Though New Zealand is relatively close to Australia, it's faunal assemblages are quite different. For instance, there are no native marsupials in New Zealand. Which of the following best accounts for these differences?
A) The environments of Australia and New Zealand are completely different, despite their close proximity.
B) New Zealand experienced a major extinction that wiped out its marsupials and other Australian fauna.
C) New Zealand is an island, whereas Australia is a continent. As such, one wouldn't expect them to have the same faunal assemblages.
D) New Zealand was isolated from Australia during critical evolutionary times.
Question 2
In terms of the passsage of incoming solar radiation (insolation), which is the CORRECT order?
A) Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
B) Mesosphere, thermosphere, troposphere, stratosphere
C) Thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
D) Stratosphere, troposphere, thermosphere, mesosphere
Female Hector's dolphin jumping off Banks Peninsula, New Zealand
A goanna at Grey Gum picnic area at Mount Coot-tha, Queensland, Australia
Tiger quoll at Healesville Sanctuary, Victoria, Australia.
Cairns Birdwing (Ornithoptera euphorion): Australia's largest endemic butterfly
Brisbane, Australia