<p>Name ______Date______Period______Invasive Species Web Research</p><p>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/</p><p>1. What is an invasive species? ______</p><p>2. List three other names that are given to invasive species. ______</p><p>3. What type of organism are most invasive species? ______</p><p>4. What are some common invasive species characteristics (5) that allow them to proliferate so quickly? ______</p><p>5. Why do invasive species behave differently in new places than they do in their native habitats? ______</p><p>6. Why are invasive species particularly problematic on islands? ______</p><p>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)? ______</p><p>9. Describe at least three common ways that invasive species enter a new environment. ______</p><p>10. Why do Ohioans worry about invasive species more in the Great Lakes than anywhere else? ______</p><p>11. List other sites you used for your research: ______12. Complete the following table:</p><p>Zebra Mussel Ash Boar Asian Carp Garlic Mustard Sea Lamprey</p><p>How did it get here?</p><p>What feature(s) does it have that help it to survive so well?</p><p>Where is this problem mainly taking place?</p><p>What resource(s) are they depleting?</p><p>What effect do they have on the current ecosystem?</p><p>What is being done to solve the problem?</p>