17. The author of the passage is primarily concerned with
discussing different approaches biologists have taken to testing theories about the distribution of plants in Hawaii
discussing different theories about the transport of plant seeds to Hawaii
discussing the extent to which air currents are responsible for the dispersal of plant seeds to Hawaii
resolving a dispute about the adaptability of plant seeds to bird transport
resolving a dispute about the ability of birds to carry plant seeds long distances
18. The author mentions the results of flotation experiments on plant seeds most probably in order to
support the claim that the distribution of plants in Hawaii is the result of the long-distance dispersal of seeds
lend credibility to the thesis that air currents provide a method of transport for plant seeds to Hawaii
suggest that the long-distance dispersal of seeds is a process that requires long periods of time
challenge the claim that ocean currents are responsible for the transport of plant seeds to Hawaii
refute the claim that Hawaiian flora evolved independently from flora in other parts of the world
19. It can be inferred from information in the passage that the existence in alpine regions of Hawaii of a plant species that also grows in the southwestern United States would justify which of the following conclusions?
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