Adaptations / Biotic and Abiotic

What is an invasive species?

• A native (naturally found) species which are added to an area. 
• A non-native (not naturally found) species added to an area. 
• A keystone species in an environment
• none of the above

An invasive species can be natural (as in a result or imigration due to habitat loss) or can be a result of human activity. True or false?

• True
• False

Invasive species alter the ecosystem by a___________in number quickly,this leads to _____ food for the native  species. 

• increasing  less
• decline  decreasing

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An example of an invasive species in Hawaii is the Cane Toad, who was brought in to eat ______ in sugarcane fields.

• sugar
• snakes
• pests
• birds

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A species that is not native to an area is called: 

• Native Species
• Natural Species
• Invasive Species
• Symbiotic Species

Invasive species grow quickly due to the lack of predators, this leads to a decline or extinction of the native population. True or false? 

• false
• true

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Does every species have the means to become invasive? 

• Depends on the abiotic factors
• es, if the food web can support another organism
• Yes, if they are determined enough
• No, only species that pose a threat to ecosystem

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What is the main cause for species invading?

• Air Pollution 
• Wanting to be adventerous
• Human Means 
• Themselves

A species that is moved to an area that it is not native to is ________

• Native

• Adapted

• Invasive

• Population

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Organisms that become widespread and threaten other organisms and ecosystems.

• Native species
• invasive species
• extinct
• bad news

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