A Small Number of Birds Arrive on an Island from a Neighboring

question 69

Multiple Choice

A small number of birds arrive on an island from a neighboring larger island.This small population begins to adapt to the new food plants available on the island,and their beaks begin to change.About twice a year,one or two more birds from the neighboring island arrive.These new arrivals

• A)speed up the process of speciation.
• B)tend to promote adaptation to the new food plants.
• C)tend to retard adaptation to the new food plants.
• D)represent a colonizing event.
• E)decrease gene flow.

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