The honeycreeper is a bird native to Hawaii. Its beak is especially adapted to pollinate certain native plants. The Japanese white-eye is an invasive species that harbors a fungus that has no effect on the Japanese white-eye but is deadly to the Hawaiian honeycreeper. Which statement is most likely true?
A.The honeycreepers will adapt to the fungus.
B.Both the honeycreeper and the plants it pollinates will be in danger of extinction if the honeycreeper does not adapt to the fungus.
C.Birds in Hawaii will suffer a mass extinction.
D.Honeycreepers will suffer a mass extinction.
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