Which Best Explains How Australia Has Distinctive Organisms, Such as Marsupials

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Multiple Choice

Which best explains how Australia has distinctive organisms, such as marsupials, that cannot be found anywhere else on earth?

• A) Australia has an unusual climate that has triggered natural selection.
• B) There are fewer species of organisms in Australia than most continents.
• C) Australia experienced a significantly slower rate of evolutionary change.
• D) The predators of marsupials eliminated the populations in other locations.
• E) Australia was separated and isolated from other land masses for a long period of time.

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