Introduction
Invasive Species - a webquest
The purpose of this webquest is to give you an overview of what the term, invasive species means, and to understand how you are affected by invasive species.
Process
Task 1 - Watch this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niHlx0f2x4s and answer these questions.
1. How did pythons get to the Everglades?
2. What effect does the introduction of pythons have on the everglades ecosystem?
Task 2 - Go to the following website: http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Invasives/what.html
3. What are invasive species?
4. How do they become a problem?
5. This is not in the article, but do you think all exotic species are invasive?
Task 3 - Go to the following website:http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/06/0603_040603_invasivespecies.html
6. What is an invasive species that threatens the Potomac in Washington?
7. Why are so many pythons imported into the USA each year? What happens to them once they reach full size?
8. What are some things that they pythons are eating in the Everglades?
9. What is the Emerald Ash Borer?
10. What invasive species is affecting San Francisco’s Goldengate Park? What is it doing?
11. How do foreign imports relate to invasive species?
12. If you grow tired of your animals and plants, should you just throw them in the forest? Why or why not?
Evaluation
Please record your answers to the 3 Tasks and email or share them with me on google drive.
1. How did pythons get to the Everglades?
2. What effect does the introduction of pythons have on the everglades ecosystem?
3. What are invasive species?
4. How do invasive species become a problem?
5. This is not in the article, but do you think all exotic species are invasive?
6. What is an invasive species that threatens the Potomac in Washington?
7. Why are so many pythons imported into the USA each year? What happens to them once they reach full size?
8. What are some things that they pythons are eating in the Everglades?
9. What is the Emerald Ash Borer?
10. What invasive species is affecting San Francisco’s Goldengate Park? What is it doing?
11. How do foreign imports relate to invasive species?
12. If you grow tired of your animals and plants, should you just throw them in the forest? Why or why not?
Credits
Dougherty, Brian. Environmental Science and Course Content. website: https://www.rtmsd.org/page/1846