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Mr. Wonderful

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on: Apr 23, 2014
Over a span of two decades, scientists measured changes in the beak size of a population of Galápagos ground finches. This ______.
A) provided evidence of natural selection in action
B) is an example of artificial selection
C) is an example of overproduction
D) led Darwin to his theory of evolution through natural selection


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Reply #1 on: May 12, 2014
This is for essentials biology, right? the answer is A. Bye for now.


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Reply #2 on: May 12, 2014
Thx a lot, Millan - this helps so much.


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