Wetland Invader

Nutrias are ___

• Muskrats

• Beavers

• Rodents

• Rats

Why were nutria brought ot the United States?

• for their meat

• for their fur

• to help control the spread of marsh grasses

• All of the above

What is the nutria's natural home?

• The United States

• every continent except Australia and Antarctica

• South America

• Asia

Why are nutria harmful to the wetlands?

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Kudzu is a vine that grows all across the southern United States. In the late 1800s, kudzu was first brought to the United States from Japan. Explain why kudzu is an invasive species.

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