Explainer: How Invasive Species Ratted Out the Tuatara

This informational text resource is intended to support reading in the content area. This short article is about how a changing environment has lead to a near extinction of tuatara (a lizard species) in New Zealand. It discusses how invasive species—in the tuatara's case, predatory mammals—can wipe out native species that are unable to adapt.

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Direct Link: https://student.societyforscience.org/article/explainer-how-invasive-species-ratted-out-tuatara

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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Science

Grade Level(s): 7

Intended Audience: Educators

Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes

Keywords: informational text, text complexity, adaptation, extinction, tuatara, predator, New Zealand, invasive, invasive species, lizard

Instructional Component Type(s): Text Resource

Resource Collection: STEM Reading Resources

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