EDPUZZLE RECAP: Genetic Engineering & Invasive Species

Which pet is causing serious issues across Florida and is difficult to identify among other frog species?

• Goldfish/Carp

• Rabbits

• Green Iguanas

• Cuban Tree Frog

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which pet was released for hunting in Australia in 1859 and caused an estimated 10 billion population by 1920?

• Rabbits

• Goldfish/Carp

• Cuban Tree Frog

• Green Iguanas

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which pet is notorious for its strict rules on bio-containment and has caused extensive damage to vegetation and local wildlife in Australia?

• Rabbits

• Cuban Tree Frog

• Green Iguanas

• Goldfish/Carp

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which pet is designated as one of the world's 100 most invasive species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature?

• Chameleons

• Hermit Crabs

• Red Eared Slider Turtle

• Giant African Land Snails

Which pet is illegal in the United States because of how destructive they can be to the natural environment and can carry a nasty parasite called rat lungworm?

• Red Eared Slider Turtle

• Chameleons

• Giant African Land Snails

• Hermit Crabs

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which pet was first thought to have been brought to the United States as pets in 1966 and can lay up to 1,200 eggs per year?

• Red Eared Slider Turtle

• Giant African Land Snails

• Hermit Crabs

• Chameleons

Which pet is a threat to saltwater fish around Florida and has venomous spines, making them dangerous to humans and having no natural predators?

• Goldfish/Carp

• Snakes

• Red Lionfish

• Rabbits

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which pet has become a major problem across the United States, especially across the Florida everglades, and is putting over 150 other species at risk?

• Goldfish/Carp

• Rabbits

• Snakes

• Red Lionfish

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which pet is a delicacy in parts of Africa and has been brought to the United States as pets, causing outbreaks and being illegal in the country?

• Red Lionfish

• Giant African Land Snails

• Goldfish/Carp

• Snakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which pet is the most common species of pet turtle in the United States and has been released into the wild, causing significant damage to the environment?

• Red Eared Slider Turtle

• Chameleons

• Hermit Crabs

• Giant African Land Snails

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5