CSATReading ComprehensionValid Inferences2019

Most invasive species are neither terribly successful nor very harmful. Britain's invasive plants are not widespread, not spreading especially quickly, and often less of a nuisance than vigorous natives such as bracken. The arrival of new species almost always increases biological diversity in a region; in many cases, a flood of newcomers drives no native species to extinction. One reason is that invaders tend to colonise disturbed habitats like polluted lakes and post-industrial wasteland, where little else lives. They are nature's opportunists. Which one of the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?

A

Invasive species should be used to rehabilitate desert areas and wastelands of a country.

B

Laws against the introduction of foreign plants are unnecessary.

C

Sometimes, the campaigns against foreign plants are pointless.

D

Foreign plants should be used to increase the biodiversity of a country.

Correct Answer: Option C

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