A 2004 study in the journal Nature concluded: "Many plant and animal species are unlikely to survive climate change.New analyses suggest that 15-37% of a sample of 1,103 land plants and animals would eventually become extinct as a result of climate changes expected by 2050.For some of these species there will no longer be anywhere suitable to live." What is the best explanation for this conclusion?
A) Carbon dioxide is toxic to plants.
B) No plants can survive at high temperatures.
C) Greenhouse gases will block the amount of light available for photosynthesis.
D) Temperatures will change faster than plants can adapt.
E) If animals go extinct the plants that depend on them will go extinct as well.
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