What is true of introduced species? Choose the one that applies. They can be mov

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What is true of introduced species? Choose the one that applies.

They can be moved from their native range to their introduced range and survive there

They are all native to the tropics.

They are always best controlled with biological control.

They will spread aggressively and out compete native species.

Which of the following animals would you not expect to be highly poisonous?

a snake with red and black bands

a butterfly with orange and black wings

a pale green caterpillar

a red and black grasshopper

Touching a bullhorn acacia tree brings out a swarm of ants that readily attack you. This is an example of

parasitism

commensalism

mutualism

competition

The mass coral spawning that occurs across an entire coral reef is an example of

masting

mimicry

resource partitioning

competitive exclusion

They can be moved from their native range to their introduced range and survive there

They are all native to the tropics.

They are always best controlled with biological control.

They will spread aggressively and out compete native species.

1. They will spread aggressively and out compete native species.

Introduces species are not native and compete for resources with native species to grow and survive.

2. a snake with red and black bands

Red and yellow bands signify that a snake is poisonous whereas a snake with red and black bands is non poisonous.

3. mutualism

The trees provide habitat for the ants while the ants protect the tree from harm.

4. Masting

Masting is synchronous production of seed by individuals in a population and mass coral spawning is an example of this phenomenon.

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