WorksheetsHigh Desert Ecosystem
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 46mins
By definition, a Desert gets _____ inches or less of rain per year
40
5
10
23
Road Runners are immune to what?
scorpions stings
bee stings
rattle snake bites
coyote attacks
New Mexico is known for this precious gem. Now hard to find, making it worth a lot of money.
Turquoise
Copper
Gold
Silver
Lizards typically eat what? Select all that apply.
insects
small animals
snakes
Road Runners
coyotes
New Mexico is home to this very rare (maybe the rarest) of mammals. Google it. You have five minutes
Black-footed ferret
Black bears
Black-necked grizzly
Black-toed cat
Acequias were started over a century ago and are used in New Mexico to.....
establish and support the farmland.
float barges to take grain to markets
To provide water for people to drink
To keep the Rio Grande flowing
Water is......
life.
not wet.
dry
The NM Department of Game and Fish create artificial water sources for what reason?
The capture water for irrigation
To provide water for wildlife
To provide water for thirsty hikers
To provide water for the old steam trains.
Road Runners eat ________. Select all that apply. Google it.
snakes
insects
small amimals including birds
seeds
coyotes
This Spring has been very wet and there is plenty of food for insects. How would the population of insect eating lizards respond?
The population would increase
The population would stay the same.
The population would decrease.
Lizards aren't affected by insects
Coyotes are both predator and prey. Who wants to eat them?
Wolves
Road Runners
Owls
bears
Wolves are top (a) that help keep (b) of (c) in check.
Let's image that the wolves have all been killed in New Mexico. What could be the direct and indirect results? choose all that apply
The coyote population increases
The deer population increases
The road runner population crashes
The lizard population explodes
The wolves were removed from Yellowstone Park 100 years ago and returned 30 years ago. Explain how this restoration caused a change reaction that improved the flow of the Yellowstone river.
Ranchers in NM have complained about the re-introduction of Wolves to NM. Your job is to explain the benefits of this program to them and NM as a whole. What would you say to them? You may reference the Yellowstone story.
