Vocabulary
What word means this?
The protection of animals, plants, and natural resources.
Conservation
Which feeling first caused Americans to kill wolves?
Fear
Cause: After 1800, a growing number of pioneers spread out across America. The pioneers feared and hated wolves.
Pioneers hunted, poisoned, and trapped wolves. By the 1920s, there were no wolves left in most of America.
How many wolves are in one pack?
Up to 20
What is Ms. Nach's dog's name?
Mel
What word means this?
Everything within a certain environment, including plants, animals, and nonliving things like rocks and water
Ecosystem
How did the disappearance of wolves affect the ecosystem where they lived?
It became harder for some species to survive.
Cause: With fewer wolves around, the number of elk exploded and meat-eating animals that ate food scraps left behind by wolves had less to eat
Large herds of elk gobbled up the grass and trees.
True or False?
Wolves are the largest members of the dog family.
True
What grade did Ms. Nach use to teach at Half Day?
5th grade
What word means this?
A group of animals that live and hunt together
Pack
What did people do when they realized the wolf’s importance to its ecosystem?
They tried to protect wolves and increase the wolf population.
Cause: Without grass and trees, birds couldn’t build nests and beavers couldn’t build dams in rivers.
Rivers without beaver dams became deeper and more powerful. The type of plants that grew nearby changed.
What age do wolves usually live to be?
13 years old
What big event does Ms. Nach have this summer ?
Wedding
What word means this?
The places where plants and animals naturally live
Habitats
In the last section of the article, the person in the helicopter wants to ______ the wolf.
Feed
Effect: Wolves are a keystone species. Without them around, the ecosystem changed dramatically.
People were hunting wolves and realized their importance to the rest of the animals and plants.
True or False?
A human's hearing is 20 times better than a wolf.
False
Where did Ms. Nach just go on vacation?
Spain
What word means this?
Animals that hunt other animals for food
Predators
Which conclusion can you draw after reading “Saving America’s Wolves”?
Wolves are an important part of their ecosystem.
a glass of milk
Why do wolves have thick fur?
What movie has Ms. Nach watched way too many times?
Encanto