According to MacArthur and Wilson's theory of island biogeography, which of the following is correct?
A) The number of species decreases with island isolation.
B) The number of species increases with island isolation.
C) There is no relationship between species number and island isolation.

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According to MacArthur and Wilson's theory of island biogeography, the number of species present on an island decreases as the level of island isolation (distance from mainland) increases. This is because species are less likely to colonize isolated islands and are more likely to go extinct due to factors like genetic drift, inbreeding, and reduced resources.

According to MacArthur and Wilson's Theory of Island Biogeography, Which