What would be a probable explanation for why there are many endemic plants and birds in New Zealand, but no native mammals?

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(1 point)
Responses

They were driven away by non–native mammals.
They were driven away by non–native mammals.

Plants and birds would make ocean crossings to the isolated New Zealand islands, mammals could not.
Plants and birds would make ocean crossings to the isolated New Zealand islands, mammals could not.

They were hunted to extinction by the Maori.
They were hunted to extinction by the Maori.

The island habitats were not conducive to mammalian life.
The island habitats were not conducive to mammalian life.
Which of the following species is not endemic to New Zealand?
(1 point)
Responses

Bighorn sheep
Bighorn sheep

Morepork
Morepork

Tui
Tui

Hoiho penguins
On which two tectonic plates does New Zealand sit?
(1 point)
Responses

the Philippine and Australian plates
the Philippine and Australian plates

the Pacific and Philippine plates
the Pacific and Philippine plates

the Nazca and Pacific plates
the Nazca and Pacific plates

the Australian and Pacific plates
What is the southernmost island in New Zealand?
(1 point)
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Chatham Island
Chatham Island

South Island
South Island

North Island
North Island

Stewart Island
Stewart Island
Why is South Island's west coast called the "Wet Coast"?
(1 point)
Responses

Its terrain consists mostly of rainforest.
Its terrain consists mostly of rainforest.

Weather systems crossing the Pacific from South America hit this coast first.
Weather systems crossing the Pacific from South America hit this coast first.

The roaring forties bring strong west winds from the Indian Ocean.
The roaring forties bring strong west winds from the Indian Ocean.

It sits in a climatic convergence zone.
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What town is the "gateway" to the Milford Trek?
(1 point)
Responses

Auckland
Auckland

Te Anau
Te Anau

Queenstown
Queenstown

Christchurch
Explain the effect of the Southern Alps on the climate east of the mountains.
(1 point)
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Their snow and ice have a chilling effect, keeping the central and eastern areas cool and wet.
Their snow and ice have a chilling effect, keeping the central and eastern areas cool and wet.

They divert precipitation into the east area, creating monsoon conditions.
They divert precipitation into the east area, creating monsoon conditions.

They act as a barrier, protecting the area east from the prevailing west winds.
They act as a barrier, protecting the area east from the prevailing west winds.

Their presence intensifies the speed of the roaring forties.
Their presence intensifies the speed of the roaring forties.
Which of the following animals would you have a better chance of observing at night?
(1 point)
Responses

Kiwi
Kiwi

Tuatara
Tuatara

Tui
Tui

Kea
The North Island contains three of the most frequently active volcanoes of one specific type in the world. What is this type of volcano?

(1 point)
Responses

caldera
caldera

cone
cone

cumulo
cumulo

shield
shield
What phenomenon helps glaciers move down the valleys of the Southern Alps?

(1 point)
Responses

basal sliding
basal sliding

fiords
fiords

ice floes
ice floes

prevailing winds

Answer 1

Here are the answers to your questions:

1. Why are there many endemic plants and birds in New Zealand, but no native mammals?

   • Plants and birds would make ocean crossings to the isolated New Zealand islands, mammals could not.

2. Which of the following species is not endemic to New Zealand?

   • Bighorn sheep

3. On which two tectonic plates does New Zealand sit?

   • the Australian and Pacific plates

4. What is the southernmost island in New Zealand?

   • Stewart Island

5. Why is South Island's west coast called the "Wet Coast"?

   • Weather systems crossing the Pacific from South America hit this coast first.

6. What town is the "gateway" to the Milford Trek?

   • Te Anau

7. Explain the effect of the Southern Alps on the climate east of the mountains.

   • They act as a barrier, protecting the area east from the prevailing west winds.

8. Which of the following animals would you have a better chance of observing at night?

   • Kiwi

9. What type of volcano is most frequently active in the North Island?

   • cone

10. What phenomenon helps glaciers move down the valleys of the Southern Alps?

    • basal sliding