The indigenous plants and animals of the Galapagos Islands and Cape Verde Islands:
A) are the same species as those found on the nearby mainland.
B) are the same species on the two islands, but are different from those on the mainland.
C) are the same species on the two islands and on the mainland.
D) are similar to one another, but quite different from either adjacent mainland.
E) resemble the nearest mainland species, but have evolved into new species.

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The indigenous plants and animals of the Galapagos and Cape Verde Islands resemble those on the nearest mainland but have evolved into distinct species due to isolation and different environmental pressures.

The Indigenous Plants and Animals of the Galapagos Islands and Cape