The zebra mussel arrived in the United States in 1985 on the ballast of a ship. Since this time, it has spread rapidly throughout the waterways of the eastern U. S. and parts of Canada. Which of the following statements is NOT true about how the waters of the United States contributed to the success of the zebra mussel?

They contained an abundance of prey for the zebra mussel.

They contained toxins or pollutants that eliminated natural competitors of the zebra mussel.

They contained few or no natural predators of the zebra mussel.

They contained few or no natural species occupying the niche filled by the zebra mussel.

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Biology

Jaslyn Rasmussen

18 January, 13:35

The zebra mussel arrived in the United States in 1985 on the ballast of a ship. Since this time, it has spread rapidly throughout the waterways of the eastern U. S. and parts of Canada. Which of the following statements is NOT true about how the waters of the United States contributed to the success of the zebra mussel?

They contained an abundance of prey for the zebra mussel.

They contained toxins or pollutants that eliminated natural competitors of the zebra mussel.

They contained few or no natural predators of the zebra mussel.

They contained few or no natural species occupying the niche filled by the zebra mussel.

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Deandre Perez · Answer 1

The answer is most likely the second choice. All answer choices could be possible, but in light of the others the second choice is far too specific, and there is no information in the prompt to even indicate that as a plausible answer choice.