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How did the drought affect the size of the bird beaks? O beak depth decreased O beak depth increased O beak depth stayed mostly the same
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How did the drought affect the size of the bird beaks?
O beak depth decreased
O beak depth increased
O beak depth stayed mostly the same
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Because the drought reduced the number of seeds and finches with bigger beaks were able to eat the larger and harder seeds so more of them survived. So, the beak depth increased.
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