What Is the Greatest Contributing Factor in the Loss of Polar

question 4

Multiple Choice

What is the greatest contributing factor in the loss of polar bears in arctic areas?

• A)fires in the taiga and tundra
• B)decline in sea ice
• C)hunting of the polar bear by the Inuit people
• D)the tundra shifting northward
• E)the decline of lemmings; the primary food of the polar bear

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