Question

on the galapagos islands, darwin observed that finches had different shaped beaks depending on which island they lived on. what did darwin conclude about the beaks of the finches?

Answer 1

Divergent evolution

Step-by-step explanation:

• Darwin concluded that this was result of divergent evolution .
• When due to competition for food and living space a single ancestral species evolves into different species which occupies different habitats it is called adaptive radiation .
• All l the different types of finches got evolved from the original seed eating ancestor finch which was present in South America .
• They came to Galapagos Island and according to different needs and environment they developed different types of shape of beaks and feeding habits .

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