Why Was the Carolina Parakeet Exterminated

question 45

Multiple Choice

Why was the Carolina parakeet exterminated? 

• A) because it was an alien species 
• B) because it spread histoplasmosis, a fungal disease 
• C) because it fed on fruit crops 
• D) because it carried a viral disease that killed domesticated parakeets

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