The smallest particle of any type of matter would be an Atom
He is correct the answer would be C. The finches all appeared to be related but differed from the mainland population.
Vestigial structures are taken as an example of evolution because they give us an indication of structures that, due to the adaptation to the environment, disappeared.
At the end of the vertebral column, we have the coccyx as an example of this. Its believed that it could have formed a tail and currently, is only a small bone without any specific function, even some individuals are born without it.
Appositional growth is the term for the rise in diameter. The periosteum's osteoblasts build compact bone around the exterior bone surface.