Partial or complete loss of hearing can be caused by damage to the; I, II, and III, that is, the axons of the neurons associated with each hair cell that carry information to the brain, hair cells in the cochlea and also the tympanic membrane. Hearing impairment, deafness or hearing loss is the inability to hear things, either totally or partially. This may be caused by injury or diseases that damages the parts responsible for hearing process.
Answer:
d. Fire ants spread by winged members and by hitching rides so a single colony can cause infestation.
Explanation:
An invasive fire ant colony can be very disastrous to the population of organisms in a locality. They cause massive competition with the native species thereby infesting them and destroying the native population.
Fire ants spread by winged members which makes a single colony to cause severe damage to the native specie. Often times, as they become endemic, they manifest as the dominant specie in a particular location.