As presented in the passage, the principles of the time theory most strongly support which one of the following predictions? A. In the absence of additional ice ages, the number of species at high latitudes could eventually increase significantly. B. No future ice ages are likely to change the climatic conditions that currently characterize temperate regions. C. If no further ice ages occur, climatic conditions at high latitudes might eventually resemble those at today's tropical latitudes. D. Researchers will continue to find many more new species in the tropics than in the arctic and temperate zones. E. Future ice ages are likely to interrupt the climatic conditions that now characterize high-latitude regions.