What Did Charles Darwin Investigate While Visiting the Galapagos Islands

question 35

Multiple Choice

What did Charles Darwin investigate while visiting the Galapagos Islands?

• A) How the island species were completely different.
• B) How the island species resembled those from nearby islands.
• C) How the island species resembled those on other arid islands.
• D) How the island species resembled those from continental South America.
• E) How the islands were inhabited at all since they were 600 miles away from South America.

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Definitions:

Trace Consolidation

The process by which memories become stable in the brain, transitioning from a vulnerable state after initial encoding to a more lasting state.

Semantic Memory

Memory for facts (including word meanings); these memories are not tied to any specific time or place.

Hippocampus

A temporal lobe structure that plays a pivotal role in learning and forming new memories.

Mental Imagery

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