Invasive Species
Name one invasive specie.
Cane Toad
Nutria
Honey Bee
Zebra Mussel
What percentage of Native Americans died in the first half of the 1500's?
95 percent
True or False
Cats can kill an entire birds species?
True
Extinct
An adjective that means "no longer existing"
Broke-Out
A phrasal verb that means "to have started suddenly".
Where does the Cane Toad originally come from?
Central America
What year do some people believe "Smallpox" first arrived in the Americas?
1520
About how many cats are owned in the USA?
84 Million
Theory
An idea or set of ideas that is intended to explain facts or events.
Never Panned Out
Never succeed
What animal does the Nutria resemble.
The American Beaver
How did the English use smallpox in wartime?
They gave virus infected blankets to the Natives.
What is the difference of stray cats and house cats?
Answers will vary
Intake Valves
Mechanical devices that control the flow of water by opening and closing.
How many states did the Nutria compromise?
22 states
Why did people bring the Nutria to the USA?
Fur farmers hoped to use their fur.
What percentage of Europeans survive smallpox? and why?
70 percent because of immunity.
Stray Cat definition
Cats that live on their own outdoors, with no one to care for them.
Funguses
The group of species related to mushrooms and molds.
When were the Honey bees introduced to the USA?
1600's
Invasive species are now called what?
"Recent Arrivals"
Why were traditions lost?
Because the elders died.
Who wrote this story?
Talanie Gooding
Elders
People of age and experience.
Since the 1800's how many species have cats caused to become extinct?
33 species