Vicariance Is a Method of Animal Distribution That

question 17

Multiple Choice

Vicariance is a method of animal distribution that

• A) Involves active movement on the part of the animals
• B) Could result in allopatric speciation
• C) Fully explains how animals have become distributed as they are today
• D) Is referred to as continental drift
• E) None of the choices are correct

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