A 2004 Study in the Journal Nature Concluded: "Many Plant

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Multiple Choice

A 2004 study in the journal Nature concluded: "Many plant and animal species are unlikely to survive climate change.New analyses suggest that 15-37% of a sample of 1,103 land plants and animals would eventually become extinct as a result of climate changes expected by 2050.For some of these species there will no longer be anywhere suitable to live." What is the best explanation for this conclusion?

• A)Carbon dioxide is toxic to plants.
• B)No plants can survive at high temperatures.
• C)Greenhouse gases will block the amount of light available for photosynthesis.
• D)Temperatures will change faster than plants can adapt.
• E)If animals go extinct the plants that depend on them will go extinct as well.

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