Vocabulary Quiz: Lionfish & Goldfish

1) The​ ______ at the bottom of the pond squished between Taylor's toes.

• sediment
• regulation
• humane
• vigilant

2) Laura is looking for a ____ way to deal with the skunks under her porch. She doesn't want to harm the skunks, but she doesn't want them to live under her porch either.

• insatiable

• vigilant

• humane

• imperative

3) Anton noticed that the frogs in his pond _____. There were clumps of frog eggs floating in the water.

• formed sediment

• turned vigilant

• become insatiable

• had spawned

4. 4. A water lily is a/ an _____ plant that roots in the _____ of ponds and has flowers that float on the surface of the water.

• imperative/ sediment

• aquatic/ sediment

• imperative/ aquatic

• aquatic/ imperative

5) True or False: A caterpillar is part of an ecosystem.

• True

• False

6) Invasive species are native to the ecosystem they invade.

• True

• False

A farmer would want an invasive species on his or her farm.

• True

• False

8) The REEF organization in Florida is VIGILANT in the fight against the spread of lionfish, which means it is

• careless

• observant

9) It is IMPERATIVE that people safely discard pet they no longer want, which means how they do so is

• important

• optional

10) Lionfish and goldfish both have INSATIABLE appetites, which means they are

• fulfilled

• unsatisfied