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Which of the following describes an example of a potentially invasive species?

A.) Fruit covered with fruit fly eggs is trucked from Mexico to Canada.
B.) Racehorses are shipped by boat from New York to London.
C.) Coffee beans in burlap bags are flown from Africa to the U.S.
D.) Tropical fish captured in an Indonesian river are packed on ice and shipped to a seattle restaurant.

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User Sorrat
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I'm pretty sure its A. but i'm not 100% sure. But I hope this is correct!

Hope this helps. :)
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User Bishal
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The answer is A, as the fruit fly are native to Mexico and with the shipment to Canada it is very possible that the fruit fly could kill off native species and plants.
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