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$100 Question from H1
Your aquarium is no longer functioning,
what should you do to get rid of your fish?
a. Flush them down the toilet
b. Find them a new home in another aquarium or donate them
to a pet store
c. Drop them in a local pond
$100 Answer from H1
B
$200 Question from H1
To prevent the transfer of exotic
species from one lake to another
you should
a. Pull your boat quickly from one lake to another
b. Wash your boat in cold water
c. Inspect your boat , trailer and equipment
$200 Answer from H1
C
$300 Question from H1
Zebra mussels entered the Great Lakes
a. By traveling in the ballast waters of freighters
b. By attaching to large fish
c. Due to voluntary introduction by humans
$300 Answer from H1
A
$400 Question from H1
The effect that zebra mussels have on
water intake pipes is that they
a. Help rebuild them
b. Clean them
c. Clog them
$400 Answer from H1
C
$500 Question from H1
The sea lamprey is an exotic species in the
Great Lakes, why is it so damaginf to other
fish?
a. It eats their eggs
b. It carries diseases
c. It preys on other fish by latching on to them and sucking thei
blood and body fluids
$500 Answer from H1
C
$100 Question from H2
Which of the following is an invasive
plant?
a. Kudzu
b. Purple Loosestrife
c. Both a and b
$100 Answer from H2
C
$200 Question from H2
You find a beautiful plant while on
vacation in Mexico, do you
a. Take a picture
b. Take it home
c. Pick the flowers
$200 Answer from H2
A
$300 Question from H2
Purple loosestrife was brought to the
US to
a. Beautify wetlands
b. Be used in landscaping
c. Feed large herbivores
$300 Answer from H2
B
$400 Question from H2
Kudzu can grow
a. 3 inches a day
b. 12 inches a day
c. 36 inches a day
$400 Answer from H2
B
$500 Question from H2
Over the years, Kudzu has been used for all
the following except,
a. Medicinal use
b. For erosion control
c. Food for livestock and humans
$500 Answer from H2
A
$100 Question from H3
The mongoose was first introduced in
which state?
a. New Jersey
b. Califronia
c. Hawaii
$100 Answer from H3
C
$200 Question from H3
Bringing in natural predators may be
a way to handle invasive species.
What is a potential problem with
this?
a. The invasive species numbers would decrease
b. The predators may become a new invasive species
c. Native species would repopulate
$200 Answer from H3
B
$300 Question from H3
Introducing an herbivore such as a
goat to a remote island can cause
a. Extinction of endemic plant species
b. Habitat loss
c. Both a and b
$300 Answer from H3
C
$400 Question from H3
How many of these are invasive
species: zebra mussel, sea lamprey,
West Nile virus?
a. One
b. Two
c. Three
$400 Answer from H3
C
$500 Question from H3
The Mongoose is hard to control
because
a. It has no known predator
b. It eats the eggs of native birds
c. It killed all the snakes
$500 Answer from H3
A
$100 Question from H4
Another name for an invasive species
is,
a. Exotic
b. Alien
c. Both a and b
$100 Answer from H4
C
$200 Question from H4
Using convict labor to cut paperback
trees or rip out thistle is a form of,
a. Biological control
b. Mechanical control
c. Chemical control
$200 Answer from H4
B
$300 Question from H4
Compared to other threats to biodversity,
invasive species rank
a. 2nd
b. 3rd
c. 4th
$300 Answer from H4
A
$400 Question from H4
What percent of endangered species is
caused by introduction of invasive
species?
a. 25%
b. 50%
c. 75%
$400 Answer from H4
B
$500 Question from H4
What characteristic would favor a species becoming
invasive
a. Being a specialist
b. K strategist
c. R strategist
$500 Answer from H4
C
$100 Question from H5
An exotic or nonnative species
becomes invasive when
a. It’s good for the environment it enters
b. It’s bad for the environment it enters
c. It’s brought here by accident
$100 Answer from H5
B
$200 Question from H5
Which of the following is a biological
form of controlling invasive
species?
a. Introducing a predator
b. Spraying a pesticide
c. Hunting or trapping the animal
$200 Answer from H5
A
$300 Question from H5
It costs the US alone _____ billions of
dollars to control invasive species.
a. 5
b. 137
c. 420
$300 Answer from H5
B
$400 Question from H5
Which of the following does not explain
why some invasive species easily take
over the region that they are introduced
to?
a. They reproduce quickly
b. They have no predators
c. They have very specific conditions in which they survive
$400 Answer from H5
C
$500 Question from H5
North American grey squirrels are
driving native red squirrels in Great
Britain and Italy to extinction
because they
a. They are R strategists
b. They forage for nuts more efficiently
c. Both a and b
$500 Answer from H5
B
Final Jeopardy
This species was first introduced in New Jersey
when the larvae entered the US on an Iris bulb.
a. Ladybug
b. Japanese beetle
c. Gypsy Moth
Final Jeopardy Answer
B