Invasive Cane Toad Qns
Invasive Cane Toad Qns
Invasive Cane Toad Qns
Questions
1. Which of the qualities in the table would help it to be a successful biological control?
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2. What would the cane toad toxin do to native Australian animal preditors, like snakes.
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4. A hundred toads were introduced; how many toads are in Australia now?
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5. What is the key to the success of the cane toad? Why did they become an invasive species?
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6. Why does this give the Cane toad an advantage over native species?
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7. What problems can cane toads cause for domestic animals, cat’s and dogs?
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8. What effects would the arrival of cane toads have on native frogs?
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10. What is the most effective localised method of reducing cane toad populations, explain you
answer?
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