Question

HELP ASAP!! // The invasion of the lion fish

Read this line from the text:
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Since their first sighting, they have rapidly multiplied. In some locations, scientists estimate that lionfish populations exploded by 700 percent between 2004 and 2008 alone.
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What does exploded mean in this sentence?
A) A notorious reputation
B) A rapid and damaging increase
C) An expected rate of increase
D) An instant change
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Please help!! tysm

Answer 1

C an expected rate of increase

Step-by-step explanation:

Process of elimination

A) A notorious reputation:This has nothing to do with population

B) A rapid and damaging increase: They are not damaging anything at all

D) An instant change: Well if it is between 2004 and 2008 then it is between 4 years and that is not instant