Question

In the state of washington, the prevailing winds blow eastward off the ocean and up and over two mountain ranges. biologists are searching for a rare fern plant that is known to prefer cool and wet environments, but hasn't been seen in this state for many decades. where would the biologists most likely find the plant? in the state of washington, the prevailing winds blow eastward off the ocean and up and over two mountain ranges. biologists are searching for a rare fern plant that is known to prefer cool and wet environments, but hasn't been seen in this state for many decades. where would the biologists most likely find the plant? on the west sides of the mountain ranges at higher elevations on the east sides of the mountain ranges at higher elevations on the west sides of the mountain ranges at lower elevations on the east sides of the mountain ranges at lower elevations

Answer 1

The fern should be found on the west side of the mountain ranges at higher elevations because the prevailing winds are from the west off the Pacific Ocean so bring moisture in the clouds and as the clouds rise up over the westernmost mountains they cool off and precipitate so in the warm seasons rain would be concentrated in this area and higher up would be cooler.