The Snake That's Eating Florida Review

Areas of land covered with shallow water

• ecosystem

• wetlands

• species

• discarded

A group of animals or plants that are similar

• ecosystem

• discarded

• species

• animal cell

Very different, strange or unusual; from another part of the world

• ordinary
• mundane
• exotic
• commonplace

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Thrown away

• recycled
• forgotten
• returned
• discarded

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

A community of living things and the environment in which they live

• Biome
• Habitat
• Population
• Ecosystem

Burmese pythons are native to Florida.

• True

• False

Burmese pythons are considered an invasive species in the Everglades.

• True

• False

What is the definition of an invasive species?

• a non-native organism that disrupts local ecosystems.

• Any species that is found in multiple ecosystems worldwide.
• An organism that is beneficial to the ecosystem.
• A native species that enhances local biodiversity.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What is a predator?

• An organism that only feeds on plants.
• A type of animal that lives in water.
• A creature that helps other organisms grow.
• An organism that hunts and feeds on other organisms.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

It was legal to sell Burmese pythons as pets in the U.S. in the 1990s.

• True

• False