What has contributed to the loss of polar bears in arctic areas?

A) the decline of lemmings; the primary food of the polar bear
B) decline in sea ice
C) hunting of the polar bear by the Inuit people
D) fires in the taiga and tundra
E) the tundra shifting northward


Answer: B

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