Which organism, the deer or elk, would be negatively affected by the change in grass type? Explain your answer.
Question 12
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Question 16
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Looking at the amount of rain, the types of grasses, the number of deer and elk, what caused the change in number of deer in Colorado. Explain using two pieces of evidence from the worksheet.
Look at Figure 1: What happened to the number of deer from 2005 to 2013?
it increased
it decreased
it stayed the same
Look at Figure 2:What year had the highest amount of rainfall?
2003
2004
2006
2012
Look at Figure 2:How much did it rain in 2004?
10 cm
2 cm
4 cm
14 cm
Look at Figure 2:What happened to the amount of rainfall from 2004 to 2006?
it increased
it decreased
it remained the same
Look at Figure 2:What happened to the amount of rainfall from 2006 to 2010?
it increased
it decreased
it remained the same
What type of grass do deer eat?
cheatgrass
sagebrush
both cheatgrass and sagebrush
What type of grass do Elks eat?
cheatgrass
sagebrush
both cheatgrass and sagebrush
Which grass is an invasive species, not native to Colorado?
cheatgrass
sagebrush
both cheatgrass and sagebrush
What happened to the amount of cheatgrass from 2005 to 2013
it increased
it decreased
it remains the same
What happened to the amount of sagebrush from 2005 to 2013
it increased
it decreased
it remains the same
Look at Figure 4: What happened to the number of deer from 2005 to 2013?
it increased
it decreased
it remained the same
Look at Figure 4: What happened to the number of elk from 2005 to 2013?
it increased
it decreased
it remained the same
Looking at Figure 5: in 2005, what caused the most of the fawn deaths?
death by predators
death by lack of food
Looking at Figure 5: From 2008 to 2013, what caused the most of the fawn deaths?
