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1800's, when farmers began growing sugarcane in the Hawaiian Islands, rats were a major nuisance. The rats ate the sugarcane when they emerged from their burrows to feed at nigh
rol the rat population, the Indian mongoose was imported from Asia. The mongoose is a daytime predator that feeds on a wide range of species, including rodents, turtles, and birds. After
udy, it was found that the populations of a number of native species, including sea turtles and birds, had decreased since the mongoose was introduced. However, the rat population was not a
Which reason best explains why the introduction of the mongoose to the Hawaiian Islands did not control the rat population?
O Most rats are too fast to be caught by mongooses.
Mongooses are active during the day and rats are active at night
The introduced mongooses lost the ability to catch rats over time.
O The rats moved to different parts of the islands, away from the mongooses.