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All Hawaiian honeycreeper bird species have similar skeletal

and muscle structures. However, each Hawaiian
honeycreeper species has a bill specialized for eating certain
foods. What would a scientist most likely conclude based on
this observation?

All Hawaiian honeycreeper bird species have similar skeletal and muscle structures-example-1

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Answer:

D

Step-by-step explanation:

A group or member of a species would overtime become differentiated from the original species that originate from if they occupy a different niche that has a different and unique environmental conditions. In an attempt to adopt to the condition of the new environment, they would develop specific features. For example, the honeycreepers having a bill that are well adapted to eat certain foods.

Therefore, the most likely conclusion the scientist would make is D.

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