Across
- 2. 703, 659 people hike on _____bringing disease, and invasive species with them. Clue: Synonym for a trail
- 5. mussels have been introduced to the waters due to ____ Clue: Water found in the hulk of a ship to keep it balanced
- 8. around 10000 of this plant competes with other plants for nutrients and moisture, altering pollination patterns of insects, along riverbanks and roadsides. Clue: Yellow Flowers
- 9. Green Crab Monitored since 2011, ____ is an highly effective invasive predator species that could destroy native crab, shellfish, and shorebird populations Clue: from Europe + The color of grass + rhymes with grab
- 10. Canary Grass: Because of ____’s thick root growth, it decreases biodiversity as it doesn’t let other plants grow in its space, currently taking up 0.09 acres. Clue: tall slender plant + small finch + plants that covers fields
- 11. Because of invasive species, the ____ in Glacier Bay National Park is decreasing as invasive species are limiting resources Clue: Rhymes with diversity
- 12. Humans like to go _____ so, to increase popularity, lake whitefish were introduced into the waterways, interrupting food webs: An activity people do near water for fun
Down
- 1. A type of herbicide that harms vascular plants, used to destroy invasive species Clue: Used in weed killers
- 3. Sowthistle By spreading through the wind, ____ can spread its seeds over a 2.39 acres, limiting nutrients Clue: plants that return each year + rhymes with bow + rhymes with bristle
- 4. 153 ____ visit each year becoming a vector for invasive species that attach to the ships and that come from people Clue: Big boats that people go on trips on
- 6. 703,659 people arrive for ____ causing many invasive species to arrive Clue: People traveling for enjoyment
- 7. From 2010 to 2012 _____ access has become more open, inviting more invasive species
- 13. Because rainbow trout _____ with native species, the population of native species has decreased. Clue: rhymes with privatize