What aspect of an organism makes it an invasive species? (1 point)
• It is from a different ecosystem.
) It does harm and is introduced to the ecosystem.
• It is harmful to organisms in all ecosystems.
• It has no predators in the new ecosystem.
• It does harm and is introduced to the ecosystem.
The Kudzu vine was brought to the United States from Japan. Which of the following additional characteristics of the Kudzu vine determined that it was an invasive species? (1 point)
• it has no economic benefit
• it was believed to be a "miracle plant"
• it protects vulnerable grounds against wind erosion
O it grows rapidly, robbing other plants of sunlight
• it grows rapidly, robbing other plants of sunlight
Biodiversity is measured by (1 point)
• examining the usefulness of a specific trait in a species that interacts
within an ecosystem.
counting the total number of one species population and how they interact within an ecosystem.
counting the number and variation of different species of plants, animals, and other organisms that interact within an ecosystem.
• only analyzing animal species that interact within an ecosystem.