Biology Quiz

What do all living things need?

• A place to live.

• All of the above

• Water

• Food

• Air

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Click on the map to help answer this question: What can we predict about the population of Feral Swine for the year 2016?

• There will be more feral swine in 2016 than there were in 2010.

• There will be no change in feral swine population.

• There will be less feral swine in 2016 than there were in 1982.

• There were fewer feral swine in 2004 than 1982.

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Which of the following is a key characteristic of most invasive species? Choose 2

• Is a top predator

• Ability to breathe in the air & in the water

• Large, sharp teeth

• Produce many offspring

• adapt to different environmental conditions

a group of animals that normally lives and thrives in a particular ecosystem

Invasive species [more than 1 answer]

• increases the populations of native organisms

• take over the habitat of other organisms

• cause the populations of native organisms to decrease

• destroy/decrease biodiversity

• improves/increases biodiversity

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Why do the populations of invasive species grow so quickly?

• Invasive Species are native to an area.

• Invasive species keep the ecosystems in equilibrium.

• Invasive species have no predators.

• Invasive species are prey to many animals.

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Which of the following is a solution to invasive species.

• Let's worms go in the water

• Not cleaning your boat

• Overfishing the native fish

• Taking a picture instead of an animal home

• Clean your bike or boat after being in nature.

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"Burmese pythons are an invasive species." An estimated 4,300 invasive species live in the U.S., with more reported each year." An invasive species is

• An animal or plant that is native to the area.

• A new animal or plant in an area that thrives without negative consequences.

• A new animal or plant in an area that damages those that were originally there.

• A plant that has thorns

How can we try to help fix the invasive species problem?

• Make sure you’re not taking any native plant, animal, or bug with you when you travel

• Do not transport plants from other places, even as decoration.

• Do not release pet animals into the wild.

• All of the above.

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How did the Burmese python and the wild goldfish become invasive species?

• A pet store was destroyed in a flood and they got released

• A science lab was destroyed in a flood and they got released.

• People no longer wanted them as pets and released them into the wild

• They are not invasive species they have always been there.

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