Toad-ally Taking Over

Toad-ally Taking Over

By Molly Pevler

Multiple Choice

In Australia, cane toads are...

• used as food for humans

• helpful to the environment

• harmful to the environment

• used as food for farm animals

Open Ended

Name two reasons why introducing cane toads was a bad idea.

Open Ended

What is the main idea of this section?

Cane toads successfully live in Australia because...

Open Ended

What is the main idea of this section?

Multiple Choice

What is the central idea of this article?

• Cane toads help reduce the number of harmful meat ants.

• Be careful before introducing species into new environments.

• Farmers should leave bugs alone because bugs have a right to live.

• Meat ants harm the environment by destroying the biodiversity of an area.

Open Ended

Why are invasive species, like the cane toad, so harmful? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.