Little Habitats on the Prairies Quiz

What did French explorers call the native grassland stretching all the way to the horizon?

• Meadow

• Savanna

• Forest

• Desert

Which state parks in Minnesota have small prairies for exploration?

• Blue Mounds and Glacial Lakes

• Yellowstone and Yosemite

• Grand Canyon and Zion

• Everglades and Acadia

Before settlers moved into Minnesota, how many acres of prairies existed?

• 1 million acres - almost as big as Moose Lake

• 18 million acres - almost as big as Lake Superior

• 8 million acres - almost as big as Lake Mille Lacs

According to this article, why is Indian grass a great place to play hide-and-seek?

• Once you get deep in the grass, no one can hear you.

• It stands up to 6 feet tall, so it is easy to hide in.

• There are many animal burrows to hide in.

What natural force shaped the original prairie and is still shaping prairies today?

• Earthquakes

• Fire

• Volcanic eruptions

• Tornadoes

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What did John Weaver and his students discover during the long drought in the 1930s?

• He discovered that grasshoppers helped prairie grasses survive drought.

• He discovered that nothing can survive drought, except grasshoppers.

• He discovered that grasshoppers caused drought.

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What kind of habitat is preferred by the burrowing owl?

• Tree tops

• Tall grasses

• Underground dens

What is the name of the state park in Minnesota where you can see a herd of bison grazing on grass?

• Yellowstone National Park

• Blue Mounds State Park

• Grand Canyon National Park

• Everglades National Park

To plant crops on the prairie, pioneers first had to break the sod.  What is sod?

• An essential ingredient in making soda pop

• A nickname for sodium chloride

• A tangle of roots, shoots and soil

What is the best way to learn about prairies according to the text?

• Read books about prairies

• Study prairies in a classroom

• Watch documentaries about prairies

• Visit a prairie and explore it