English Vocabulary Quiz

Which verb means to produce offspring?

• Invade

• Reproduce

• Overtake

• Upset

What adjective describes species that originate and live in a particular area?

• Predators

• Plankton

• Native

• Clams

Which verb means to disturb the stability or smooth functioning of?

• Introduce

• Upset

• Invade

• Overwhelm

Which verb means to bury or drown beneath a huge mass?

• Reproduce

• Upset

• Overwhelm

• Overtake

What term describes the small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea or freshwater?

• Clams

• Plankton

• Nutrients

• Landscape

Which word means therefore or as a result?

• In other words

• For instance

• Thus

• Overwhelm

What term describes marine bivalve mollusks with shells of equal size?

• Clams

• Plankton

• Predators

• Nutrients

Which phrase can be used to introduce an example?

• Thus

• In other words

• For instance

• Overwhelm

What term refers to animals that naturally prey on others?

• Nutrients

• Predators

• Clams

• Plankton

What term describes organisms that are not native and tend to spread, causing damage to the environment, human economy, or health?

• Predators

• Plankton

• Invasive species

• Clams