ECOLOGY
HUMANS AND THE BIOSPHERE
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competing with and endangering native species
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introducing disease
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damaging the habitat for the native species
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Invasive species are capable of causing extinctions of native plants and animals, reducing biodiversity, competing with native organisms for limited resources, and altering habitats. This can result in huge economic impacts and fundamental disruptions of coastal and Great Lakes ecosystems.
Detailed explanation-2: -Example: The endangered species might not be able to compete with native species in that habitat and it would die out entirely. OR the endangered species may out compete native species and become over successful and thus invasive.
Detailed explanation-3: -An invasive species is an introduced, nonnative organism (disease, parasite, plant, or animal) that begins to spread or expand its range from the site of its original introduction and that has the potential to cause harm to the environment, the economy, or to human health.
Detailed explanation-4: -If the invasive species is better adapted, it will out compete the native species. If the species reproduces quickly, it is also more likely to thrive in a new ecosystem. If it can reproduce and grow faster than its competitor, it will eventually out compete that species. Typically, invasive species harm an ecosystem.