Some species of spider use the wind to carry them to new environments. If a spider's environment becomes overpopulated with
other spiders, the spider will spin a long, thin strand of web and attach itself to it When a strong wind comes along, it will catch the
strand and carry the spider to a new location, sometimes many miles away
Four egg-carrying spiders leave a pine forest on the wind and land in four different locations. At which location is a new species
spider most likely to evolve from the traveling spider?
A.
a tropical island 240 miles away
B.
a deciduous forest 2 miles away
C.
another pine forest 12 miles away
D.
a small town 4 miles away