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Science questions for grades 9-12

 

 

Ocelot

 

Read about the ocelot at

http://www.bigcatrescue.org/ocelot.htm    or print out PDF

When the ocelots were first introduced to their large habitat area, they had no natural predators. The sought out and ate many of the eggs of insect- eating birds.  What probably occurred after the introduction of the ocelots in the area?

  1. The bird population increased
  2. The insect population increased
  3. The bird population began to seek a new food source
  4. The insect population began to seek a new food source

 

 

 

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What do you think would happen if hyenas, who are successful scavengers were introduced to the ocelot habitat?  How would the environment and the ocelots be effected?

 

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