ENGLISH--Invasive - Vocabulary + Pause & Think

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8 questions

Match the vocabulary words to the blanks.

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humanely		Lionfish are _______________ to the Pacific and Indian oceans.
native

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insatiable		When mongooses _______________ Hawaii, it was the fault of sugar plantation owners.
native

Title & Author

Vocabulary:

Beautiful Creatures, cont.

Total Disaster

Coral Reefs

Coral Reefs, cont.

Not the First Time

What Can be Done?

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
humanely		Lionfish are _______________ to the Pacific and Indian oceans.
native		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.
invaded		If you see a lionfish, you should contact REEF so that the fish can be killed _______________.

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