The Grants' Study of Finches Has Been Going on for 40

question 6

Multiple Choice

The Grants' study of finches has been going on for 40 years. Why is that important in studying natural selection?

• A) Natural selection and adaptation take a long time.
• B) Scientific research takes a long time.
• C) It took them awhile to determine the correct measurements to make.
• D) Sometimes natural selection doesn't work in a particular place and it took awhile to determine that it was working in this case.
• E) The finches take a long time to mature and produce offspring.

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