Over time, the climate of a region becomes cooler. How will this most likely affect the species living in that region?

A All of the current species living in the region will migrate to warmer areas, while species adapted to cold-weather climates will migrate into the region.

B All of the current species living in the area will become extinct, and new species better adapted to the climate will form and populate the region.

C Some species that already have or that develop cold-weather adaptations through natural selection will survive, while species without cold-weather adaptations may go extinct.

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Barrett Coleman

1 August, 05:06

Over time, the climate of a region becomes cooler. How will this most likely affect the species living in that region?

A All of the current species living in the region will migrate to warmer areas, while species adapted to cold-weather climates will migrate into the region.

B All of the current species living in the area will become extinct, and new species better adapted to the climate will form and populate the region.

C Some species that already have or that develop cold-weather adaptations through natural selection will survive, while species without cold-weather adaptations may go extinct.

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Thaddeus Benjamin · Answer 1

"Some species that already have or that develop cold-weather adaptations through natural selection will survive, while species without cold-weather adaptations may go extinct" is the way this will most likely affect the species living in that region. The correct option among all the option that are given is option "C".