1. Which of the following were factors that contributed to the near-extinction of the buffalo? Choose all that apply.
a. Demand for buffalo hides increased in the East
b. Open ranges where buffalo grazed were destroyed by settlements
c. migration patterns were destroyed by hearding buffalo south
d. after disease and drought, there was competition among animals for survival
e. a chemical fertilizer used by farmers was extremely poisonous to the buffalo
a. Demand for buffalo hides increased in the East
b. Open ranges where buffalo grazed were destroyed by settlements
d. After disease and drought, there was competition among animals for survival
Factors a, b, and d were major contributors to the near-extinction of the buffalo. Factors c and e were not significant contributors to the near-extinction of the buffalo.