Natural colonization can happen in all of the following ways except

A. lowered sea levels connect two areas previously isolated.
B. a flock of birds gets blown off course.
C. birds pick up seeds on their feet while wading in mud and drop them elsewhere.
D. a bird eats a fruit on the mainland and defecates the seed on an island.
E. people plant new species on an island.


Answer: E

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