Water hyacinth is an aquatic plant native to South America This species has been introduced into aquatic ecosystems as an

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Water hyacinth is an aquatic plant native to South America This species has been introduced into aquatic ecosystems as an ornamental plant in many areas of the United States due to the attractive purple flowers that the plants produce when they bloom Water hyacinth can reproduce much more quickly than most other aquatic plants Additionally the lack of native animal species that feed on water hyacinth in the United States allows it to spread rapidly once introduced into an area In fact it can completely cover a small water body within just a few years The image below shows a water body that has been covered by water hyacinth Suppose water hyacinth is introduced into a lake ecosystem in the southeastern United States where it was not previously located Which of the following best predicts how this will impact the ecosystem over time O A The number of individual plants living in the lake will decrease There will be an increase in oxygen available in the lake There will be an increase in nutrients available in the lake The biodiversity of plant species in the lake will decrease OB OC OD

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