Ecosystems and Sustainability

What is causing coral bleaching?

• Invasive species

• Climate change

• Loss of tourism

• Overfishing

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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What is one environmental effect of coral bleaching?

• Loss of tourism

• Loss of coral which are used to make medicines

• Dynamite fishing

• Higher population of sea stars which further damage corals

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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What is one economic effect of coral bleaching?

• Loss of tourism

• Loss of coral which are used to make medicines

• Dynamite fishing

• Higher population of sea stars which further damage corals

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A honey bee is an example of a species that is from another region but does NOT cause harm in the new environment. What is this type of organism called?

• Invasive species

• Non-native species

• Native species

• Predator

The Round Goby is an example of a species that has entered a new area and caused harm to the economy and the environment. What is this type of organism known as?

• Invasive Species

• Non-native species

• Native species

• Predator

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following are characteristics of an invasive species? (choose all that apply)

• Comes into a new area

• Increases population quickly through breeding or lack of predators

• Have a very specific diet such as only eating one food source

• Only adapted to one environment, sensitive to changes

• Causes harm to the environment, economy or human health

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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Why did the Cane Toads become an invasive species in Australia?

• Because they ate all the cane beetles like they were supposed to

• People brought them over to control cane crop pests, but instead they caused harm to native species

• Because they are an important food source for indigenous people

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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What is an economic effect of the cane toad invasion?

• Decline in biodiversity

• Loss of tourism

• Loss of jobs

• Spread of diseases

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

A group of organisms of the same species, living in the same location at the same time is called a:

• Native species

• Invasive species

• Population

• Community

Something that limits how many individuals an environment can hold is called a:

• immigration factor

• limiting factor

• population factor

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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