Prairie Pre & Post Test

The primary feature of a prairie is

• Ocean Waves

• Tall Grass

• Mountain Tops

• Dry sandy burrows

The following animals are often found on the US prairie

• jackrabbits, prairie dogs, birds

• porcupines, penguins, and peacocks

• lions, tigers, and bears

• spiders, coyotes, and zebras

In the United States, which of the following are considered Prairie States

• New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California, Washington

• Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, North Carolina

• Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota

• Maine, New York, New Jersey, Vermont, Connecticut

Select all animals that call the prairie home

• whale, frogs

• prairie dog, proghorn

• jack rabbit, deer

• coyote, bison

Which of the following are a common wildflower found in the prairie?

• Sunflower

• Coneflower

• Snapdragon

• Rose

Porcupine Grass, grama grass, wheatgrass, and buffalograss are all common

• Prairie Grasses

• Types of sand

• Ocean Grasses

• Desert Cacti

The "Dust Bowl" was both a manmade and ecological disaster. What year did it start

• 1930

• 1909

• 1919

• 1939

During the Dust bowl, it was said what the dust did not consume, the _______________ did.

What 2 things led to the Dust bowl?

• Overfarming & poor land practices

• A severe drought

• Overwatering the grass

• too much rain

The shortgrass prairie is an ecosystem found in the Great Plains. Many different populations of animals depend on the prairie ecosystem for survival. A typical community includes animals such as snakes, birds, mice, rodents, and insects.

Which food chain most accurately demonstrates the flow of energy in a shortgrass prairie ecosystem shown above?

• Grasshopper → bird → rodent → buffalo

• Hawk → snake → mouse → grasshopper

• Grasshopper → mouse → snake → hawk

• Snake → hawk → skunk → mouse