Impacts of non-native species on local biodiversity

A plant species that hasn't historically grown in an area is called:

• symbiotic

• natural

• non-native

• native

Native plants can be crowded out by non-native ones hogging sunlight & soil nutrients, and by giving off chemicals to hurt other plant species.

• True

• False

How do native plants help native pollinators survive?

• Native plants always give more nectar to native bees

• Native pollinators changed over centuries with the plants they pollinate to benefit each other

• Honey bees can't get nectar from native plants, so they to non-native ones

Can you recognize and remove non-native bush honeysuckle from your yard?

• Yes

• No

• I don't know what it looks like yet.

Which bush is a native Missouri one which could replace bush honeysuckle?

• Beautyberry

• Privet

• Autumn Olive

Having more native plant variety helps pollinators by:

• providing a variety of food sources to feed different pollinator types

• providing flowers at different times of the blooming season

• giving pollinators a range of nutrients to bee healthy

• all of the above

My yard could look pleasing with native plants.

• Yes

• No

I had fun with the Bee the Change Team!

• yes

• somewhat

• no

I learned something new today at the Bee the Change Booth.

• Yes

• No

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