Pest

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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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/pest

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. What makes a tiny creature a "pest"?A pest is called that because it hurts human things like crops, health, or buildings, not because it is bad in nature. The label comes from how it affects people.
2. Why do pests like the Colorado potato beetle hurt farmers?The Colorado potato beetle eats potato plants, so it can destroy crops and cause farmers to lose money and food.

Anthropocentric: Considering human beings as the most significant entity in the world.
Synanthropic: Organisms that live in close association with human settlements.
Invasive Species: A non-native organism that can cause ecological or economic harm in a new environment.
Pesticide Resistance: The ability of a pest to survive exposure to a pesticide that would normally kill it.