Question

tropical plant fossils have been found in cold arctic islands where they cannot survive in the present - day climate of this area. according to wegener’s theory, how were these ancient tropical plants able to survive in arctic islands?
○ plants were more adaptable in the past.
○ the poles of earth were warmer in the past.
○ arctic islands were closer to the equator in the past.
○ land movements warmed the landmasses in the past.

Explanation:

Wegener's continental drift theory states that Earth's landmasses have moved over geologic time. Tropical plants require warm, equatorial-like conditions. The presence of their fossils in the Arctic indicates these landmasses were once located near the equator, where the climate supported tropical plant life, before drifting to their current polar position.

Answer:

C. Arctic islands were closer to the equator in the past.