U5W5 Should Plants and Animals form Other Places Live Here?

U5W5 Should Plants and Animals form Other Places Live Here?

Reading Guide

Multiple Select

1. Under New Arrivals Welcome, which conclusions can be drawn about the author’s point of view of nonnative species? Select all that apply.

• Nonnative species are beneficial to many areas.

• Nonnative species are good for business.

• Nonnative species are invasive.

• Nonnative species cause a lot of damage to many areas.

• Nonnative species provide pets to many people.

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2. Under A Growing Problem, which conclusions can be drawn about the author’s point of view of nonnative species? Select all that apply.

• Nonnative species are beneficial to many areas.

• Nonnative species are threatening to populations.

• Nonnative species are good for business.

• Nonnative species spread germs and illness.

• Nonnative species are more helpful than harmful.

Multiple Choice

3. What information does the chart provide?

• the helpful and harmful effects of different species

• the number of illnesses caused by nonnative species

• the benefits of nonnative species

• the date each species entered Europe

Multiple Choice

4. The author of "A Growing Problem" believes that nonnative species threaten our country. Which sentence in the paragraph that supports this idea?

• Agricultural experts sometimes bring in nonnative species to help the environment.

• But this can create unexpected problems.

• A hundred years ago, melaleuca trees were brought to Florida from Australia to preserve swampy areas.

• Now millions of these trees crowd out endangered native plants.”

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5. The word native comes from the Latin word nativius meaning, “born.” What does nonnative mean?

• born in a specific area

• not born in a specific area

• born again

• not from nature