Placental mammals give birth to more fully developed offspring than marsupial mammals and therefore have a greater chance of survival. This helps to explain why placental mammals from North America displaced many native South American marsupial mammals when a land bridge formed between the two continents.

a. true
b. false


Answer: a. true

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