While there are many varieties of banana,only the Cavendish is suitable for mass production and worldwide trade.It is currently being decimated by a soil fungus in Asia.If the banana fungus should reach the Americas before a treatment is discovered,it could spell the end of bananas in North American supermarkets.If that were to happen,how would the extinction of the Cavendish banana be categorized?

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The extinction of the Cavendish banana would be categorized as brought on by an invasive species, as the soil fungus that is decimating the crop in Asia is an invasive species that has spread through human activity.

While There Are Many Varieties of Banana,only the Cavendish Is