<span>A. Control of sea routes to freely trade with whomever they wished instead of paying tolls to others</span>
The answer to the problem is 12,800 crickets this is because over the course of two years you would double the population 6 times so you would simply go 400---->800--->1,600----->3,200------>6,400---->12,800
Answer:
THE RIGHT CHOICE IS:
b. The plants and animals of South America are numerous and unusual.
Explanation:
Look at this phrase: "Full of an infinite number of very tall trees which never lose their leaves and throughout the year are fragrant with the sweetest aromas and yield an endless supply of fruits, many of which are good to taste and conducive to bodily health. The fields produce many herbs and flowers and most delicious and wholesome roots that I fancied myself near the Terrestrial Paradise."
And then check this one: "We saw so many . . . animals that I believe so many species could not have entered Noah’s ark."
So, the only good option is b.