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Question
What is common to lantana Eichhomia and African catfish?
Options
All are endangered species of India
All are key stone species
All are mammals bound in India
All the species are neither threatened nor indigenous species of India
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Solution
All the species are neither threatened nor indigenous species of India
Explanation:
All three of the species listed above are neither three atoned nor endemic to India. The foreign (exofic) species Lantana Eichhomia (water hyacinth) and the African catfish (clanasgariepinus) are both invasive and hazardous, resulting in the demise of indigenous species.
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