima ( ) Yes ( ) 3 c) Tasmanian devil () No ( ) 9 c) Trahira ( ) No ( ) d) Hedgehog ( ) d) Eel ( ) a) Betta Fish ( ) a) Red imported fire ant ( ) b) Clownfish ( ) Yes ( ) b) Fire Ant ( ) Yes ( ) 4 c) Goldfish ( ) No ( ) 10 c) tramp ant ( ) No ( ) d) Lionfish ( ) d) Leafcutter ant ( ) a) Spider wasp ( ) a) Fox ( ) b) Stingless bee ( ) Yes ( ) b) Dog ( ) Yes ( ) 5 c) Western honey bee ( ) No ( ) 11 c) Wolf ( ) No ( ) d) Wasp ( ) d) Cat ( ) An Acad Bras Cienc (2021) 93(2) e20191462 8 | 12 ERIKA P.C. MELO et al. STUDENTS RECOGNITION OF NATIVE AND EXOTIC SPECIES CARDBOARD GAME QUANTITATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE S1 6 1 7 2 8 3 9 4 10 5 11 An Acad Bras Cienc (2021) 93(2) e20191462 9 | 12 ERIKA P.C. MELO et al. STUDENTS RECOGNITION OF NATIVE AND EXOTIC SPECIES CARDBOARD GAME QUANTITATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE S2 6 1 7 2 8 3 9 4 10 5 11 An Acad Bras Cienc (2021) 93(2) e20191462 10 | 12 ERIKA P.C. MELO et al. STUDENTS RECOGNITION OF NATIVE AND EXOTIC SPECIES CARDBOARD GAME QUANTITATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE S3 6 1 7 2 8 3 9 4 10 5 11 An Acad Bras Cienc (2021) 93(2) e20191462 11 | 12 ERIKA P.C. MELO et al. STUDENTS RECOGNITION OF NATIVE AND EXOTIC SPECIES CARDBOARD GAME QUANTITATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE S4 6 1 7 2 8 3 9 4 10 5 11 An Acad Bras Cienc (2021) 93(2) e20191462 12 | 12 .
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