Bringing Back the Bison

Which of the following is NOT an example of how Indigenous people used bison?

• Food

• Clothing

• Transportation

• Tools

What is the meaning of biodiversity in paragraph 5?

• The conditions that help

  organisms stay healthy

• The number of different types of

  organisms

• The number of bison in an area

• The role bison play in ecosystems

Which answer is an example of how

bison keep ecosystems healthy?

• They eat grass and leave space

  for flowers to grow.

• They cause dead plant matter to

  build up.

• They eat flowers as they bloom.

• They keep birds and insects away.

Where are the Great Plains located?

• Between the Rocky Mountains and

  Mississippi River

• Yellowstone National Park

• Europe

• All of the United States

What is the meaning of descent in

paragraph 3?

• people

• background or region

• homeland

• value

When did the first efforts to save

bison begin?

• Late 1600s

• Late 1800s

• Early 1900s

• Early 2000s

Why did the United States

government want to expand the

country’s borders?

• To make room for Indigenous

  people

• To make room for European

  people

• c. To make room for military groups

• To make room for new

  reservations

What caused bison to nearly die out

completely?

• Lack of food

• Overhunting

• competition with horses

• drought

According to the article, about

how many bison are now in North

America?

• 2,000

• 5,500

• 30,000

• Millions

Which organization moves bison to

different herds?

• Yellowstone National Park

• The Nature Conservancy

• Bison Convention Transfer

  Program

• North American Ranchers