All of the Following Statements About Invasive Species Is True

question 57

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements about invasive species is true except

• A) Approximately 40% of species listed as endangered in the United States are on the list because of threats from invasive species.
• B) Most successful invader species are specialists.
• C) Both the European wild boar and the Burmese python are problematic invasive species in the state of Florida.
• D) Some invasive species have arrived in the ballast water in ships from distant ports.
• E) The African honeybee (killer bee) was deliberately introduced.

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