1. Unit Test Study Guide Test on Friday, Nov. 22nd

2.  In ‘Island of Snakes,’ what sort of costly damage did the snakes create?  A. They crawl into refrigerators and eat all the food.  B. They bite the TV cords.  C. They hang on power lines and break them.

3.  How much can Kudzu grow in a day?  A. Four feet  B. One foot  C. Three feet

4.  What can happen when the alien invader interrupts the food chain?  A. The invader eats food sources that other species need.  B. There is still plenty of food for other species to eat.  C. The invader remains hungry and moves on to other areas.

5.  What is the definition of the word ‘method?’  A. Payment of money  B. Trick  C. Way of doing something

6.  The idiom, to be ‘in hot water,’ means to be in trouble. Which sentence is it used in correctly?  A. Lia was in hot water with her parents because she came in after curfew.  B. To make broth, sprinkle in hot water.  C. When Josh touched the boiling tea, he was in hot water.

7.  What causes northern snakeheads to eat other fish?  A. They are treated very badly by other fish.  B. They don’t wish to go to another pond.  C. They are predators who eat other fish to survive.

8.  In ‘Island of Snakes,’ what can happen to small children that get bitten by a brown tree snake?  A. They have trouble breathing  B. They are always fine  C. They die from the poisonous venom.

9.  What is the best way for countries to prevent alien animal species from causing destruction?  A. They can tell people not to eat Zebra Mussels.  B. They can check all arriving planes and ships for snakes.  C. They can kill off all of their snake population.

10.  What is the definition for the word ‘invaded?’  A. Moved out before harming  B. Move into and harmed  C. Crawled across to another pond

11.  In ‘Island of Snakes,’ what snake is most prevalent on the island of Guam?  A. Green Python  B. Rattlesnake  C. Brown Tree Snake

12.  Where do Zebra Mussels endanger the food chain?  A. The Great Lakes  B. A Maryland Pond  C. The Ocean

13.  What are the definitions for the words ‘altered’ and ‘environment?’  A. Infested, country  B. Left, city  C. Changed, habitat

14.  What did Professor Horst implant into the Mongoose in order to study them?  A. Ear Tags  B. Microchips  C. Hearts

15.  Where is the northern snakehead illegally from?  A. China  B. South America  C. Pakistan

16.  What is an effect of invader species?  A. They build and strengthen the food chain.  B. They return to their native environment.  C. They kill native plants and animals.

17.  Who brought the mongoose to Jamaica from India?  A. A sugar planter  B. A cattle farmer  C. A spice traveler

18.  Interpret the following idiom: “It’s raining cats and dogs.”  A. It is drizzling outside.  B. It is pouring ourside.  C. It is sprinkling outside.

19.  How does Kudzu kill the forests?  A. It strangles the plants.  B. It blocks sunlight to plants and they die.  C. It doesn’t harm the forests.

20.  Red Fire Ants can kill an animal as large as a:  A. Deer  B. Baby Bird  C. Snail

21.  In “America’s Least Wanted,” where did Kudzu illegally come from?  A. Israel  B. South America  C. Asia

22.  THE END!!  Please study for your test