Zebra Survival Quiz 1 (Lessons 1 - 3)

Based on the graph, on the African Savanna the Grevy's zebra population over is...?

• continuing to increase

• Staying the same

• continuing to decrease

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A group of the same species living in the same area is...

• an organism

• a population

• an ecosystem

• a species

All the living and non-living things that interact with each other is

• an organism

• a species

• a population

• an ecosystem

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Describe the ecosystem the Grevy's zebras live in.

• Savanna forest, lots of trees very little grass

• Savanna grassland, lots of grasses, few trees.

• Mountains of Africa

• The edge of a large lake in Africa

Check off any niche (role) that describes Grevy's Zebras.

• consumer

  herbivore

  producer

• herbivore

  prey

  consumer

• producer

  predator

  carnivore

• prey

  producer

  herbivore

Think about how resource avalabilty and zebras impact each other. Which cause and effect statement is true.

• If the resources avaliable are low, the zebras will increase.

• If the resources avaliable are low, the zebras will decrease.

• If the resources avaliable are low, the zebras will stay the same.

• If the resources avaliable are high the zebras will decrease.

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When the avaliable resources are high, competition between zebras is

• high

• same as with low resources

• low

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Which evidence supports the claim that as zebra population increases, the resources decrease.

• Rounds 4 - 6 show the zebra population changing from 20 to 10 and the resources from 10 to 20

• Rounds 5 - 9 show the zebra population changing from 18 to 20 and the resources from 12 to 10

• Rounds 12 - 14 show the zebra population changing from 8 to 14 and the resources from 22 to 14

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Based on the map, zebras migrate to Nxai Pan NP in summer wet season because this location...

• is a wet season destination and will have the same amount of resources avalible, but will be much warmer then their homeland by Chobe River.

• is a wet season destination and will have less resources avalible then their homeland by Chobe River.

• is a wet season destination and will have more resources avalible then their homeland by Chobe River.

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The zebras spends which months in Nxai Pan National park?

• October to December

• December to March

• March to May

• May to November