Virtual Field Trip

Text Set Questions

1. What are some species of wildlife that still inhabit prairies today?

2. Some species of wildlife have been extirpated from the Illinois prairie. What does this mean?

3. With what is the Prairie Chicken in competition on prairie lands?

4. What are three threats to the prairie ecosystem?

5. Describe the impact of alien species on the prairie.

6. What are some of the most imperiled species in tall grass prairies? Describe how this happened.

7. How have fire control and woody plantings increased competition on prairies?

8. What is the first species to come back after a fire? Why is this?

9. What ecosystem would result if grasses were outcompeted by woody species?

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Synthesis Questions:

1. How does fire help to prevent grasses or trees from outcompeting one another?

2. Describe characteristics of prairie grass that help it to compete with other species.

3. Describe how fire affects competition between animals on the prairie.