Test your knowledge of the world's grasslands with our interactive grasslands quiz! Can you answer all of the following questions and get a perfect score?

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1. Bull bison can grow to what weight?
   
   
   1. 900 pounds
   2. 1,200 pounds
   3. 2,200 pounds
   4. 47,000 pounds
2. How many bison roam wild on the prairies of North America?
   
   
   1. None
   2. Less than 2,000
   3. 16,000
   4. 2 million
3. The Brazilan Cerrado is home to how many species of plants?
   
   
   1. Less than 100
   2. Less than 2,000
   3. More than 2,000
   4. More than 10,000
4. Which of these is not a grassland bird species?
   
   
   1. Bobolink
   2. Behn’s fat finch
   3. Dickcissel
   4. McCown's Longspur
5. Illinois — nicknamed the Prairie State — has what percentage of its original prairie landscape remaining?
   
   
   1. More than 10 percent
   2. 5 percent
   3. 1 percent
   4. less than 0.1 percent
6. True or false: Fire is an important natural part of the prairie ecosystem?
   
   
   1. True
   2. False
7. The annual courtship dance of the greater prairie chicken includes which of the following?
   
   
   1. Rhythmic stomping
   2. Loud booming
   3. Puffed up feathers
   4. All of the above
8. Big bluestem (a prairie grass) grows to a height of 6-8 feet. How deep do its roots reach?
   
   
   1. More than 10 feet
   2. Up to 6 feet
   3. About 2 feet
   4. Less than 6 inches
9. Which of the following threaten the world’s prairies and grasslands?
   
   
   1. Invasive species
   2. Unchecked development
   3. Climate change
   4. All of the above
10. True or false: America’s tallgrass prairie is considered the most-imperiled grassland in the world, with less than 1 percent of it surviving.
    
    
    1. True
    2. False

Grasslands Quiz Scoring Guide

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