4.Until recently, the plant family Dipterocarpaceae was thought to be restricted to tropical Asia, where many species are ecologically dominant trees. Recently, a new species of tree in this family was discovered in the rain forest of Columbia, in northern South America. Propose an hypothesis that may explain its presence in South America. How could you test your hypothesis

c: warm water flows from the western tropical pacific toward south america. that should be the right answer! hope it .

the principles and empirical processes of discovery and demonstration considered characteristic of or necessary for scientific investigation, generally involving the observation of phenomena, the formulation of a hypothesis concerning the phenomena, experimentation to test the hypothesis, and development of a conclusion that confirms, rejects, or modifies the hypothesis.

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