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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