Question

The grants data showed that natural selection takes place

A) rarely
B) never
C) slowly
D) frequently, and sometimes rapidly

Answer 1

Answer;

D) frequently, and sometimes rapidly

Explanation;

• The hypothesis that the Grants have been testing was about the natural selection shaping the beaks of different bird populations.
• The Grants documented that natural selection takes place in the wild finch population frequently, and sometimes rapidly.
• The Grants' work showed that variation within a species increases the likelihood of the species' adapting to and surviving environmental change.