C . because a foreign species could compete with a native species and drive it to extinction
<span>Chromosomes, found in the cell nucleus, contain many genes. A gene is a section of </span>DNA<span>, which carries coding for a particular protein. Different genes control the development of different characteristics of an organism. Many genes are needed to carry all the genetic information for a whole organism.</span>
A scientist who studies plants is called a botanist.
The answer is C . The rock cycle is driven by energy from the sun as well from the interior of Earth.
