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leva [86]
3 years ago
11

Darwin noticed that some of the species on the Galápagos Islands looked similar to species he saw on the mainland of South Ameri

ca. He suggested that ancestors of those species migrated from South America to the Galápagos Islands, and then changed gradually after their arrival. What did Darwin call this type of change, when a species diverges from a common ancestor?

Biology
2 answers:
garik1379 [7]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

i think its speciation

Explanation:

mostly because speciations factors are survival of the fittest ,  genetic drift .

Arisa [49]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

descent with modification

Explanation:

I took the K12 quiz, and the correct answer was "descent with modification," proof provided in the screenshot below.

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