1 Prairie plant species are very diverse.
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b What natural advantages might a diverse system offer?
2 The American bison was almost hunted to extinction. Describe the effect its
disappearance would have had on the prairie ecosystem.
3 Describe one of the many relationships that exist between a particular
animal/insect species, and a species of plant living on the prairie.
4
Compare and contrast the ways in which Native Americans and early European
settlers lived on the prairies. What advantages and disadvantages does each way
offer?
Tell me why such a diverse system evolved. I
5 Describe the effects of fire on the American prairie as well as fire suppression, or
putting them out.
6
In what ways does it appear that natural selection is driving evolutionary
adaptations on the prairies?