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Darwin thought the birds he collected from the Galapagos were different types of birds, but he learned that they were different types of finches that each came from a different island in the Galapagos. What was the significance of that discovery?

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The different types of islands had varying conditions. The finches had adapted to their environment, which is why Darwin believed that they were different types of birds rather than different types of finches.

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