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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In our bird beak lab, we showed how ____
A
different beaks are adapted to eat different food
B
how all birds will go extinct
C
how all birds need different amounts of food
D
different beaks have no effect on survival
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The observation that Galapagos finch species possessed different beak shapes to obtain different foods was central to the theory of evolution by natural selection, and it has been assumed that this form-function relationship holds true across all species of bird.

Detailed explanation-2: -Varieties of beak shapes and sizes are an adaptation for the different types of foods that birds eat. In general, thick, strong conical beaks are great at breaking tough seeds, and are found on seed-eating birds such as cardinals, finches, and sparrows.

Detailed explanation-3: -Birds’ beaks are the tools they have to use to gather food. The best adapted (fittest) to the available food have the best chance of surviving (not starving to death) and of having descendants. The different variations in these beak forms are each an experiment in natural selection.

Detailed explanation-4: -BirdType of beakPurposeParrotHookedTo crack fruits and nutsHumming birdLong and thinTo suck nectarCraneLongTo catch fishes in waterWoodpeckerLong and strongTo remove layers of bark and eat insects.

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