by Vicky Stein
What they found
The overall numbers of butterflies in Ohio have decreased year over year for the past two decades—about 2 percent each year. When the researchers compared that rate to other long-term studies, the general decline matched the results of monitoring programs in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Spain.
But the team wanted to understand why some species of butterflies were harder-hit than others, and why some actually increased their populations over the course of the study.
They looked to see if related species of butterflies were all doing better or worse, and did not find a pattern.
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Question
Use the excerpt from “Butterflies are disappearing in Ohio. Here’s what that means for insects everywhere” to answer the question.
Which information is found in the section “What they found,” and which is in the section “Why this matters”? Drag each item to the correct location.(2 points)
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What they found Why this matters
there was a difference in how northern and southern Ohio butterflies were doing
insect decline can affect habitats
changes in butterflies can signal larger environmental changes
the data from Ohio matched studies from other countries
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