Why Did the Scientists Assume the Plants and Animals They

question 67

Multiple Choice

Why did the scientists assume the plants and animals they encountered in the cloud forest on top of New Guinea's Foja Mountains had never been encountered by other humans before?

• A) these species were unknown to even the native peoples
• B) the animals were unafraid of humans
• C) they found some species that were thought to have been extinct for decades
• D) none of these answers are correct
• E) all of these answers are correct except d.

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