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Read the following passage and then answer the questions.

Pythons that were purchased as pets and then became too much for their owners to handle have been released in Florida. This is not a small problem; pythons have been very successful at reproducing in Florida, and some scientists estimate that there could be more than 100,000 pythons in the state. They are skilled predators and are disrupting the ecosystem by eating too much prey. They don’t have any natural predators that kill them. Florida hunters are encouraged to kill pythons to try to reduce the number of pythons that are loose in the wild.

a. Based on the information in the passage, how should pythons be classified in the U.S.?

(1 point)
Responses

native species
native species

indigenous species
indigenous species

invasive species
invasive species

unsuccessful species
unsuccessful species
Question 2
b. Which of the following steps should be part of a comprehensive solution to reduce the impact of pythons?(2 points)
Should Be Part of the Solution Should NOT Be Part of the Solution
Pet stores should release their extra pythons into the local swamps.

Wildlife experts and hunters should work together to remove as many pythons as possible.

People who have pythons as pets should not release them into the wild.

Scientists and conservationists should work to develop traps that will catch pythons but not other species.

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1 answer

Question 1
a. Based on the information in the passage, how should pythons be classified in the U.S.?
Response: invasive species

Question 2
b. Which of the following steps should be part of a comprehensive solution to reduce the impact of pythons?
Should Be Part of the Solution:

  • Wildlife experts and hunters should work together to remove as many pythons as possible.
  • People who have pythons as pets should not release them into the wild.
  • Scientists and conservationists should work to develop traps that will catch pythons but not other species.

Should NOT Be Part of the Solution:

  • Pet stores should release their extra pythons into the local swamps.