Invasive species represent a threat to biodiversity worldwide. Based on either the examples presented in the textbook or outside sources, describe several invasive species of concern in your area. What factors contributed to their spread
Why are these species of concern, both in a broad context, as well as within your area.
Answers will vary depending on where students live. Examples in the book that are fairly common throughout the United States include zebra mussels, Russian olive, kudzu, and purple loosestrife.
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How has the growth of suburbs in the U.S. affected us?
A. It has created a car-centered culture. B. It has created a bicycle-centered culture. C. It has made us understand the value of mass transit. D. It has encouraged us to integrate shops into our neighborhoods.
Why aren't stars visible in the sky during the day?
What will be an ideal response?
Newton's great achievement was synthesizing
A. terrestrial and cosmic laws. B. the findings of Aristotle and Galileo. C. tangential and linear velocities. D. planetary and satellite motion.
Anticyclones characteristically have winds blowing toward their center
Indicate whether the statement is true or false