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

• A nonnative species is considered invasive if it causes environmental or economic harm in an ecosystem.
• Salt cedar is a species of shrub native to parts of Eurasia.
• It can also be found in the western US.
• There, it increases soil salinity and lowers the water table.
• It is considered an invasive species in the US.

The student wants to provide an example of an invasive species. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A

One way a nonnative species of plant could cause harm in an ecosystem is by increasing soil salinity and lowering the water table.

B

Salt cedar is an example of an invasive species that causes environmental or economic harm in parts of Eurasia.

C

In the western US, salt cedar is an invasive shrub that increases soil salinity and lowers the water table.

D

A nonnative species that increases soil salinity and lowers the water table, causing environmental or economic harm, is considered invasive.