Winter moths in the Netherlands are part of a food chain that includes oak trees (which provide food for moth caterpillars)and great tits (which feed nestlings on moth caterpillars).Climate change has caused a disruption in this food chain.What is the major reason for this disruption?
A) Winter moths are adapting to warming temperatures,but oak trees and great tits are not.
B) Oak trees are adapting to warming temperatures,but winter moths and great tits are not.
C) Oak trees and winter moths are adapting to warming temperatures,but great tits are not.
D) None of the species is adapting to warming temperatures,and all are decreasing in viability as a result.
E) The three species are adapting to warming temperatures in different ways,causing mismatches in timing of their emergence.

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The passage mentions that climate change has caused a disruption in the food chain involving oak trees, winter moths, and great tits. It further states that the three species are adapting to warming temperatures in different ways, causing mismatches in timing of their emergence. This suggests that the best choice is E.

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