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What is an explanation for the different species of honeycreepers on the Hawaiian Islands? The habitats were different on the different islands and selected different traits. That all of the birds of Hawaii share a common ancestor. Each bird was created separately to survive in different environmental conditions. Different traits that were needed for survival appeared in the birds so that the birds didn’t go extinct.

OpenStudy (phagey):

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OpenStudy (chunkymonkay):

Sorry had to do some research so i think your answer is B, because "Before the arrival of the first Hawaiians, few plants and animals found their way to these isolated islands. But the few that made it here gave birth to a bewildering variety of species. Hawaii experienced a bonanza of evolutionary creativity that makes the Galapagos look tame. A single ancestral species of finch gave rise to dozens of species of Hawaiian honeycreepers — an assemblage of birds so diverse that a casual observer would never guess they are closely related."

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