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Invasive Species: Test Your Knowledge!

Test your knowledge of invasive species with our interactive Invasive Species quiz! Can you answer all of the following questions and get a perfect score?

Click on the links that you think best answer each quiz question below. Good luck!

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1. A species that occurs in the region in which it evolved is called?

   an invasive species

   an invasive species | Incorrect

   a natural species

   a natural species | Incorrect

   a native species

   a native species | Correct

   That's right!

   an exotic species

   an exotic species | Incorrect

2. Why do we need to maintain native plant populations?

   Clean air and water

   Clean air and water | Incorrect

   Soil stability

   Soil stability | Incorrect

   Food and shelter for wildlife

   Food and shelter for wildlife | Incorrect

   All of the above

   All of the above | Correct

   That's right!

3. Ohio has 2,300 different types of plants that grow wild in Ohio. How many of these are non-native, that is, they are from another state or country?

   50

   50 | Incorrect

   150

   150 | Incorrect

   500

   500 | Correct

   That's right!

   1,000

   1,000 | Incorrect

4. Why are non-native plants brought into Ohio?

   medicinal use

   medicinal use | Incorrect

   erosion control

   erosion control | Incorrect

   accident

   accident | Incorrect

   All of the above

   All of the above | Correct

   That's right!

5. All non-native, or exotic, plants are invasive.

   True

   True | Incorrect

   False

   False | Correct

   That's right!

   | Incorrect

   | Incorrect

6. Invasive plants are usually characterized by:

   Fast growth rates

   Fast growth rates | Incorrect

   High fruit production

   High fruit production | Incorrect

   lack of natural pests

   lack of natural pests | Incorrect

   All of the above

   All of the above | Correct

   That's right!

7. All invasive species are plants.

   True

   True | Incorrect

   False

   False | Correct

   That's right!

   | Incorrect

   | Incorrect

8. Zebra mussels, an invasive species that is pushing local species of freshwater shellfish to extinction, were introduced to the Great Lakes by:

   Migrating Native Americans

   Migrating Native Americans | Incorrect

   Teenagers playing a prank

   Teenagers playing a prank | Incorrect

   Ballast water (sea water that ships carry for stability and then discharge)

   Ballast water (sea water that ships carry for stability and then discharge) | Correct

   That's right!

   None of the above

   None of the above | Incorrect

9. Purple loosestrife invades approximately how many acres of wetlands each year? Hint: it’s an area the size of Rhode Island!

   500,000 acres

   500,000 acres | Incorrect

   1,000,000 acres

   1,000,000 acres | Correct

   That's right!

   3,000,000 acres

   3,000,000 acres | Incorrect

   5,000,000 acres

   5,000,000 acres | Incorrect

10. Each year, invasive species are estimated to cost the U.S. economy:

    $12 million

    $12 million | Incorrect

    $120 million

    $120 million | Incorrect

    $12 billion

    $12 billion | Incorrect

    $129 billion

    $129 billion | Correct

    That's right!