Read the passage "Easter Island Palm."%0D%0A %0D%0AEASTER ISLAND PALM%0D%0AIn the 1400s, the Easter Island palm became extinct due to overharvesting. Reproduction was nearly impossible because islanders introduced rats when they first arrived. These rats ate the Easter Island palm seeds, preventing the Easter Island palm from flourishing. With the disappearance of the palm, the islanders could no longer build the boats they needed for fishing.%0D%0A%0D%0AWhich of the following would NOT result from the loss of the Eastern Island palm?%0D%0A%0D%0AA. %0D%0Aan increase in the islanders' consumption of land and migratory birds, resulting in a decrease in the bird population%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AB. %0D%0Athe loss of pollinating birds to the island, resulting in a decrease in the variety of plant life on the island%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AC. %0D%0Aa decrease in the temperature, leading to decreased biodiversity%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AD. %0D%0Athe erosion of topsoil, leading to decreased crop production
C. a decrease in the temperature, leading to decreased biodiversity
The loss of the Easter Island palm would not directly result in a decrease in temperature. The extinction of the palm would primarily affect plant and animal species dependent on it for survival, rather than causing a decrease in temperature.