"Saving America's Wolves"

Which person DESPISES mayonnaise?

• Kristina, who drenches her french fries in mayonnaise.

• Jayce, who uses it sometimes when he doesn't have ketchup.

• Stephen, who refuses to touch any dish that has mayonnaise as an ingredient.

In the wild, which animal would be considered an APEX PREDATOR?

• a lion roaming the African savannah

• a beaver building a dam in a river

• an elk grazing in a forest

• an otter swimming in a lake

Imagine you are a wildlife conservationist. Which of the following species would you consider ENDANGERED and in need of your immediate attention?

• The mosquito, which is thriving and has high population numbers in your local area

• The sea lamprey, which is being hunted in the Great Lakes as an invasive species and is causing a lot of trouble

• The Bengal tiger, which is at risk of dying out because of hunting and habitat loss in its native region

Which animal is STALKING something?

• Leo, a lionfish swimming around a coral reef eating any fish who swims past him.

• Goldie, a goldfish who is swimming around looking for the spawn of another fish to eat.

• Diggy, a dog who is barking loudly and running after a squirrel.

• Catalina, a cat who is very quietly and stealthily following a mouse through the backyard.

In the context of the Amazon rainforest, which event would have a stronger effect on its ECOSYSTEM?

• A widespread forest fire

• Extensive overgrazing by a native species

• Both events

• Neither of the events

To help remove a thorn from the gorilla's hand, the veterinarian gave the gorilla a medicine that relaxed him. The vet most likely gave him a (a)   .

• hierarchy
• ecosystem
• keystone species
• tranquilizer

In the ranks of a school, the principal is (a)   .

• the apex predator
• the keystone species
• at the top of the hierarchy
• at the bottom of the ecosytem

Tiger sharks are an extremely important species. If they disappear, the whole ocean will suffer. This means it is a/ an (a)   .

• keystone species
• stalker
• apex predator
• at the top of the hierarchy