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In the Galapagos island finches, the variation in the beak shape correspond to which finch characteristic?

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the answer is their diet because their beak evolved due to what they ate.
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Answer:

The size and shape of the beaks of the finches of the Galapagos are characteristics which make them more or less daptable to their environment.

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The size and shape of the beaks of the finches of the Galapagos are characteristics which make them more or less daptable to their environment.

According to Charles Darwin, species suffer random mutations which will help them adapt better or worse to their environment. This processis called Natural Selection.

In the case of the finches in the Galapagos, Darwin found out that size and shape of their beak did determine which type of food they ate and in consequence, if they were well or not well adapted to the environment they lived in.

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