As Climate Changes Because of Global Warming, Plant Species' Ranges

question 33

Multiple Choice

As climate changes because of global warming, plant species' ranges in the northern hemisphere may move northward. The trees that are most likely to avoid extinction in such an environment are those that ________.

• A) have larger, more contiguous established populations to begin with
• B) produce well-provisioned seeds
• C) have seeds that become viable only after a forest fire
• D) disperse many seeds in close proximity to the parent tree

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