“Silent Invaders” PowerPoint™ Answers
“Silent Invaders” PowerPoint™ Answers |
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Name: _______________________________ Class Period:_____ Date:___________
1) Terrestrial plants live on dry land.
2) Aquatic plants live in, on, under or near the water.
3) Native plants were here before Christopher Columbus arrived.
4) Plant species that arrived in Florida since the time of Christopher Columbus are considered to be non-native plants.
5) More than 100 types of non-native plants cause serious problems in Florida.
6) Non-native plants can outgrow or replace native plants that should be here.
7) When a non-native plant species is able to spread on its own, causing environmental or economic harm, the plant is considered to be invasive.
8) Non-native plants can become invasive because they have no natural predators in their new habitat.
9) An example of a Florida native aquatic plant is the American lotus.
10) An example of an aquatic invasive plant is the water hyacinth/lettuce.
11) Invasive plants should be disposed of in household garbage, never in a compost pile.
12) Never landscape your yard or business with invasive plants.
13) Volunteer in your neighborhood or community to help remove invasive plants.
