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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• Most of the plant and bird species in Oahu, Hawaii, are non-native.
• In a 2019 study, researchers wanted to know what role non-native birds play in dispersing plant seeds in Oahu.
• Researchers catalogued plant seeds found in fecal samples from non-native birds.
• Psydrax odorata, a flowering shrub, was one of fifteen native species catalogued.
• Hedychium gardnerianum, an herbaceous vine, was one of twenty-nine non-native species catalogued.
• Researchers concluded that non-native birds play a vital role in dispersing the seeds of native and non-native plants.

The student wants to explain what Psydrax odorata is. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A

In a 2019 study, researchers catalogued seeds from Psydrax odorata.

B

Psydrax odorata is a flowering shrub species that is native to Oahu, Hawaii.

C

Most plant species found in Oahu, Hawaii, like Hedychium gardnerianum, are non-native.

D

Seeds from Psydrax odorata were found by researchers in the feces of non-native birds.