invasive species

Exotic or invasive specie leads to all of these problems except

• increased biodiversity

• loss of biodiversity

• disease

• loss of native species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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

• false

• true

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is one reason the populations of invasive species grow so quickly?

• Invasive Species are native to an area.

• Invasive species are prey to many animals.

• Invasive species have no predators.

• Invasive species keep the ecosystems in equilibrium.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Name the levels of an ecosystem in order from smallest to largest.

• organism, community, ecosystem, population

• Community, organism, population, ecosystem

• Organism, population, community, ecosystem

• Ecosystem, community, population, organism

Which of these words does NOT describe an invasive species?

• alien

• intruder

• non-native

• natural

The primary cause of invasive species introduction is

• too much food

• human actions

• weather events

• asteroids

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

All of the below are ways you can help control invasive species except

• landscape with native species only

• spread the word that releasing exotic pets into the wild is bad for the pet and the ecosystem

• clean boats and boating equipment before putting the boat in a different waterway.

• landscape with non-native species like kudzu

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Biodiversity refers to

• extinct species

• the variety of species in an ecosystem

• nonrenewable resources

• the rate of species decline

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

When taken to a new habitat, non-native plants often threaten native plants of the new habitat.  Why do they do this?

• Non-native plants are able to mutate rapidly
• Non-native  plants cause native animals to relocate
• Non-native plants are able to be used for medicine
• Non-native plants compete with native plants for resources

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3