Over a Span of Two Decades in the 1900s, Scientists

question 19

Multiple Choice

Over a span of two decades in the 1900s, scientists measured changes in the beak size of a population of Galápagos ground finches. These data could provide ________.

• A)evidence of natural selection in action.
• B)an example of artificial selection.
• C)an example of overproduction.
• D)evidence used by Darwin for his theory of evolution

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