Question

this photo shows farmland attacked by grasshoppers in the 1930s. the damage done in the 1870s was even worse. the author describes how the settlers fought back. what does this description help you infer about the locusts? the locusts shifted their attacks to body parts and clothing. the locusts survived efforts to remove and destroy them. the locusts were forced to remain on the western prairies. the locusts were attracted to smoke and loud sounds. done

Explanation:

If settlers fought back (implied efforts to remove/destroy locusts) but the damage was still significant (as shown in the 1930s and even worse in 1870s), it can be inferred that the locusts survived those efforts. There is no indication in the given context about locusts shifting attacks to body parts/clothing (no mention of such a shift in the provided photo description about farmland damage), no evidence that they were forced to remain on western prairies (the photo just shows damage in a time period, not their forced location), and no clue that they were attracted to smoke/loud sounds (no such elements described in relation to the locusts in the given text).

Answer:

The locusts survived efforts to remove and destroy them.