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ENGLISH--Invasive - Vocabulary + Pause & Think

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8 questions

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Match the vocabulary words to the blanks.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
native		Lionfish are _______________ to the Pacific and Indian oceans.
invaded		Over the past 30 years, lionfish have ____________ the Atlantic Ocean.
insatiable		Lionfish have _______________ appetites: they eat one to two fish per minute.
coral		They also harm _______________ reefs by eating the fish that eat algae.
humanely		If you see a lionfish, you should contact REEF so that the fish can be killed _______________.

5

Match the vocabulary words to the blanks.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
native		When mongooses _______________ Hawaii, it was the fault of sugar plantation owners.
humanely		Kangaroos are _______________ to Australia, but I saw one in New York when I visited the Central Park Zoo.
invaded		On a family vacation, I swam near some _______________ reefs and was able to see a nurse shark.
insatiable		My family uses mousetraps to catch mice _______________ and keep them alive, and then we release them into the field behind my house.
coral		My brother's friends seem _______________: we ordered five pizzas for this party, but it already looks like we'll have to order more.

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1. What do you know about lionfish so far?

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2. How did the lionfish likely end up in the Atlantic Ocean?

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3. What is an invasive species?

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4. Why is the number of lionfish growing so quickly?

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5. What did mongooses do in Hawaii?

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6. What are three ways to keep lionfish under control?

Title & Author

Vocabulary:

Introduction

Beautiful Creatures

Beautiful Creatures, cont.

Total Disaster

Coral Reefs

Coral Reefs, cont.

Not the First Time

What Can be Done?