Question 1
A)
What would be a probable explanation for why there are many endemic plants and birds in
New Zealand, but no native mammals?
(1 point)
They were driven away by non–native mammals.
Plants and birds would make ocean crossings to the isolated New Zealand islands, mammals
could not.
They were hunted to extinction by the Maori.
The island habitats were not conducive to mammalian life.
Question 2
A)
Which of the following species is not endemic to New Zealand?
(1 point)
Bighorn sheep
Morepork
Tui
Hoiho penguins