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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 nonnative birds.
• Leptecophylla tameiameiae, a flowering shrub, was one of fifteen native species catalogued.
• Passiflora suberosa, an herbaceous vine, was one of twenty-nine nonnative 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 compare the number of native and non-native species catalogued. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A

Seeds from Leptecophylla tameiameiae and Passiflora suberosa can be found in Oahu, Hawaii, but only the former plant is native.

B

In 2019, researchers catalogued native and non-native plant seeds found in fecal samples from non-native birds.

C

Most of the birds in Oahu, Hawaii, are non-native, and researchers have concluded that they play a vital role in seed dispersal.

D

When cataloguing plant seeds found in bird fecal samples, researchers found more non-native seed species than native species.