Name ______Date______Period______Invasive Species Web Research

Using the following websites, or any additional RELIABLE sites, answer the following questions.  http://www.dnr.state.oh.us  http://www.great-lakes.net/envt/flora-fauna/invasive/invasive.html  ZebraMussels  http://www.great-lakes.net/teach/pollution/ans/ans_1.html  http://www.abi.org/publications/leastwanted/dd.html  http://www.in.gov/dnr/  http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/

1. What is an invasive species? ______

2. List three other names that are given to invasive species. ______

3. What type of organism are most invasive species? ______

4. What are some common invasive species characteristics (5) that allow them to proliferate so quickly? ______

5. Why do invasive species behave differently in new places than they do in their native habitats? ______

6. Why are invasive species particularly problematic on islands? ______

7. Some of the worst invasive species are plants. What characteristics do plants often have that make them invasive? ______8. What is the Great Ships Initiative (GSI)? ______

9. Describe at least three common ways that invasive species enter a new environment. ______

10. Why do Ohioans worry about invasive species more in the Great Lakes than anywhere else? ______

11. List other sites you used for your research: ______12. Complete the following table:

Zebra Mussel Ash Boar Asian Carp Garlic Mustard Sea Lamprey

How did it get here?

What feature(s) does it have that help it to survive so well?

Where is this problem mainly taking place?

What resource(s) are they depleting?

What effect do they have on the current ecosystem?

What is being done to solve the problem?