Invasive species in Australia

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/invasive-species-in-australia

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Where is Invasive species in Australia?Southern Hemisphere, Oceania, situated between the Indian and Pacific Oceans
2. How big is Invasive species in Australia?Approximately 7,692,024 square kilometers
3. What is the capital of Invasive species in Australia?Canberra
4. What is the major cities?Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide
5. What are invasive species?Invasive species are animals or plants that arrive from other places and grow in new areas where they can cause problems. They can outgrow or outcompete the native plants and animals that already live there.
6. Why are Australian animals more at risk from invasive species?Australia has been isolated for over 50 million years, so its animals and plants evolved alone. Because they never met new predators or competitors, they often have no defenses against them.

Endemic: Native or restricted to a certain country or area; found nowhere else.
Biota: The animal and plant life of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.
Biosecurity: The protection of a country's borders from the introduction of invasive species and diseases.
Ecological Disruption: Significant negative changes to the balance and functioning of an ecosystem.