Question 133·Easy·Command of Evidence
Figure 1 shows the estimated number of individuals of three wildlife species recorded during a 2025 survey in Cedar Ridge Reserve.
Wildlife managers use yearly surveys to compare how different species are doing within a protected area. These comparisons can help managers decide where to focus habitat restoration. For example, in 2025 the pronghorn population was _____
Which choice most effectively uses data from Figure 1 to complete the example?
For command-of-evidence questions with a figure, treat the figure as your “text evidence.” First, read exactly what the sentence needs (here, a comparison). Then locate the relevant bars on the chart, compare their heights using the y-axis scale, and choose the option that matches both comparisons without adding information the figure does not show.
Hints
Find the pronghorn bar
Look at the bar labeled Pronghorn and estimate its height on the y-axis.
Check which species is above and below it
Compare the pronghorn bar to the Bighorn sheep bar and the Prairie dog bar.
Choose the option that matches both comparisons
Pick the choice that correctly describes pronghorn as being between the other two species (if it is).
Step-by-step Explanation
Identify the pronghorn value
From Figure 1, the pronghorn bar is at about 620 individuals.
Compare pronghorn to the other two species
The bighorn sheep bar is about 180 (lower than 620), and the prairie dog bar is about 740 (higher than 620).
Match the comparison to an answer choice
So pronghorn is larger than bighorn sheep but smaller than prairie dogs, which matches "larger than the bighorn sheep population but smaller than the prairie dog population."