An American plant that had become a troublesome waterweed in India is
A
Trapa bispinosa
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B
Cyperus rotundus
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C
Eichhornia crassipes
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D
Typha latifolia
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Solution
The correct option is DEichhornia crassipes Eichhornia crassipes, an Americal waterweed was introduced in Bengal because of its beautiful flowers and shapes of leaves but turned out invasive draining oxygen from the water bodies thus resulted in the death of many fishes. Its capacity for vegetative reproduction allows this aquatic plant to quickly occupy all available spaces. Thus the correct answer is option C.