What is the meaning of the term latitudinal gradient? a) Biodiversity increases as you move from the Earth’s oceans toward the land areas.
b) Biodiversity decreases as you move from Earth’s poles toward the equator.
c) Biodiversity increases as you move from Earth’s ocean areas toward the deserts.
d) Biodiversity increases as you move from the Earth’s pole toward the equator.

starchy vegetables are high in carbohydrates.

starchy vegetables contain more carbohydrates than non-starchy vegetables.

explanation:

there are two primary categories of carbohydrates, essentially differentiated on the basis of their carbohydrate content (which is in the form of starch - a complex carbohydrate):

those vegetables which contain little amounts of starch are termed as non-starchy vegetables, and some examples include: artichokes, broccoli and bean sprouts.

vegetables high in their starch content are distinguished as starchy vegetables, and some examples include: potatoes, chickpeas and corn.

it would be heredity

on island x the species needed to adapt because they were being subject to predators which didn't inhabit island y.