Invasive Species Brainpop

When removed from its natural habitat, an invasive species:

• struggles to find food

• cannot adapt to the climate

• thrives and causes harm

• enhances its new environment

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In a healthy ecosystem, the populations of each species tend to __________ from year to year.

• grow

• shrink

• shrink and grow

• disappear

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Which species is a predator?

• Japanese honeysuckle

• Burmese python

• rabbit

• emerald ash borer

Which word best describes the feeding relationships in a food web?

• interconnected

• independent

• unrelated

• insignificant

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Ash trees are key to the health of certain forest ecosystems because they:

• consume the most resources

• are the largest organisms

• live closest to the ground

• support many other species

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What happens to an ecosystem when a native species disappears?

• biodiversity increases

• invasive species leave

• the food web becomes more stable

• opportunities open up for invasive species

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A niche in an ecosystem is most similar to:

• a book on a shelf

• a job in a company

• a student in a classroom

• a clue to a mystery

A conservation scientist's work may include protecting:

• predators from prey

• native species from extinction

• invasive species from humans

• pets from predators

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What does the story of Rat Island demonstrate about removing invasive species?

• it requires expensive technology

• total removal is never possible

• the best fixes use poison

• solutions should minimize harm to the ecosystem

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How can you support conservation efforts?

• collect environmental data

• plant native species in gardens

• join a group that removes invasive plants

• all of the above

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