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The water hyacinth is an invasive species that can spread extremely fast, blanketing a water surface in a very short period of time. It can limit boat traffic, swimming, and fishing, and it can deprive native plants and animals of sunlight and oxygen, thus reducing the local biodiversity. This situation demonstrates _______.
a.
how migratory patterns change in response to alterations in an ecosystem
b.
the effects of symbiosis
c.
the effects of local evolution or migration on an ecosystem
d.
how changes in biodiversity impact an ecosystem

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d. how changes in biodiversity impact an ecosystem

The invasive water hyacinth reduces native species (biodiversity) and alters ecosystem functions (light, oxygen, navigation, fisheries), so it demonstrates how changes in biodiversity affect an ecosystem.