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Final Jeopardy

$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 toiletb. Find them a new home in another aquarium or donate them

to a pet storec. 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 anotherb. Wash your boat in cold waterc. 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 freightersb. By attaching to large fishc. 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 themb. Clean themc. Clog them

$400 Answer from H1

C

$500 Question from H1

The sea lamprey is an exotic species in theGreat Lakes, why is it so damaginf to other fish?

a. It eats their eggsb. It carries diseasesc. 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. Kudzub. Purple Loosestrifec. 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 pictureb. Take it homec. Pick the flowers

$200 Answer from H2

A

$300 Question from H2

Purple loosestrife was brought to the US to

a. Beautify wetlandsb. Be used in landscapingc. Feed large herbivores

$300 Answer from H2

B

$400 Question from H2

Kudzu can grow

a. 3 inches a dayb. 12 inches a dayc. 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 useb. 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 Jerseyb. Califroniac. 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 decreaseb. The predators may become a new invasive speciesc. 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 speciesb. Habitat lossc. 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. Oneb. Twoc. Three

$400 Answer from H3

C

$500 Question from H3

The Mongoose is hard to control because

a. It has no known predatorb. It eats the eggs of native birdsc. It killed all the snakes

$500 Answer from H3

A

$100 Question from H4

Another name for an invasive species is,

a. Exoticb. Alienc. 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 controlb. Mechanical controlc. 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 H4What 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 entersb. It’s bad for the environment it entersc. 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 predatorb. Spraying a pesticidec. 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. 5b. 137c. 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 quicklyb. They have no predatorsc. 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 strategistsb. They forage for nuts more efficientlyc. Both a and b

$500 Answer from H5

B

Final Jeopardy

This species was first introduced in New Jerseywhen the larvae entered the US on an Iris bulb.

a. Ladybugb. Japanese beetlec. Gypsy Moth

Final Jeopardy Answer

B