The Initial Cause That Is Triggering the Loss of Polar

question 88

Multiple Choice

The initial cause that is triggering the loss of polar bears, and the resulting change in Arctic communities, is

• A) rising Arctic temperatures.
• B) melting sea ice.
• C) polar bear starvation.
• D) loss of the polar bears' food source.
• E) lack of adaptation by polar bears.

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