NEET BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What do scientist call organisms that are not native to an ecosystem and cause harm to native organisms?
A
native plants
B
invaders
C
invasive species
D
natural species
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Invasive alien species (IAS) are animals, plants or other organisms that are introduced into places outside their natural range, negatively impacting native biodiversity, ecosystem…

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -An invasive species is an organism that is not indigenous, or native, to a particular area. Invasive species can cause great economic and environmental harm to the new area. Not all non-native species are invasive.

Detailed explanation-4: -An invasive species is an organism that causes ecological or economic harm in a new environment where it is not native.

Detailed explanation-5: -invasive species, also called introduced species, alien species, or exotic species, any nonnative species that significantly modifies or disrupts the ecosystems it colonizes. Such species may arrive in new areas through natural migration, but they are often introduced by the activities of other species.

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