Invasive species can outcompete native species for resources, causing harm to the native species which may not have adaptations to counteract the invasive species. This can lead to decline or extinction of the native species.

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Invasive Species

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Invasive species

A) usually perform less well than native species because they lack adaptations to counter predators.
B) usually perform less well than native species because they lack adaptations to counter pathogens.
C) can harm native species that lack adaptations to counter the competing invasive.
D) usually reproduce slowly.
E) do not spread from their original point of introduction.

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