Darwin found 13 types Finch (bird) species on the Galapagos Islands.
Finches have different beak sizes and shapes, but the rest of them is the same. Why?
(2 points)
Responses
They eat different foods, but came from the same original species/bird.
They eat different foods, but came from the same original species/bird.
They are all different birds and all birds have some of the same parts.
Correct response:
They eat different foods, but came from the same original species/bird.
This is known as adaptive radiation, where a single species diversifies into multiple species to fill different ecological niches. Each species of finch adapted and evolved based on the available food sources on the different islands of the Galapagos.