Jeopardy

1. Jeopardy Aquatic Species Plants Animals Facts Pot Luck Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

2. $100 Question from H1 • Your aquarium is no longer functioning, • what should you do to get rid of your fish? • Flush them down the toilet • Find them a new home in another aquarium or donate them • to a pet store • c. Drop them in a local pond

3. $100 Answer from H1 B

4. $200 Question from H1 • To prevent the transfer of exotic species from one lake to another you should • Pull your boat quickly from one lake to another • Wash your boat in cold water • Inspect your boat , trailer and equipment

5. $200 Answer from H1 C

6. $300 Question from H1 • Zebra mussels entered the Great Lakes • By traveling in the ballast waters of freighters • By attaching to large fish • Due to voluntary introduction by humans

7. $300 Answer from H1 A

8. $400 Question from H1 • The effect that zebra mussels have on water intake pipes is that they • Help rebuild them • Clean them • Clog them

9. $400 Answer from H1 C

10. $500 Question from H1 The sea lamprey is an exotic species in the Great Lakes, why is it so damaginf to other fish? a. It eats their eggs b. It carries diseases c. It preys on other fish by latching on to them and sucking thei blood and body fluids

11. $500 Answer from H1 C

12. $100 Question from H2 • Which of the following is an invasive • plant? • Kudzu • Purple Loosestrife • Both a and b

13. $100 Answer from H2 C

14. $200 Question from H2 • You find a beautiful plant while on vacation in Mexico, do you • Take a picture • Take it home • Pick the flowers

15. $200 Answer from H2 A

16. $300 Question from H2 • Purple loosestrife was brought to the US to • Beautify wetlands • Be used in landscaping • Feed large herbivores

17. $300 Answer from H2 B

18. $400 Question from H2 • Kudzu can grow • 3 inches a day • 12 inches a day • 36 inches a day

19. $400 Answer from H2 B

20. $500 Question from H2 • Over the years, Kudzu has been used for all the following except, • Medicinal use • For erosion control • Food for livestock and humans

21. $500 Answer from H2 A

22. $100 Question from H3 • The mongoose was first introduced in which state? • New Jersey • Califronia • Hawaii

23. $100 Answer from H3 C

24. $200 Question from H3 • Bringing in natural predators may be a way to handle invasive species. What is a potential problem with this? • The invasive species numbers would decrease • The predators may become a new invasive species • Native species would repopulate

25. $200 Answer from H3 B

26. $300 Question from H3 • Introducing an herbivore such as a goat to a remote island can cause • Extinction of endemic plant species • Habitat loss • Both a and b

27. $300 Answer from H3 C

28. $400 Question from H3 • How many of these are invasive species: zebra mussel, sea lamprey, West Nile virus? • One • Two • Three

29. $400 Answer from H3 C

30. $500 Question from H3 • The Mongoose is hard to control because • It has no known predator • It eats the eggs of native birds • It killed all the snakes

31. $500 Answer from H3 A

32. $100 Question from H4 • Another name for an invasive species is, • Exotic • Alien • Both a and b

33. $100 Answer from H4 C

34. $200 Question from H4 • Using convict labor to cut paperback trees or rip out thistle is a form of, • Biological control • Mechanical control • Chemical control

35. $200 Answer from H4 B

36. $300 Question from H4 • Compared to other threats to biodversity, invasive species rank • 2nd • 3rd • 4th

37. $300 Answer from H4 A

38. $400 Question from H4 • What percent of endangered species is caused by introduction of invasive species? • 25% • 50% • 75%

39. $400 Answer from H4 B

40. $500 Question from H4 What characteristic would favor a species becoming invasive a. Being a specialist b. K strategist c. R strategist

41. $500 Answer from H4 C

42. $100 Question from H5 • An exotic or nonnative species becomes invasive when • It’s good for the environment it enters • It’s bad for the environment it enters • It’s brought here by accident

43. $100 Answer from H5 B

44. $200 Question from H5 • Which of the following is a biological form of controlling invasive species? • Introducing a predator • Spraying a pesticide • Hunting or trapping the animal

45. $200 Answer from H5 A

46. $300 Question from H5 • It costs the US alone _____ billions of dollars to control invasive species. • 5 • 137 • 420

47. $300 Answer from H5 B

48. $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? • They reproduce quickly • They have no predators • They have very specific conditions in which they survive

49. $400 Answer from H5 C

50. $500 Question from H5 • North American grey squirrels are driving native red squirrels in Great Britain and Italy to extinction because they • They are R strategists • They forage for nuts more efficiently • Both a and b