Invasive Species Lesson Plan
What is an “invasive species?” - A species in an ecosystem is considered to be invasive when it is not native (alien) to the ecosystem and causes economic and/or environmental harm, or poses a threat to human health. All types of living organisms (plants, animals, bacteria, etc.) can be invasive.
In this lesson plan, students will be able to define, compare, and contrast invasive species, alien species, and native species, describe at least three problems that may be associated with invasive species and describe at least three invasive species, explain how they came to be invasive, and discuss what can be done about them.
Invasive species
Thanks for this very useful lesson plan as well for this birds eye view of the invasive species.In fact these kind of an alien species are indeed economically,ecologically and environmentally harmful.This may also be very disruptive as a non-native floras and faunas in a specific habitat or ecosystem.Recently there is a news that,A distant menace has been terrorizing citizens of Florida in increasing numbers. Florida has a multiplying public of monitor lizards, a type of reptile that is not indigenous to North America but is held in some homes as an exotic pet. I found this here: Invasion of monitor lizards in Florida reaching enormous scale.This is a treat people.Authorities should be able to give an argent plan for this.But we as a citizen should know also how to conserve our wildlife species in this planet.