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When you look closely at birds, you notice that they have a wide variety of beak shapes. What might explain this adaptation? *

beaks relate to how often birds fly
beaks determine the type of food birds eat
beak shape enables birds to fight off predators
beak shape is random and does not show any signs of adaptations

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Answer:

Beaks determine the type of food birds eat.

Step-by-step explanation:

The variety of beaks was observed by Charles Darwin on finches on the Galapagos Island, and he noticed that, even though they are essentially the same species, they differ on beak sizes.

The larger beak finches tended to live in areas with a plethora of fruits had larger beaks, while finches that ate primarily insects had shorter but longer beaks.

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