slands are well known for having many endemic (unique) species. What is a likely explanation for this pattern?   A. Humans bring partly or fully domesticated species with them when they arrive on islands.   B. Colonizers encounter fewer competitors on an island, so they can diversify.   C. Islands are more complex habitats than continents are, so they have more niches for specializations.   D. Colonizers are likely to have more diversity than local populations and thus outcompete them.   E. The type of organism that is a good colonizer has more than the average amount of genetic variability, so it's more likely to speciate.

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slands are well known for having many endemic (unique) species. What is a likely explanation for this pattern?

  A.

Humans bring partly or fully domesticated species with them when they arrive on islands.

  B.

Colonizers encounter fewer competitors on an island, so they can diversify.

  C.

Islands are more complex habitats than continents are, so they have more niches for specializations.

  D.

Colonizers are likely to have more diversity than local populations and thus outcompete them.

  E.

The type of organism that is a good colonizer has more than the average amount of genetic variability, so it's more likely to speciate.

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