A ship was caught in a storm and driven to a small island in the middle of the S

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A ship was caught in a storm and driven to a small island in the middle of the South Pacific. For generations, no one encountered this small colony, who despite the odds made a thriving settlement on their island. After many years, what characteristics would be unique about this population?

A: The people on the island would no longer be considered humans after evolving independently for many generations.

B: The people on the island would all look very different from each other, and they may exhibit abnormally high occurrences of traits that are rare in the general human population.

C: The people on the island would all look very different from each other, and they may have evolved some odd characteristics that aren't seen in other humans.

D: The people on the island would all look very similar to each other, and they may exhibit abnormally high occurrences of traits that are rare in the general human population.

Explanation / Answer

There is a small group of population who lived seperately from the human for many many years .

In this case, the small population would have bred amongst themselves are continued their colony.

This small group say after a thousand years look more like each other than any other human on the earth as they had been isolated from the rest of the world.

So the answer should be D)The people on the island would all look very similar to each other, and they may exhibit abnormally high occurrences of traits that are rare in the general human population

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