The distribution of living organisms would be increased by
A) continental drift.
B) the formation of Pangea.
C) the sea-floor spreading.
D) the movement of Gondwana.
E) all but "the formation of Pangea."

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The movements of continents and the processes associated with them, such as continental drift, sea-floor spreading, and the movement of Gondwana, have all played a significant role in shaping the distribution of living organisms on Earth. However, the formation of Pangea, which brought all the continents together into a single supercontinent, would have had the opposite effect by reducing the amount of available habitat and potentially creating barriers to dispersal and gene flow. Therefore, all of the choices except "the formation of Pangea" would have increased the distribution of living organisms.

The Distribution of Living Organisms Would Be Increased by