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- 1. Multiple ChoiceBiodiversity refers toextinct speciesthe variety of species on Earthnonrenewable resourcesthe rate of species decline
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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 rapidlyNon-native plants cause native animals to relocateNon-native plants are able to be used for medicineNon-native plants compete with native plants for resources - 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat effect will an invasive species have on the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?The carrying capacity will increaseThe carrying capacity for everyone will decreaseThe carrying capacity will only decrease for those in competition for same resourceThe carrying capacity for all animals will stay the same
- 4. Multiple ChoiceKudzu 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 plantsA predator prey relationship between ground plants and kudzuCompetition occurring between the native and invasive speciesCommesalism occurring between the kudzo and native plants
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe 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 reproduceB. A lack of a native species to eat the field mouseC. Abundant food supplyBoth B and C
- 6. Multiple ChoiceHow did the zebra mussels end up in the Great Lakes?In ballast tanks of shipsThey were intentionally releasedThey have always been in the Great LakesThat's not a zebra mussel
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThese were released in Australia to eat cane beetles, but now they are an invasive species and number in the millions.dingoKangarooCane toadRabbits
- 8. Multiple Choice1. What makes a species invasive?Moving to a new ecosystem and taking resources from nativesNot having papersSpecies that can't adaptPlants that take up too much space
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of organisms can become invasive?Lions, Tigers, BearsPlants, Animals, or PathogensAnimalsPlants
- 10. Multiple ChoiceIf a blue catfish is introduced and eats the large fish who eat the smaller fish, what will happen to the population of the smaller fish?IncreaseDecreaseStay the sameNo affect on smaller fish
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a key characteristic of most invasive species?Ability to breathe in the air & in the waterLarge, sharp teethProduce many offspringIs a top predator
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a native specie?A specie that is local and has lived in the same placeA specie who has come from another state or countryA specie that has no "home" and travels for its whole lifeNone of the above
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe lack of natural predators makes populations of invasive species unmanageable?TrueFalse
- 14. Multiple ChoiceA population of an organism will only grow exponentially if:The resources are unlimitedThey want toThe resources are limitedThey do not like to compete
- 15. Multiple ChoiceSpecies that are indigenous to an area with no human interventioninvasive speciesnative speciesall species that live in an ecosystem
- 16. Multiple ChoiceInvasive species have a negative impact on...the ecosystemthe economyBoth the ecosystem and the economyNone of these
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat do invasive species do to the habitat they move into? (paragraph 2)crowd out local plants and animalseat all the mice and deercreate a food chain
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat's one EFFECT of pythons invading the Everglades?the number of small mammals, like mice, are decreasingthe number of white-tailed deer is increasingpythons can grow to be 18 feet long
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat's one problem with the pythons gobbling up all the small animals in the Everglades park? (paragraph 4)other animals can't find any foodthe deer weighed a total of 160 poundsScientists don't know exactly how many pythons are out there
- 20. Multiple ChoiceFire ants were introduced into the US byGroundskeepers to the Governor's mansion in AlabamaStowing away on a cargo ship sailing from IndiaStuck in a pant leg of a tourist coming in from South AmericaA ship that used soil from South America as ballast
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