Two of Darwin's Finches Display a Character Displacement When They

question 12

Multiple Choice

Two of Darwin's finches display a character displacement when they occur as sympatric species.Which of the statements correctly interprets the graph?

• A)Both species have the same size beak on Santa Maria Island.
• B)Both species have the same size beaks on Daphne Major.
• C)Both species have the same size beaks on Los Hermanos Island.
• D)The two species have different beak sizes when they occur on the same island.

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