| Answers |
| 1. |
True
It was believed that a cold winter was coming if the bison’s
coat was very thick. |
| 2. |
This
statement is True |
| 3. |
False
The scientific name for the American, or plains, bison is Bison
bison. Canada is home to the wood buffalo, Bison bison
athabaesca.
If you consider that the two are not separate species but subspecies
you will realize that they are very similar. The wood bison
is longer than the plains bison and its backside is heavier. |
| 4. |
False
The bison moved across the prairies on a yearly basis and kept the grasses
efficiently cut down at that time. The grasses the bison ate were subsequently
recycled as fertilizer causing the prairies to flourish. |
| 5. |
True
Unfortunately. We can only take a lesson from this and hope nothing
like it ever happens again. |
