Which of the following statements concerning the ways in which plate tectonic processes can affect Earth’s climate or life is FALSE?
a. A single large supercontinent could not support as much biodiversity (the number of different animal lines) as separated continents can.
b. Because seafloor spreading and subduction involve volcanism, faster seafloor spreading could result in higher levels of atmospheric CO2.
c. The connection of two or more converging continents could bring different terrestrial communities into competition with one another.
d. Plate tectonics could change the Earth’s climate by altering the shape of ocean basins and hence the pattern of the ocean currents.
e. Slower plate tectonic motions would warm the Earth because it would lower sea level and expose more of the land surface to sunlight.