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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?
Seeds form Leptecophylla tameiameiae and Passiflora suberosa can be found in Oahu, Hawaii, but only the former plant in native.
A
In 2019, researchers catalogued native and non-native plant seeds found in fecal samples from non-native birds.
B
Most of the birds in Oahu, Hawaii, are non-native, and researchers have concluded that they play a vital role in seed dispersal.
C
When cataloguing plant seeds found in bird fecal samples, researchers found more non-native seed species than native species.
D
Seeds from Leptecophylla tameiameiae and Passiflora suberosa can be found in Oahu, Hawaii, but only the former plant is native.
A