For a introduced species to be invasive species, there needs to be certain characteristics of the species.
<h3><u>Explanation</u>:</h3>
Invasive species are the species that belong to some other place and are introduced to a new place by means of any human interference. But many species are often transferred from one place to another. But not all of them remain there as an invasive species. This is because for being an invasive species, they need to have certain characteristics:
A. They need to have high rate of reproduction.
B. They need to have short dormancy periods.
C. They need to have high generic variability.
D. They need to be polyphagous and gregarious.
E. They need to have high dispersal rate and great adaptability.
F. They need to have phenotypic plasticity.
This is why natural selection acts on phenotypes instead of genotypes. A phenotype is an organism's physical traits, while a genotype is an organism's genetic makeup. This may sound counter-intuitive since the genetic makeup does get<span> passed on from generation to generation through reproduction.</span>
I'm pretty sure that you are talking about mass.
B. Cladistics, because the other two choices don't make any sense.
