WorksheetsInvasive Species
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Reviewing from last week, what is a native species?
A species that live in the region where they evolved. They belong here.
A species from elsewhere that were brought in by humans either on purpose of by accident. They did not evolve to live here.
Are all non-native plants classified as invasive?
yes
no
The difference between most non- native plants and non-native invasive plants is that invasive plants
are always in your business and driving past your house.
have been brought to an ecosystem by humans
cause environmental, economic or human harm.
grow in between the rows in your garden
Most of the foods we grow are
native
non-native but not invasive
non-native and invasive
True or false: the tomato is a native plant that originally came from Italy.
True
False
Which is true?
Our native bees love those native dandelions!
Our native bees love those non-native dandelions.
True or false: Dandelions are an invasive plant species.
True
False
Which sentence is correct?
Invasive plants often have no pests or predators in their new ecosystem.
Invasive plants have many pests and predators in their new ecosystem.
What's going on in this picture?
Ms. Moir is showing that invasive plants such as a honeysuckle are often the first plants to emerge in the Spring.
Ms. Moir is showing off the native plants that are often the first plants to emerge in the Spring.
Ms. Moir is tired of being quarantined with her family and running down the street to get away.
Which one of these is NOT a problem with invasive species?
They are sometimes harmful to humans.
They are expensive to eradicate (get rid of)
They look like native species and trick the animals.
They displace (crowd out) native species
Which sentence is true?
Landscaping plants that you buy at a nursery are mostly native plants.
Many landscaping that you buy at a nursery are non-native. Not necessarily invasive, but non-native.
