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How many of these are invasive species in our area: lamprey, round gobies, purple loosestrife
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Why do round gobies make fishermen so angry?
They look like squids.
They take the bait from hooks used by fishermen.
They tease them that they can't fish!
They eat all the eggs of native fish!
3
Purple Loosestrife was brought into the United States to
feed large herbivores.
combat invasive beetles.
beautify wetlands.
be used in landscaping.
4
How are yellow perch affected by aquatic invaders?
The round goby eats the yellow perch eggs.
The yellow perch swallows the zebra mussels and is poisoned
The fishhook flea competes for the same food.
The yellow perch cuts it's fins on zebra mussels.
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Invasive species are
worth a lot of money.
hard to locate in the wild.
organisms brought into an environment not their own.
rare organisms.
6
You find some zebra mussels on a beach. You should:
Put them in a pond near you.
Take them home.
Stomp on them.
Leave them where they are.
7
A sea lamprey can grow
up to thirty six inches
up to six inches
up to eighteen inches
up to sixty inches
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The sea lamprey is an invasive species in Cayuga Lake. Why is it so damaging to other fish?
it filters large amounts of water per day.
It carries diseases.
It sucks the blood and body tissues of other fish.
It eats their eggs.
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How might a native brown trout be killed by an aquatic invasive species?
A fish-hook flea would steal it's territory
A lamprey could carve a hole in it, suck out bodily fluids
The round gobie could compete for food
10
Your aquarium is no longer working. You should get rid of the fish by
drop them in Cayuga Lake
flushing them
find them a new home in another aquarium
drop them in your pond
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Purple Loosestrife is an exotic species that is invading New York's
deserts
forests
cities
wetlands
12
You find a beautiful plant while on vacation in Mexico. Do you
dig it up and plant it on your property
take a cutting and plant it in a pot at home
pick the flowers off it for a bouquet
take a picture
13
Round Gobies can eat up to
One pound of Purple Loosetrife per day.
78 zebra mussels per day.
10 Perch eggs.
five sea lampreys per day.
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Indigenous
plants and animals are those
those that are naturally found in an ecosystem
can be good house plants
can make you sick if you eat them
are imported into an ecosystem
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The fishhook flea most likely made it to the United States
in the ballast water of freighters.
on Siamese cats.
attached to other fish migrating toward the United States.
because it got lost.
16
A female zebra mussel can produce up to
1 million eggs per year
100,000 eggs per year
1,000 eggs per year
10,000 eggs per year
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How can you gain information about invasive species in your area?
All of the above.
Contact Cayuga County Health Department.
Ask a smart teacher.
Do an internet search.
18
Boaters can prevent the spread of zebra mussels by
emptying their bait buckets on land only.
only fishing for perch.
wearing gloves while they are fishing.
not boating.
19
The effect zebra mussels have on water intake pipes in Cayuga Lake is to
help rebuild them
clog them
clean them
use them as shelter
20
Zebra Mussels are believed to have entered the Great Lakes
by travelling in the ballast water of commercial freighters.
because people emptied their aquariums into the Great Lakes.
mermaids deposited them.
by attaching to large fish.
21
While traveling through another country, you encounter a small tortoise. Do you...
put it in a pond on your property when you get home
leave it alone
put it in your aquarium when you get home
sell it to a pet store
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To prevent the transfer of invasive species from one lake to another, you should...
Wash and dry your boat
pull your boat quickly from the boat hoist
Only stay in one lake
carefully inspect your boat and trailer when pulling it
