Invasive Species

1. What makes a species invasive?

• Moving to a new ecosystem and taking resources from natives 
• Not having papers
• Species that can't adapt
• Plants that take up too much space

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What kind of organisms can become invasive? 

• Lions, Tigers, Bears
• Plants, Animals, or Pathogens 
• Animals
• Plants

Which of the following is a key characteristic of most invasive species?

• Ability to breathe in the air & in the water
• Large, sharp teeth
• Produce many offspring
• Is a top predator

What is a native specie?

• A specie that is local and has lived in the same place
• A specie who has come from another state or country
• A specie that has no "home" and travels for its whole life
• None of the above

The lack of natural predators makes populations of invasive species unmanageable?

• True
• False

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Invasive species have a negative impact on...

• the ecosystem
• the economy
• Both the ecosystem and the economy
• None of these

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What's one EFFECT of pythons invading the Everglades?

• the number of small mammals, like mice, are decreasing
• the number of white-tailed deer is increasing
• pythons can grow to be 18 feet long

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What's one problem with the pythons gobbling up all the small animals in the Everglades park?

• other animals can't find any food

• the deer weighed a total of 160 pounds

• Scientists don't know exactly how many pythons are out there

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What is an invasive species?

• A native (naturally found) species which are added to an area. 
• A non-native (not naturally found) species added to an area. 
• A keystone species in an environment
• none of the above

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Invasive species alter the ecosystem by a___________in number quickly,this leads to _____ food for the native  species. 

• increasing  less
• decline  decreasing

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