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3A U2 Reading when the wolves returned

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  • Today, Yellowstone is becoming a _______ system again.
    healthy
    bad
    coyote
    wolf
  • How many wolves are there in the park now?
    7
    12
    150
    250
  • A science .... is nonfiction. It can explain why certain things happen in nature.
    article
  • Where did park officials bring wolves from in 1995 and 1996?
    From Canada
    From India
    From Turkey
    From Brazil
  • The number of ... increased in 1926 without wolves to hunt them.
    elk
    wolves
    increased
    rangers
  • Why did new plants and trees suffer when wolves were gone?
    The elk ate young shoots, so not enough trees could grow fast enough.
  • What did you learn about animals in this science article. Give two facts.
  • How did beavers disappear?
    Without trees, they couldn't survive.
  • Where is Yellowstone National Park located in the United States?
    New York
    California
    Nebraska
    Wyoming
  • What do coyotes eat?
    Everything from calves to insects.
  • Without wolves, _____ were at the top of the food chain.
    coyotes
    elk
    deer
    rangers
  • Why were hunters paid to kill the wolves? (1924)
    The wolves fed on elk and deer.
  • How did wolves solve the problem in Yellowstone?
    Wolves killed or chased away coyotes. Other animals survived more easily.
  • Imagine you work at Yellowstone Park. What might a visitor ask you about the history of wolves in the park? Whyy were wolves ...? Wolves were... because...
  • A science .... is nonfiction. It can explain why certain things happen in nature.
    article
  • How did rangers keep the elk numbers down in 1926?
    They had to bring more elk from other parks.
    They had to kill more wolves.
    They had to shoot and kill elk.
    They had to raise more elk.
  • Wolves, coyotes and elk are part of the food chain. Explain how this part of the chain works.. Wolves eat... ,and coyotes eat ... Elk eat...
  • Wolves ... the numbers of coyotes and elk.
    control
  • When did Yellow stone become a national park?
    In 1782
    In 1872
    In 2178
    In 1972
  • With so many coyotes in Yellowstone, the number of pronghorns decreased. Coyotes fed on ...pronghorns.
    few
    less
    no
    newborn
  • How many packs of wolves were set free in 1995 and 1996?
    eight
    seventeen
    eight thousand
    seven
  • Why did ducks disappear?
    Beavers didn't have enough trees to build dams that provided homes for ducks.
  • A ....... shows a sequence of important events. It tells about each event and when it happened.
    time line
  • In Yellowstone, _____ shoot steam high into the air.
    wildlife
    geysers
    waterfalls
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