EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -For a species to become invasive, it must successfully out-compete native organisms for food and habitat, spread through its new environment, increase its population and harm ecosystems in its introduced range.

Detailed explanation-2: -May impact wildlife in a variety of ways, including by breeding and spreading swiftly to take over a territory. May reduce biodiversity by causing the extinction of native animals and flora. Taking advantage of native species and outcompeting them for food or other resources are examples of direct threats.

Detailed explanation-3: -An invasive floating plant known as a water hyacinth can be found in water bodies all over the world. These invasive species seriously damage a variety of ecosystem lifeforms by preventing sunlight from entering and oxygen levels from rising in water systems.

Detailed explanation-4: -Invasive alien species are one of the biggest drivers of biodiversity loss and species extinctions. Biological invasions also put human health, food security and livelihoods at risk, as highlighted in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 15.