The image shows the beak shapes of four different tinches observed by Charles Darwin on the Galapagos Islands Darwin observed th
at broad-boaked inches prefer to eat large, hard seeds, while finches with narrow beaks cat small, soft seeds
What did Charles Darwin infer from this study that led to the development of the Theory of Evolution?
Anches with broad breaks have Nigher survival rules than tinches with nurow beaks
Finches with narrow beaks gradually evolve broader beaks to feed on all types of seeds
The finches evolved from different ancestors with different shapes of beaks
. The finches evolved from a common ancestor and developed different break shapes to adapt to the food available
The mechanism that Darwin proposed for evolution is natural selection. Because resources are limited in nature, organisms with heritable traits that favor survival and reproduction will tend to leave more offspring than their peers, causing the traits to increase in frequency over generations.
Explanation:
On the islands, Charles Darwin discovered several species of finches. He found out that different species of finches varied from island to island. Besides elaborating his thoughts on natural selection, this also helped him in his investigation on the evolutionary changes of the finches. Beaks changed as the birds developed different tastes for fruits, seeds, or insects picked from the ground or cacti. Long, pointed beaks made some of them more fit for picking seeds out of cactus fruits. Shorter, stouter beaks served best for eating seeds found on the ground.
<span>_polytechnic__________ refers to traits that are affected by many genes, and __mulitifractorial_________ refers to traits that are influenced by many factors.</span>
