Biology: Life on Earth
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ISBN: 9780321729712
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
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Chapter 30, Problem 3AC
Search for and describe some examples of habitat destruction, pollution, and invasive species in the region around your home or campus. Predict how each of these might affect specific local populations of native animals and plants.
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Directions: Make a research on invasive species found in the Philippines. On the table below, list down five invasive species, their desired effect and their negative effect on biodiversity.
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How might your own behavior influence the influx and ecological impacts of non-native species like those listed above? Name three things you could personally do to help reduce the impacts of invasive species.
List three invasive species, and describe their impacts.
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