In His Voyage Around the World in the Beagle, What

question 31

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 those living on nearby mainlands.​
• C) ​Animals living closer together appeared more closely related to each other than to animals living further away.
• D) ​Fossils of animals showed characteristics that were unlike any surviving species.
• E) ​There appeared to be no genetic connections between any of the animals he observed.

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Definitions:

Connective Tissue

Tissue that supports, binds, or separates other tissues and organs of the body, with diverse types including fat, bone, and cartilage.

Energy

The capacity to do work or cause physical change; exists in different forms such as kinetic, potential, thermal, electrical, chemical, and nuclear.

Spongy Bone

A type of bone tissue characterized by a porous, trabecular architecture, found at the ends of long bones and in the inner layer of flat bones.

Bone Shafts

The long, cylindrical, main portion of a bone, providing structural support and leverage.