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Conifers are especially sensitive to acid rain because their needles literally take moisture out of clouds. Because of acid rain, Mt. Mitchell, the highest peak in the eastern Appalachians, has seen dramatic loss of pine forest. The damage on this mountain most likely stems from

A) drought-like conditions in the region.

B) excessive sulphur in the atmosphere due to industrialization along the eastern seaboard.

C) loss of biomass throughout the Appalachians.

D) All of the above