Of the following four islands at the same latitude, the one possessing the fewest species is
A) 1,000 square kilometers in area and 300 km from the mainland.
B) 3,000 square kilometers in area and 100 km from the mainland.
C) 100 square kilometers in area and 3,000 km from the mainland.
D) 300 square kilometers in area and 1,000 km from the mainland.
E) none of these.

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The species richness on an island decreases as the island's distance from land and size decreases. Island C is both the smallest and farthest from the mainland, indicating that it would have the fewest species.

Of the Following Four Islands at the Same Latitude, the One