Following the Pattern First Observed by Humboldt and Other Explorers

question 39

Multiple Choice

Following the pattern first observed by Humboldt and other explorers, a traveler today would expect to see which pattern of species distribution at different latitudes around the world?

• A) A relatively stable pattern of species diversity at all latitudes
• B) Highest species diversity in the tropics and lowest at the poles
• C) Highest species diversity at the poles and lowest in the tropics
• D) Highest species diversity in temperate zones and lower in the tropics and poles
• E) Highest species diversity in the tropics and poles and lower in temperate zones

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