I'm Late, I'm Late, for a Radioactive Date! Student Sheet #1 Name: ______________________________________ These three graphs show the populations of prairie dogs, ferrets, and burrowing owls. They are all found in the same ecosystem (area) in the Midwest. 1. Are these three graphs related? _______________________________ 2. Make up a story telling how these three are or are not related. ________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 3. After watching the video: Why did the prairie dogs decline? __________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 4. After watching the video: Why did the ferrets decline? ______________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 5. After watching the video: Why did the burrowing owls decline? ________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 6. Name two ways that graphs can mislead you.  ____________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________