Which of the Following Observations Helped Darwin Agree with Lyell

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following observations helped Darwin agree with Lyell that Earth was more than a few thousand years old?

• A) experiencing an earthquake and seeing fossils of ocean organisms high in the Andes
• B) experiencing a tidal wave and seeing fossils of ocean organisms in the interior lands of the Galapagos islands
• C) observing the immigration of new finch species to a bare island in the Galapagos and seeing the development of a new species
• D) observing the variety of mockingbirds on the different Galapagos Islands as well as understanding that they were most similar to species in South America

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