What makes a barrier island different from other islands?

How would i answer this in a exam. orange - sea temperature is over 27 red arrows - tropical storm routes

Impressions of tropical swamp plants were observed on rocks in polar regions. the impressions were dark black imprints, which means the fossils are examples of ( 1 ) the fossils tell us that polar regions ( 2 ) ( 1 ) a. carbonization b. mineralization c. trace fossils ( 2 ) a. had tropical plants that can grow in ice b. might have had a diffierent climate in the past c. will have abundent vegitation

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