Integrated reading/listening -Invasive plants

[Spoon]

According to the author, invasive plants are growing widely in USA threatening native plants and animals. The speaker agree with the author by giving an example of invasive plant such a garlic mustard and how it is affecting local animal habitat and food supply.

The author explain that usually, invasive plants are introduced by gardening for food or for medicinal use. Some gardeners bring plants from other parts of the world due to either their beauty or by being a resistant specie.
By finding the right conditions in their new environment, the invasive plants escape from gardens and grow widely in everywhere pushing out the local plants.
The effects for the local ecology has been devastating. By decreasing the local plants and food supply, animals loss their habitat.
The speaker mention garlic mustard as a example of an invasive plant. Garlic mustard is originally from Europe and it was introduced in USA on nineteen century as a food source and for medicinal use.
Firstly, garlic mustard was first introduced in Long Island. However, due to the local appropriate climate and the right condition, it was spread out through East coast to Mead West of USA. Therefore, garlic mustard is competing with the local plants for light, space and nutrients threatening it.
In addition, garlic mustard is threatening the local animals. By decreasing the food sources such as plant leaves and pollen which are extremely important for the local animals. In West Virginia, garlic mustard is threatening a specie of white butterfly, by producing a toxic substance which prevent the eggs to hatch.

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[Kitosdad]

According to the author, invasive plants are growing widely in USA threatening native plants and animals. The speaker agreeS with the author by giving an example of invasive plant such a garlic mustard and how it is affecting local animal habitat and food supply.

The author explain that usually, invasive plants are introduced by gardening for food or for medicinal use. Some gardeners bring plants from other parts of the world due to either their beauty or by THEIR being resistant specieS.
By finding the right conditions in their new environment, the invasive plants escape from gardens and grow widely in everywhere(,) pushing out the local plants.
The effects for the local ecology has been devastating. By decreasing the local plants and food supply, animals ARE losING their habitat.
The speaker mentionS garlic mustard as a example of an invasive plant. Garlic mustard is originally from Europe(,) and it was introduced in THE USA IN THE nineteen century as a food source and AS A medicinal use.
Garlic mustard was first introduced in Long Island. However, due to the local appropriate climate and the right conditionS, it was spread out through East coast to Mead West of THE USA. Therefore, garlic mustard is competing with the local plants for light, space and nutrients threatening it.

In addition, garlic mustard is threatening TO local animals. By decreasing the food sources such as plant leaves and pollen(,) which are extremely important TO the local animals. In West Virginia, garlic mustard is threatening a specieS of white butterfly, by producing a toxic substance which prevents the eggs OF THE BUTTERFLY FROM HATCHING.to hatch.
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Not a bad essay Spoon. Perhaps a more comprehensive example would have strengthened your essay.

Kitos. 7.5/10
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