How the American Bison Survives

Questions

1. Details Where does the American bison live?

   cool, misty mountain forests in China gardens, forests and mountains across the Americas the icy seas of the Arctic the grasslands and prairies of North America
2. Details Which of these does the American bison eat?

   crabs berries beetles sedges
3. Cause and effect According to the passage, how does the American bison use a thick, shaggy winter coat?

   It keeps it warm in freezing prairie winds. They are used to show off and to compete with other males. They help it grip smooth tree trunks. They let it peel stems and hold food.
4. Main idea What is paragraph 3 mostly about?

   what it eats how its young grow up how its body helps it survive where it lives
5. Vocabulary The passage says the American bison is a herbivore. What is a herbivore?

   an animal that lives only in water an animal that eats both plants and animals an animal that eats other animals an animal that eats only plants
6. Evidence Which sentence from the passage best supports the idea that the American bison's body suits its home?

   Calves are born a reddish color and darken as they grow. One reason the American bison survives is a thick, shaggy winter coat, which keeps it warm in freezing prairie winds. The American bison makes its home in the grasslands and prairies of North America. Its food includes grasses and sedges.
7. Inference Based on the passage, why would the American bison have trouble surviving somewhere hot and dry?

   Its young would be called something else. Its body and habits are suited to a place that is wide and open. It would grow too big. It would have nothing to do all day.

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