*Theme/Title: Populations and Communities. * Description/Instructions. This quiz will compare and contrast populations and communities among animals. You will find out how populations and communities of animals are an important part of the ecosystem.
North America and Europe. and they live more north of Canada. Elk are found in and around the Rocky Mountains and the foothills of the Rockies, as well as on various farms and ranches that raise elk. Elk Island National Park, Prince Albeâ¦rt National Park, Yellowstone National Park and other various parks in Canada and the USA also have elk.
Male elk begin to grow their antlers in the spring. They first appear as small bumps covered in fuzz. They grow from the same spot year after year, known as a pedicel. The grow longer over the summer and are covered in fuzzy velvet. Velvet is tissue rich in blood vessels, which nourishes the growing antlers. Elk will shed their antlers annually. Elk grow their antler starting in the spring and on into the summer then late summer early fall they stop. During fall or rutting s â¦ eason they use them to gain breeding rights and then during the winter elk use their antlers to gain access to grass through the snow.