1 John P. Stevens High School Invasive Species Captain’s Tryout 2017

Name(s): ________________________________________

Team: ___________________________________________

Part 1: ______/15

Part 2: ______/77

Part 3: ______/16

Part 4: ______/24.5

TOTAL SCORE: ______/132.5

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Part1:Speciesidentification.Identifythecommonandscientificnameofeachofthefollowingspecies(½foreach

commonnameandscientificname)(15pts)

a. b. c.

d. e. f.

g. h. i. j.

k. l.

m. n. o.

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Part2:SpeciesInformation.Usethespeciesfrompart1toanswerthefollowingquestions(77pts).

1. HowwasSpeciesAintroducedintotheUnitedStates?(1pt)

2. WhatisthediseasethatSpeciesAcauseswhichaffectsgrapevines?(1pt)

3. State2differentstateswhereSpeciesBcanbefound.(½pteach)

4. Provide2differentmethodsofcontrolforSpeciesB.(1pteach)

5. Provide2harmfulimpactsofSpeciesC.(1pteach)

6. DescribetheenvironmentinwhichSpeciesCreproduces.(2pts)

7. Provide1featureofSpeciesC’sadaptiveanatomy.(1pt)

8. WhydoesSpeciesDhaveadevelopmentaladvantageovernativespeciesinitsregion?(2pts)

9. WhatisSpeciesD’snativeregion?(1pt)

10. InwhichstatewasspeciesEfirstfoundoutsideofitsnativerange?(1pt)

11. Provide2harmfulimpactsofSpeciesE.(1pteach)

12. Provide2methodsofcontrolforSpeciesF.(1pteach)

13. DescribehowthebarkSpeciesFchangesasitmatures.(2pts)

14. Whatare2othervarietiesofSpeciesG?(½pteach)

15. Whatare2waysinwhichSpeciesGwastransported?(1pteach)

16. DescribeSpeciesG’sdiet.(1pt)

17. HowdoesSpeciesHreproduce?(1pt)

18. Whatare2otherSpeciesthathavebeenusedasbiologicalcontrolforSpeciesH(commonnameandscientific

name)?(1pteach)

19. Whatare2impactsofSpeciesI?(1pteach)

20. HowdoesSpeciesIreproduce?(1pt)

21. Underidealconditions,approximatelyhowmanyplantscanasingleplantofSpeciesIproducein50days?(3

pts)

22. Whatare2reasonswhySpeciesIissuchasuccessfulinvasivespecies?(1pteach)

23. HowwasSpeciesJintroducedtotheUS?(1pt)

24. Whatare2featuresofSpeciesJ’sadaptiveanatomy?(1pteach)

25. True/false.SpeciesJisadiurnalpredator.(2pts)

26. HowlongisSpeciesK’sgerminationperiod?(2pts)

27. *Tiebreak*WhatisSpeciesK’snickname?(1pt)

28. HowdoesSpeciesKreproduce?(1pt)

29. Provide1pieceoflegislationwhichaimedtocontrolSpeciesL.(2pts)

4 30. Whatare2majorimpactsofSpeciesL?(1pteach)

31. *Tiebreak*UptohowmanyeggscanSpeciesLlayperseason?(2pts)

32. IfSpeciesMissubmergedunderwater,newgrowthwithaquaticleavesdevelopsinhowmanydays?(2pts)

33. True/false:Seedsareviable,buttheyarenotanimportantmeansofdispersalforSpeciesM.(2pts)

34. Name2statesinwhichSpeciesMisNOTpresent.(2ptseach)

35. True/false:SpeciesMcantolerateapHof3.(2pts)

36. *Tiebreak*InhowmanystatesisSpeciesNfound?(4pts)

37. WhichofthefollowingisapreferredhostforSpeciesN?(4pts)

a)Lemonb)Sourlimesc)Grapefruitd)Pineapple

38. IfasinglememberofSpeciesNistrappedinanorchard,whatwouldbethefollowingcourseofaction?(4pts)

39. ChoosethebestcomparisonofsizetothefruitofSpeciesO.(2pts)

a)Abasketballb)Agolfballc)AgreenSkittled)Abaseball(Ballsaretoregulationsizes)

40. HowdoesSpeciesOreproduce?(1pt)

41. True/false:AwhiteseedofSpeciesOisviableforgermination.(2pts)

Part3:ChooseoneoftheInvasivespeciesabove(A-O).(16pts)

42. ThisinvasivespecieshadbecomenaturalizedonVancouverIslandin1900,whereitwasintroducedbyCaptain

WalterGrantin1850.(4pts)

43. AnelectricdispersalbarrierconstructedacrosstheChicagoSanitaryandShipCanalisbeingusedtostopthese

invadersfromenteringtheGreatLakes.(4pts)

44. *Tiebreak*Somefemalesofthisinvasivespeciestransitiontomalesastheymature.Alllargerindividualsare

males,transsexual).(4pts)

45. Thisinvasivespeciesexistsinbothdiploidandtetraploidforms.Tetraploidtypeprefersmoreshadylocations

andfrequentlydevelopsbulbilsatthebaseofthestalk.(4pts)

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Part4:FungiandViruses.GivetheScientificNameforeachofthefollowing(½pointeach).Thenmatcheachletterto

acorrespondingFungiorVirus(24.5pts)

46.DutchElmDisease

47.ButternutCanker

48.OakWilt

49.WhiteNoseBatSyndrome

50.BluetongueVirus

51.WestNileVirus

52.BirdFlu

a. HPAIvirusinfectioncancausediseasethataffectsmultipleinternalorganswithmortalityupto90-100%in

chickens,oftenwithin48hours(3pt)

b. Mainlyaffectssmallbloodvessels,causinghemorrhaging,hyperemia,andedemainthetissuesofthelips,

mouth,nasallinings,andeyelids.(3pt)

c. Initiallyinfectstreesthroughbuds,leafscars,insectwounds,andotheropeningsinthebark.(3pt)

d. Fromthepointofinfestation,itmovesupwardanddownwardby2modes:intheliquidwithinxylemvessels

andbythegrowthoffungalhyphaebetweenxylemvesselsaftergermination.Diseasedlogswereimported

fromEuropeformakingfurniture.(3pt)

e. Cancausesevereencephalitisamonghumans;20%peopleinfectedwillexhibitfever,headache,bodyaches,

swollenlymphglands,andskinrash.Maylastseveralweekstomonths,leavingpossiblepermanentneurological

effects.(3pt)

f. Requirescoldtemperaturestogrow.Causedthepopulationdeclineof72-88percentofacertainspecies

hibernatinginnortheasternU.S.OriginatedinAlbanyNY,February2006.(3pt)

g. Vasculardisease(usuallyfoundonlyinthevasculartissuesoftheoutermostxylem).Upontreedeath,fungus

developssporulatingmatsinthebarkwhichproduceconidiaandascosporeswhenmature.Stickyporesadhere

totheinsectsandaresubsequentlycarriedtohealthytreeswheretheyaredepositedinwoundswhenthe

insectsalight.(3pt)