In His Voyage Around the World in the Beagle,what Observation

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Multiple Choice

In his voyage around the world in the Beagle,what observation did Darwin make about animals?

• A) animals in similar climate zones were similar regardless of where they lived
• B) animals isolated on islands were unlike any living on nearby mainlands
• C) animals living closer together appeared more closely related to each other than animals living further away
• D) fossils of animals he found were unlike any animals still living
• E) there appeared to be no genetic connections between any of the animals he observed

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