Invasive Species Maryland

A species that is not native to an area is called: 

• Native Species

• Natural Species

• Invasive Species

• Symbiotic Species

A species that is not native to an area is called:

• Native Species

• Natural Species

• Invasive Species

Why do 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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Invasive species can crowd out native species.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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A species that does not belong in a balanced ecosystem, comes in, and changes it (usually for the worse).

• flagnship

• umbrella

• invasive

• predator

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An invasive species is a plant or animal that is ________ to an ecosystem.

• not native

• just visiting

• beneficial

• not friendly

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Zebra mussels and kudzu vine are both invasive species brought to America. Why do invasive species thrive in their new habitat?

• The invasive species are always autotrophs.

• The new habitat is free of pollution.

• The invasive species are weaker.

• The new habitat often lacks natural predators of the invasive species.

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What factors may lead a nonnative species to become invasive? Select all that apply.

• they lack predators

• they can eat a variety of foods

• they are generalists

• they mature and reproduce quickly

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What is an invasive species?

• an organism that is added to an environment to make it better

• an organism that dies because it can't survive in its new environment

• an introduced organism that harms its new environment because it isn't native

• an organism whose population is under control

Answer explanation

Invasive species have no natural predators so they hurt any ecosystem they are added to. They cause the native species to die off.

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What is an invasive species?

• An organism that is new to an environment that has positive effects on the environment.

• An organism that is native to an environment that has negative effects on the environment.

• An organism that is new to an environment that has negative effects on the environment.

• An organism that is native to an environment that has positive effects on the environment.

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