Question

Base your answer to the question on the information below and on your knowledge of biology. There are two different species of finch that live on the same small island, species A and species B. Both species successfully feed and reproduce on the island. Species A nests in pine trees and eats large seeds. Species B nests in hollowed-out dead logs and eats small insects. The factor most often acting as a selecting agent for the survival of a species in a particular location is the

Answer 1

The natural selection. 

Natural selection is the differences in survival and reproduction as the consequence of differences in phenotypes.
In natural selection, genotype variations that will increase the chance of survival and reproduction of some organism are preserved and will be inherited. So genotypes variations are responsible for phenotypes and, thus, help the survival of species in a particular location.