Colonization by humans of Australia, the Americas, Madagascar, and New Zealand was soon followed by which of the following events?

A) widespread introduction of agricultural crops
B) extinction of a substantial portion of the vertebrate fauna
C) extinction of a substantial portion of the insect fauna
D) all of the above


Ans: B) extinction of a substantial portion of the vertebrate fauna

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