You Enjoy Learning About History by Studying Gravestones Throughout North

question 53

Multiple Choice

You enjoy learning about history by studying gravestones throughout North America. You notice that gravestones from 1900 and earlier usually host many types of lichens. But in one cemetery, lichens are entirely absent, even from old gravestones. Given what is known about lichens, the cemetery without lichens probably

• A)has an unusually dry climate.
• B)is subject to extremely cold winter temperatures.
• C)gets a great deal of rain, which favors the growth of competing bacteria.
• D)is close to a source of air pollution.

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