Rodents

What disease carried by rats killed 60 million people throughout Europe during the 1300s-1600s?

• Flu

• Pneumonia

• Bubonic Plague

Answer explanation

Fleas that were on rats that carried bacteria transmitted the plaque to the people they bit.

The diagram shows a grassland food chain. If the mice are removed from this food chain, which animal population would most likely be affected first?

• Plant Seeds

• Field Mice

• Snakes

• Mountain Lions

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• rodent

• animal

• whiskers

• seat belt

Select the rodents

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What would happen to the rodent population if owls disappeared?

• Other predators would move in to prey on rodents.

• The rodents would have a party.

• The rodents would over-populate.

• The rodent population would shrink.

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Choose the answer(s) that can create a food web to a bird.

• rodents, insects plants

• plants, insects, rodents bird

• plants rodent bird

• plant rodent snake bird

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What is the primary diet of most rodents?

• Insects

• Fruits and seeds

• Fish

• Meat

Which of the following is a characteristic feature of rodents?

• Long canine teeth

• Continuously growing incisors

• Webbed feet

• Prehensile tail

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Which rodent is known for its ability to glide through the air?

• Beaver

• Flying squirrel

• Capybara

• Guinea pig

What role do rodents play in the ecosystem?

• Primary producers

• Pollinators

• Seed dispersers

• Decomposers

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