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Invasive Species
Part One- Watch this video and answer these questions.
- Where are pythons originally found? How did they get to the Everglades?
- What effect does the introduction of pythons have on the everglades ecosystem?
Watch This!!!
Part Two- Go to the following website:
- What are invasive species?
- How do they become a problem?
- Are all exotic species a problem?
- If it is pretty or beneficial, can it be a problem?
Part Three- Go to the following website:
- What is an invasive species that threatens the Potomac in Washington?
- How much is spent trying to control invasives each year?
- Why are so many pythons imported into the USA each year? What happens to them once they reach full size?
- What are some things that they pythons are eating in the Everglades?
- What is the Emerald Ash Borer?
- What invasive species is affecting San Francisco’s Goldengate Park? What is it doing?
- How many acres of plants are invasive species covering?
- How do foreign imports relate to invasive species?
- If you grow tired of your animals and plants, should you just throw them in the forest? Why or why not?
Part Four: Use the links to answer the following questions:
- Kudzu
Where is it from?
How did it get here?
Environmental Problem is it Causing?
Control Methods?
- Asian Carp
Where is it from?
How did it get here?
Environmental Problem is it Causing?
Control Methods?
- Gypsy Moth
Where is it from?
How did it get here?
Environmental Problem is it Causing?
Control Methods?
- Purple Loosestrife
Where is it from?
How did it get here?
Environmental Problem is it Causing?
Control Methods?
- Chestnut Blight
Where is it from?
How did it get here?
Environmental Problem is it Causing?
Control Methods?
- European Starling
Where is it from?
How did it get here?
Environmental Problem is it Causing?
Control Methods
- Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Where is it from?
How did it get here?
Environmental Problem is it Causing?
Control Methods?
- Red Imported Fire Ant
Where is it from?
How did it get here?
Environmental Problem is it Causing?
Control Methods?
- Zebra Mussel
Where is it from?
How did it get here?
Environmental Problem is it Causing?
Control Methods?
Part 5: Control Methods. Use the following website to answer the questions about controls.
Is it always possible to eradicate a species? If not, what should try to be done to the invaders?
Click on “Manual Control.”
What is it and provide some examples?
When should it be used?
What are the limitations of this method?
Click on “Chemical Control.”
What is it and provide some examples?
When should it be used?
What are the limitations of this method?
Click on “Biological Control.”
What is it and provide some examples?
When should it be used?
What are the limitations of this method?
Click on “Cultural Control.”
What is it and provide some examples?
When should it be used?
What are the limitations of this method?