{"id":25512,"date":"2025-02-27T08:47:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T13:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/?page_id=25512"},"modified":"2025-10-23T00:01:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T04:01:35","slug":"test-your-tick-knowledge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/test-your-tick-knowledge\/","title":{"rendered":"Test Your Tick Knowledge With Quizlet"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Test Your Tick Knowledge<\/h1><p>Our Quizlet flashcards let you test how TickSmart you are<br><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/side-view-worker-typing-laptop.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<p><strong>What is Quizlet?<\/strong> Subject matter flashcards, tests, and more. <a href=\"https:\/\/quizlet.com\/89313049\/what-is-quizlet-flash-cards\/\">Check it out<\/a>, but don&#8217;t forget to come back for <strong>TickSmart Quizlet<\/strong>! (Pro-Tip: If you&#8217;re using Quizlet on your phone, click the picture to enlarge)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How Quizlet works?<\/strong> The more you practice recalling a piece of information or retrieving it from memory, the more likely you will remember it later. This psychological finding, pioneered by Hermann Ebbinghaus <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hermann_Ebbinghaus\"><em>(1<\/em>)<\/a>, explains why it can be so much more effective to study using flashcards or taking practice tests than it is to look over notes until you feel like you know them. Getting feedback enhances the remembering effect. <strong>Quizlet<\/strong> study tools are designed to help you maximize the benefits of retrieval practice. And keep practicing every other day or so for a week &#8212; even after you get a question right the first time &#8212; and then, you&#8217;ll likely always have the information when you need it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Try out our Early Spring Quizlet here:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"display-posts-listing\"><div class=\"listing-item\"><div class=\"content\"><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/quizlet.com\/1015013968\/flashcards\/embed?i=5st1c2&#038;x=1jj1\" height=\"700\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border:0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TICKS IN FALL<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/quizlet.com\/1097012238\/ticks-in-the-fall-tickencounter-flash-cards\/?i=5st1c2&amp;x=1jqt\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Screenshot-2026-03-30-at-10.15.03-PM-Medium.jpeg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Quizlet Flashcards<\/h2><p>What happens to ticks in fall?<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">CLick Here<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dig Deeper&#8230;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/5-ways-you-may-be-putting-yourself-at-risk-for-lyme-disease-this-autumn\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/UntuckedSquare-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"untucked shirt on a man\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/UntuckedSquare-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/UntuckedSquare-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/UntuckedSquare-364x363.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/UntuckedSquare.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/5-ways-you-may-be-putting-yourself-at-risk-for-lyme-disease-this-autumn\/\">5 Ways You May Be Putting Yourself at Risk For Lyme Disease This Autumn<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">It&#8217;s officially not summer any longer! No more camping, pool parties, cookouts \u2026and no more ticks and mosquitoes biting either, right?? It&#8217;s true&#8211;summertime is the \u201ctickiest\u201d time of the year, especially in the eastern United States. But just because you haven&#8217;t seen many (or any) ticks lately, doesn&#8217;t mean that your risk for catching Lyme [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TICKS IN WINTER<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/quizlet.com\/973014525\/ticks-in-the-winter-tickencounter-flash-cards\/?i=5st1c2\\u0026amp;x=1jqt:\/\/quizlet.com\/973014525\/ticks-in-the-winter-tickencounter-flash-cards\/?i=5st1c2&amp;x=1jqt\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Screenshot-2026-03-30-at-10.15.56-PM-Medium.jpeg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Quizlet Flashcards<\/h2><p>What happens to ticks in winter?<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">CLick Here<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dig Deeper&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/ticks-in-winter\/winter-tick-activity\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/wintertick1-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Engorged tick in the snow\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/wintertick1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/wintertick1-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/ticks-in-winter\/winter-tick-activity\/\">Winter Tick Activity<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Can't believe TICKS might still be active in winter? Well, BELIEVE!!<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TICKS IN EARLY SPRING<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/quizlet.com\/1015013968\/ticks-in-early-spring-tickencounter-flash-cards\/?funnelUUID=03d9160c-c23e-410c-bc16-5cd8a0a5af46\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Screenshot-2026-03-30-at-10.17.20-PM-Medium.jpeg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Quizlet Flashcards<\/h2><p>What&#8217;s going on with ticks when snow melts and daffodils start to poke up through the leaves?<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">click here <\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dig Deeper&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/are-you-ready-for-spring-ticks\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Spring-Tuck-blog-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"pants tucked into socks\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Spring-Tuck-blog-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Spring-Tuck-blog-3-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/are-you-ready-for-spring-ticks\/\">ARE YOU READY FOR SPRING TICKS?<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">It\u2019s finally Spring... but definitely not the spring we wanted or could even imagine! COVID-19 is seeing to that. Self-isolation, social distancing, working or learning from home; or maybe you\u2019re...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.newvec.org\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/NEWVEC-1-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><p>NEWVEC is dedicated to operational research, training the next generation of public-health entomologists, and cultivating a rich community of practice to address stakeholder needs.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Learn more<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>TickSmart Quizlet flashcards were inspired by students in Dr. Mather&#8217;s 2024 AVS\/ENT 390H Wildlife &amp; Human Disease Honors class. We especially appreciate the leadership of Robbie Vets and Ari Locklear, and the contributions of Megan Chevalier, Cate Palmer, Kayleigh Hallett, and Ava McLaughlin.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Quizlet? Subject matter flashcards, tests, and more. Check it out, but don&#8217;t forget to come back for TickSmart Quizlet! (Pro-Tip: If you&#8217;re using Quizlet on your phone, click the picture to enlarge) How Quizlet works? 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