As you hike up a mountain, you realize that the plants and animals present at the base are not the same as those at the top. This observation is the basis of
A) natural selection.
B) biogeography.
C) comparative anatomy.
D) geology.
E) paleontology.

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Biogeography is the study of the distribution of species and ecosystems in geographic space and through geological time. The observation that different plants and animals are found at different elevations on a mountain is directly related to biogeography, as it involves the geographical distribution of organisms.

As You Hike Up a Mountain, You Realize That the Plants