Campbell Biology: Australian And New Zealand Edition + Mastering Biology With Etext
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Chapter 54, Problem 8TYU
The most plausible hypothesis to explain why species richness is higher in tropical than in temperate regions is that
(A) tropical communities are younger.
(B) tropical regions generally have more available water and higher levels of solar radiation.
(C) higher temperaturescau.se more rapid
(D) diversity increases as evapotranspiration decreases.
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Campbell Biology: Australian And New Zealand Edition + Mastering Biology With Etext
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