The alpine biome is characterized by short, slow-growing plants and warm-blooded animals. Though it is widespread in Europe and Central Asia, the alpine biome exists along the
equator in only a few small areas in South America. The alpine biome is rare along the
equator because –

A)rapid industrialization there has destroyed the required habitat.
B)only regions with extremely high altitudes can have the required climate there because of
the high temperatures near the equator.
с)it only exists where European colonists introduced new plant and animal species.
D)cold blooded animals have outcompeted warm-blooded animals for resources there.