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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.
• Leptecophylla tameiameiae, a flowering shrub, was one of fifteen native species catalogued.
• Passiflora suberosa, 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 emphasize a difference between the two plants. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A

Most plant species found in Oahu, Hawaii, like Passiflora suberosa, are non-native.

B

Seeds from Leptecophylla tameiameiae and Passiflora suberosa plants were found in the fecal samples of non-native Hawaiian birds, according to a 2019 study.

C

A 2019 study catalogued plant seeds found in bird fecal samples in Oahu, Hawaii, to determine what role non-native birds play in seed dispersal.

D

Though Leptecophylla tameiameiae and Passiflora suberosa can both be found in Oahu, Hawaii, only the former plant is native.