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Are Diets Unique?

To help identify patterns in the data, we will sort the plant species using a Venn diagram. Refer to the table then drag the name of each plant species below the Venn diagram onto its appropriate location indicated by a question mark. (You will only need to drag four plant species: Acacia, Abutilon, Aristida, and Chloris; the rest will be dragged for you.)

Additional Information: A Venn diagram shows the relationships between elements. Elements that are shared between categories are visualized as overlapping circles or ovals. It is a useful way for identifying patterns in data. In this case, a Venn diagram let's us see if the herbivores’ diets overlap.

A selection of four of the plant species identified in a total of 172 dung samples from four herbivores in Mpala. Plant species shown in green are grasses and those shown in black are browse.
Browse Grasses
Acacia drepanolobium
Abutilon mauritianum
Aristida congesta
Chloris virgata
Grevy's Zebra
Dik-dik
Cape Buffalo
Impala
Venn diagram drag drop activity
Venn diagram drop region

question mark drop area for Cape buffalo

question mark drop area for Dik-dik

question mark drop area for Grevy's zebra

question mark drop area where Grevy's zebra and Cape buffalo overlap

question mark drop area where Cape buffalo and Dik-dik overlap

question mark drop area where Dik-dik and Impala overlap

question mark drop area for Impala

question mark drop area where Grevy's zebra, Cape buffalo, and Dik-dik overlap

question mark drop area where Cape buffalo, Dik-dik, and Impala overlap

question mark drop area where Grevy's zebra and Dik-dik overlap

question mark drop area where Grevy's zebra, Cape buffalo, Dik-dik, and Impala overlap

question mark drop area where Cape buffalo and Impala overlap

question mark drop area where Grevy's zebra, Dik-dik, and Impala overlap

question mark drop area where Grevy's zebra, Cape buffalo, and Impala overlap

question mark drop area where Grevy's zebra and Impala overlap

Plant name drag region
Drag the plant names to their appropriate locations (question marks) on the Venn diagram.