invasive species

Why do the populations of invasive species grow so quickly?

• Invasive species are native to an area

• Invasive species have no predators

• Invasive species keep the ecosystem in equilibrium

• Invasive species are prey to many animals

Which of these words does NOT describe an invasive species?

• intruder

• alien

• natural

• non-native

 

TRUE or FALSE? Invasive species grow quickly due to the lack of predators. This leads to a decline or extinction of the native population.

• true

• false

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TRUE or FALSE? Invasive species can be introduced to an ecosystem intentionally (on purpose).

• true

• false

What is an invasive species?

• A native (naturally found) species which are added to an area

• an organism that is new to an environment and has a negative effect on that environment.

• A keystone species in an environment

• none of the above

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Why do populations of invasive species grow so quickly?

• They are prey to many animal

• they help keep the ecosystems in balance.

• they are native to the area.

• they have no predators

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What is something that is common to most invasive species?

• hey can't eat anything in the new area

• they can't have babies in the new area

• they don't live long

• they don't have many predators in their new area

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Invasive species can have a major impact on the ecosystem.

• true

• false

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Invasive species can crowd out native species.

• true

• false

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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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