Invasive Species
1) Go to the U.S. Invasive Species | National Invasive Species Information Center or Exotic Pest Detection by State – Pest Tracker (purdue.edu)
2) Click on the outline of WASHINGTON STATE on the U.S. map to find what invasive species are present.
3) Write a summary of two invasive species that includes:
- State name
- Name of species
- Area or country these species originated and how they came to be at their current location
- When were they first reported in the United States?
- How has the species impacted the ecosystems it has entered?
- How does the species impact biodiversity in the areas it is found today?
- What efforts are being made to control the organisms? Is the population expanding or being held in check?
Submission Details:
- Source(s) of information (follow APA citation formatting of references). Wikipedia.org should not be used as a reference.
- You may need to locate additional source material in order to answer these questions.
- The summaries should be written in your own words using complete sentences in a Word-compatible document.