Question

while researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: • most of the plant and bird species in oahu, hawaii, are non - native. • in a 2019 study, researchers wanted to know what role non - native birds play in dispersing plant seeds in oahu. • researchers catalogued plant seeds found in fecal samples from non - native birds. • pipturus albidus, a flowering shrub, was one of fifteen native species catalogued. • paederia foetida, a woody vine, was one of twenty - nine non - native species catalogued. • researchers concluded that non - native birds play a vital role in dispersing the seeds of native and non - native plants. the student wants to explain what pipturus albidus is. which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? a seeds from pipturus albidus were found by researchers in the feces of non - native birds. b most plant species found in oahu, hawaii, like paederia foetida, are non - native. c in a 2019 study, researchers catalogued seeds from pipturus albidus. d pipturus albidus is a flowering shrub species that is native to oahu, hawaii.

Explanation:

The student wants to explain what Pipturus albidus is. The notes mention that Pipturus albidus is a flowering shrub and that researchers catalogued plant seeds found in fecal samples from non - native birds. Option A directly relates to the goal as it states that seeds from Pipturus albidus were found by researchers in the feces of non - native birds, providing relevant information about the plant. Option B is about the non - nativity of other plants, Option C is about cataloguing seeds from Pipturus albidus but not about what the plant is, and Option D is about the nativity of Pipturus albidus which is not the main goal of explaining what the plant is.

Answer:

A. Seeds from Pipturus albidus were found by researchers in the feces of non - native birds.