Fossils of Ancient Polar Plants Are Currently Found near the Equator

question 48

Multiple Choice

Fossils of ancient polar plants are currently found near the equator because the:

• A)entire earth had polar conditions at the time the plants were living.
• B)plants lived near the poles, but landmasses have drifted to current locations.
• C)plants probably were tolerant of both tropical and polar conditions.
• D)plants were distributed to current locations by ancient glacial ice sheets.
• E)poles were at the equator at times in the geologic past.

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