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The prairie is a diverse ecosystem of mainly native grasses and flowering plants (forbs) with prairie wildlife, soil, geology, and fire playing very important roles.
Prairie Quiz Answers
1. Texas wild rice (Zizania texana)
2. Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense)
3. Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipedula)
4. Muhly grasses (Muhlenbergia species)
5. Texas Bluegrass (Poa arachnifera)
6. Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon)
7. Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii)
8. Common Carpetgrass (Axonopus affinis)
9. Eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum datyloides)
10. Buffalo grass (Buchloe dactyloides)