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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.
  • Leafy spurge is a species of flowering plant native to parts of Eurasia.
  • It can also be found in the western US.
  • There, it crowds out native plants.
  • It is considered an invasive species in the US.
The student wants to indicate one or more regions where leafy spurge is causing environmental or economic harm. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
A
Leafy spurge is considered invasive because it crowds out native plants, causing environmental harm.
B
Leafy spurge, a flowering plant native to parts of Eurasia, is considered an invasive species.
C
Leafy spurge is native to the western US, but elsewhere it causes environmental or economic harm.
D
Leafy spurge can be found in the western US, where it crowds out native plants.