The risk of introducing a natural enemy to control an invasive species is that

A) it might drive the invasive species to extinction.
B) the natural enemy might also become an invasive pest.
C) the natural enemy might evolve into a new species.
D) the natural enemy may introduce genetic diversity into the invasive species.


B

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