Question

Fossils of ancient polar plants are currently found near the equator because the ________.

a. plants lived near the poles, but landmasses have drifted to current locations
b. plants probably were tolerant of both tropical and polar conditions
c. plants were distributed to current locations by ancient glacial ice sheets
d. poles were at the equator at times in the geologic past entire earth had polar conditions at the time the plants were living

Answer 1

The correct answer is option A - plants lived near the poles, but landmasses have drifted to current locations

Step-by-step explanation:

A couple of theories are in support of this motion such as Wegener's Continental Drift Theory and the Theory of Pate Tectonics.