Finch species living on the islands exhibit a variety of beak types that favor different foods.Finches that eat seeds and plant parts have beaks of the shorter, thicker variety while finches that eat insects and other small organisms have thin, pointed beaks. Drought has hit the Galapagos Islands. Plant species are dying out; seeds and nuts have all but vanished. Of these four finch species, which is MOST LIKELY to survive under these conditions?

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Responses
A Finch 1Finch 1
B Finch 2Finch 2
C Finch 3Finch 3
D Finch 4Finch 4

Answer 1

The finch species that is MOST LIKELY to survive under these conditions would be Finch 2, as it has a thin, pointed beak and eats insects and other small organisms. With the absence of seeds and nuts, it would have a better chance of finding alternative food sources compared to the other finch species.