What Is True of the Degree of Endemism and the Relationship

question 58

Multiple Choice

What is true of the degree of endemism and the relationship to isolation on an island such as one of the Hawaiian Islands?

• A)As isolation increases on an island,the degree of endemism generally increases.
• B)As isolation decreases on an island,the degree of endemism generally increases.
• C)As isolation increases on an island,the degree of endemism generally decreases.
• D)As isolation decreases on an island,the degree of endemism generally decreases.

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