According to the Theory of Seafloor Spreading, Oceanic Islands, Such

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According to the theory of seafloor spreading, oceanic islands, such as the Hawaiian Islands, form as oceanic crustal plates move over a stationary "hot spot" in the mantle. Currently, the island of Hawaii (the youngest big island) is thought to be over a hot spot, which is why it is the only one of the seven large islands that has active volcanoes. Which of the following statements is also accurate with regard to the island of Hawaii?

• A) Scientists in search of ongoing speciation events are less likely to find them on Hawaii than on the other six large islands.
• B) Hawaii's species should be more closely related to those of nearer islands than to those of farther islands.
• C) Hawaii should have a rich fossil record of terrestrial organisms.
• D) Almost all of Hawaii's species do not occur anywhere else on Earth.

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