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

• A nonnative species that causes environmental or economic harm when introduced to an ecosystem is considered invasive.
• Leafy spurge is an invasive species of flowering plant that crowds out livestock forage and native plants.
• It was first introduced to the US accidentally through contaminated seed.
• Water hyacinth is an invasive species of aquatic plant that blocks sunlight and reduces oxygen levels in bodies of water.
• It was first introduced to the US as an ornamental plant.

The student wants to emphasize a similarity between leafy spurge and water hyacinth. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A

Water hyacinth is an invasive species that blocks sunlight and reduces oxygen levels in bodies of water, causing environmental harm.

B

Leafy spurge was first introduced accidentally through contaminated seed, but it now crowds out livestock forage and native plants.

C

The harm to ecosystems caused by water hyacinth and leafy spurge has led both species to be considered invasive in the US.

D

Leafy spurge is an invasive species of aquatic plant, and water hyacinth was first introduced accidentally through contaminated seed.