Predation Competition and Invasive Species

What is a native species?

• A species that is local and has lived in the same place

• A specie who has come from another state or country

• A specie that has no "home" and travels for its whole life

• None of the above

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Kudzu has overgrown many parts of southern Missouri and native ground plants have disappeared from the area. This is an example of:

• Parasitism between kudzu and the native plants
• A predator prey relationship between ground plants and kudzu
• Competition occurring between the native and invasive species
• Commesalism occurring between the kudzo and native plants

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The field mouse population in Australia has grown so fast that they eat an average of  $4 billion of wheat every year. Their fast growth is caused by:

• A. The mice like to reproduce
• B. A lack of a native species to eat the field mouse
• C. Abundant food supply
• Both B and C

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How did the zebra mussels end up in the Great Lakes?

• In ballast tanks of ships
• They were intentionally released
• They have always been in the Great Lakes
• That's not a zebra mussel

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These were released in Australia to eat cane beetles, but now they are an invasive species and number in the millions.

• dingo
• Kangaroo
• Cane toad
• Rabbits

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What kind of organisms can become invasive? 

• Lions, Tigers, Bears
• Plants, Animals, or Pathogens 
• Animals
• Plants

Which of the following is a key characteristic of most invasive species?

• Are able to tolerate a wide range of environmental conditions

• Large, sharp teeth

• Produce many offspring

• Is a top predator

The lack of natural predators makes populations of invasive species unmanageable?

• True
• False

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Invasive species have a negative impact on...

• the ecosystem

• the economy

• both the ecosystem and the economy

• None of these

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What do invasive species do to the habitat they move into?

• fill the niches of local plants and animals

• eat all the mice and deer

• create a food chain

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