Question
How did Drs. Peter and Mary Grant verify Darwin’s theory of natural selection?(1 point)
Responses
by finding new species that adapted to a different environment
by finding new species that adapted to a different environment
by studying a different group of organisms
by studying a different group of organisms
by assessing changes in another animal trait
by assessing changes in another animal trait
by making observations over a long period of time
Responses
by finding new species that adapted to a different environment
by finding new species that adapted to a different environment
by studying a different group of organisms
by studying a different group of organisms
by assessing changes in another animal trait
by assessing changes in another animal trait
by making observations over a long period of time
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is: **by making observations over a long period of time**.
Drs. Peter and Mary Grant conducted extensive field studies on finches in the Galápagos Islands, observing how beak sizes and shapes changed in response to environmental pressures, which provided direct evidence supporting Darwin's theory of natural selection.
Drs. Peter and Mary Grant conducted extensive field studies on finches in the Galápagos Islands, observing how beak sizes and shapes changed in response to environmental pressures, which provided direct evidence supporting Darwin's theory of natural selection.