Introduced disease causing organisms are especially dangerous to new environments because they can destroy the non-native host. This happens because the disease causing organisms
A) Have not evolved with this host to achieve the normal balance for long-term survival
B) Are opportunists and in order to survive must out compete all other species
C) Are specialists and destroy the individual organisms that have not developed resistance
D) Do not have natural predators
E) Are generalists and highly competitive
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