While on the Galapagos Islands, Darwin noticed that there were a number of species of finches that he theorized descended from a common ancestor. He hypothesized that these finches became isolated on an island and adapted to fit an ecological role on that island. What about the finches led Darwin to this belief?

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Charlee Oconnell

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While on the Galapagos Islands, Darwin noticed that there were a number of species of finches that he theorized descended from a common ancestor. He hypothesized that these finches became isolated on an island and adapted to fit an ecological role on that island. What about the finches led Darwin to this belief?

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Natalie Le · Answer 1

The answer is beak shape of the birds. The finches evolved to have different beak shapes to be able to eat the food available on the different islands.

Andrew Allen · Answer 2

The correct answer is c