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OpenStudy (quickstudent):

The variability in beak size among the finches in the Galapagos is likely the result of: a. adaptation b. mutations c. natural selection d. all of the above

OpenStudy (quickstudent):

I think it is d?

OpenStudy (quickstudent):

@HishamNafiseh ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes you're correct, it's D. All of the Above

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i think it is only natural selection

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh ok all of the above

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A bird's beak is a tool adapted for survival. Galapagos finches provide a classic example of divergence among closely related species. Each species has evolved its own beak design variation. Some finches have adapted thick, heavy beaks for cracking big seeds; others have tiny, pointy beaks for cracking small seeds or probing flowers and cacti. The woodpecker finch even uses twigs to dig insects out of wood. This is a result of all of the above mentioned

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