Invasive Species Quiz

Try out this Invasive Species quiz to test your knowledge. Invasive Species trivia explores the surprising stories behind organisms introduced beyond their native ranges, from zebra mussels and cane toads to kudzu and lionfish.

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Question 1 · Hard · 40 pts
The 1998 book 'The Song of the Dodo,' touching on island biogeography and extinctions, was written by whom?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
Which specialist group compiled the IUCN list titled '100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species'?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
After one of the world’s largest rodent-removal campaigns in the 2010s, which island completed eradication of invasive rats and mice?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
Introduced Arctic foxes caused long-term ecological damage on seabird islands in which archipelago?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
Which species was deliberately introduced in many places for biological control, only to become invasive later?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
What organism goes by the memorably gross nickname 'rock snot'?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
The rusty crayfish is native to which basin, despite being invasive in parts of the upper Midwest and Canada?
Question 8 · Hard · 40 pts
Which plant invaded large areas of South Florida wetlands after first being planted for drainage and ornament?
Question 9 · Hard · 40 pts
Which parasitic fly is an invasive threat to birds in the Galápagos?
Question 10 · Hard · 40 pts
Dutch elm disease spread in part through which insect group?
Question 11 · Hard · 40 pts
Who is the prominent invasion ecologist listed as a coauthor of the textbook 'Invasion Ecology'?
Question 12 · Easy · 10 pts
In 1988, zebra mussels were first detected in which North American region?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
Which animal was introduced to Australia in 1935 to try to control beetles in sugarcane fields?
Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts
What fast-growing vine was promoted in the United States for erosion control during the 1930s?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
What beetle kills ash trees in North America?

The 1998 book 'The Song of the Dodo,' touching on island biogeography and extinctions, was written by whom?

Which specialist group compiled the IUCN list titled '100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species'?

After one of the world’s largest rodent-removal campaigns in the 2010s, which island completed eradication of invasive rats and mice?

Introduced Arctic foxes caused long-term ecological damage on seabird islands in which archipelago?

Which species was deliberately introduced in many places for biological control, only to become invasive later?

What organism goes by the memorably gross nickname 'rock snot'?

The rusty crayfish is native to which basin, despite being invasive in parts of the upper Midwest and Canada?

Which plant invaded large areas of South Florida wetlands after first being planted for drainage and ornament?

Which parasitic fly is an invasive threat to birds in the Galápagos?

Dutch elm disease spread in part through which insect group?

Who is the prominent invasion ecologist listed as a coauthor of the textbook 'Invasion Ecology'?

In 1988, zebra mussels were first detected in which North American region?

Which animal was introduced to Australia in 1935 to try to control beetles in sugarcane fields?

What fast-growing vine was promoted in the United States for erosion control during the 1930s?

What beetle kills ash trees in North America?