Nhận biết (M1)

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 non-native birds.

• • Clermontia kakeana, a flowering shrub, was one of fifteen native species catalogued.

• • Ardisia elliptica, a tree, was one of twenty-nine non-native 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 emphasize a difference between the two plants. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

• A.

  Seeds from Clermontia kakeana and Ardisia elliptica plants were found in the fecal samples of non-native Hawaiian birds, according to a 2019 study.

• B.

  A 2019 study catalogued plant seeds found in bird fecal samples in Oahu, Hawaii, to determine what role non-native birds play in seed dispersal.

• C.

  Most plant species found in Oahu, Hawaii, like Ardisia elliptica, are non-native.

• D.

  Though Clermontia kakeana and Ardisia elliptica can both be found in Oahu, Hawaii, only the former plant is native.