What Did Charles Darwin Predict After Observing the 11-Inch Long

question 7

Multiple Choice

What did Charles Darwin predict after observing the 11-inch long nectaries of the Angraecum sesquipedale orchid in Madagascar?

• A) the existence of a moth with a 10-11 inch long tongue
• B) the existence of a competitor that also possessed especially long nectaries
• C) the presence of very small bees that could fit into long nectaries
• D) that the orchid must reproduce asexually
• E) that the orchid was an evolutionary dead end and could no longer reproduce

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