At the time of the voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle , experienced sailors could easily identify a tortoise's island of origin by the ____, supporting Darwin's observation that animals on different islands varied slightly in form.
A) site it chose to breed
B) shape of its shell
C) color of its skin
D) algae it chose to eat
E) courtship it displayed

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Experienced sailors could identify a tortoise's island of origin by the shape of its shell, which varied slightly from one island to another, supporting Darwin's observations on the variation of species.

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