Essentials of Biology (5th International Edition)
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ISBN: 9781259660269
Author: Sylvia S. Mader, Dr., Michael Windelspecht
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill
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Chapter 16, Problem 2TC
The Hawaiian Islands are located thousands of kilometers from any mainland. Each island arose from the sea bottom and was colonized by plants and animals that drifted in on ocean currents or winds. Each island has a unique environment in which its inhabitants have evolved consequently, most of the plant and animal species on the islands do not exist anywhere else in the world.
In contrast, on the islands of the Florida Keys, there are no unique or indigenous species. All of the species on those islands also exist on the mainland
Suggest an explanation for these two different patterns of
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Essentials of Biology (5th International Edition)
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