When the Grants Measured the Beaks of the Birds on Daphne

question 18

Multiple Choice

When the Grants measured the beaks of the birds on Daphne Major after the drought,they found:

• A)a large number of the birds had died as a result of the drought
• B)the survivors of the drought had a larger average beak size
• C)beak size is inherited so the next generation had a larger average beak size
• D)all of the above

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