A species that occurs in the region in which it evolved is called:
native
100
What invasive animal startles easily, can jump 10 feet, can weight 20 lbs and has been known to damage boats and injure people.
Asian Carp
100
Name two states affected by the Africanized Honeybee.
Texas, California, Arizona, New Mexico
100
A plant that lives and produces seeds for many years is called a ___.
Perennial
100
Zebra mussels, an invasive species that is pushing local species of freshwater shellfish to
extinction, were introduced to the Great Lakes by:
Ballast water
200
Each year, invasive species are estimated to cost the U.S. economy: A. $12 million B. $129 million C. $12 billion D. $129 billion
D. $129 billion
200
Name four prey items of the adult Bullfrog.
birds, rats, snakes, lizards, turtles, fish, other frogs, and especially each other.
200
The Light Brown Apple Moth is native to which Continent?
Australia
200
Where is Kudzu a native plant?
Kudzu is a perennial vine native to Asia
200
Identify Image L
Purple Loosestrife
300
Biodiversity is a measure of the different types of ___ in an area?
life
300
How was the Lionfish most likely introduced to the wild?
The release of unwanted lionfish into the wild from home aquaria is believed to be the most probable source for the invasion.
300
Name two commercially grown crops that would be most affected by the Mexican Fruit Fly?
A large number of commercially grown crops, including avocado, grapefruit, orange, peach and pear
300
Identify Image G
Curly Pond Weed
300
Identify Image I
Canada Thistle
400
Using one kind of organism to help manage a harmful species. For example,some beetles feed on purple loosestrife and help control its spread is an example of ____ control.
Biological
400
Identify Image E
Spiny Water Flea
400
Identify Image C.
Red Imported Fire Ant
400
Quackgrass propagates mainly by rhizomes which can grow 2 feet or more from the main shoot before sending out new stems. What is a rhizome?
horizontal underground plant stem capable of producing the shoot and root systems of a new plant.
400
Which image shows damage due to Emerald Ash Borer?
Image B
500
Define Invasive Species.
Any organism that adapts quickly to a new environment and reproduces and
spreads rapidly into new locations.
500
Which image is the New Zealand Mud Snail?
Image H
500
Identify Image D.
Soybean Cyst Nematode
500
Identify Image J
Air Potato
500
Which invasive species is responsible for the extreme decrease in Lake Trout in the Great Lakes.