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Invasive/Extinct Species

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A plant or animal that is not native to an area and causes destruction.
a)
Extinct
b)
Invasive
c)
Weeds
d)
Pests
2.
Any species in which every last member has died. 
a)
Invasive
b)
Pest
c)
Extinct
d)
Weeds
3.
Who recorded the sound of the last Kauai O'o bird before its extinction?
a)
David Boynton
b)
Lester Holt
c)
Katie Couric
d)
Guy Hagi
4.
A scientist who lives and works closely with nature to document plant and animal species.
a)
Engineer
b)
Chemist
c)
Naturalist
d)
Physicist
5.
Fountain Grass was brought here as a food source.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
The Rosy Wolf snail swam here because it is impervious to salt water.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Strawberry guava are a type of guava tree not native to Kauai.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Miconia trees can have leaves that are two feet long.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Miconia trees have leaves that are green on top and blue underneath.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Some of Kauai's extinct species are only known because of fossil discoveries.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Pesticides, herbicides and the introduction of invasive species are some ways humans have damaged native species on our islands.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Fountain Grass and Miconia were brought to Kauai as ornamental plants.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
It is not important to study extinct species because they were dead a long time ago and we can't learn anything from them.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Avian diseases are any diseases that birds suffer from. 
a)
True
b)
False