Given that the Galapagos tortoises are more similar to South American tortoises than they are to the African ones, which of these geographical settings, is most likely true? Options: A . &nbspGalapagos islands in the centre, Africa to its right and South America to its left B . &nbspAfrica in the centre, Galapagos islands to its right and South America to its left C . &nbspSouth America in the centre, Galapagos islands to its left and Africa to its right D . &nbspSouth America in the centre, both Africa and Galapagos islands to its right

Given that the Galapagos tortoises are more similar to South American tortoises

Question

Given that the Galapagos tortoises are more similar to South American tortoises than they are to the African ones, which of these geographical settings, is most likely true?

Options:

A . Galapagos islands in the centre, Africa to its right and South America to its left

B . Africa in the centre, Galapagos islands to its right and South America to its left

C . South America in the centre, Galapagos islands to its left and Africa to its right

D . South America in the centre, both Africa and Galapagos islands to its right

Answer: Option C
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C
The Galapagos group of islands is located off the left coast of South America. Africa on the other hand is situated to the right of South America. Even if the migration of tortoises happened originally from Africa to South America in the distant past as shown by plate tectonics, there are vast differences in the current setting. The tortoises which migrated from Africa and settled in South America, evolved adapting to local conditions and changed, and since Galapagos broke off from South America, on the other side, the tortoises which migrated from South America to Galapagos islands bear much more resemblance to the South American ones than their distant past cousins of Africa.