Charles Darwin's Observations While Aboard the HMS Beagle Led Eventually

question 65

Multiple Choice

Charles Darwin's observations while aboard the HMS Beagle led eventually to the:

• A) idea that life started on land.
• B)theory that life's origin was in fresh water.
• C) theory for the process that causes evolution.
• D) re-birth of marine biology.
• E) idea that life could not survive in the deep sea.

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