Question
Various finch species exist on the Galápagos islands. Finches with beak advantage survived longer and were able to reproduce and pass on their beak shape to offspring more frequently. How does the shape of a finch's beak illustrate the correlation between a specific trait and competitive advantage in a particular environment?(1 point)
Responses
The shape of a finch's beak evolved to attract mates, ensuring the reproductive success of the species.
The shape of a finch's beak evolved to attract mates, ensuring the reproductive success of the species.
Only individuals that had beaks well-adapted to eat food resources found on an island survived and reproduced on that island.
Only individuals that had beaks well-adapted to eat food resources found on an island survived and reproduced on that island.
Finches with smaller beaks were limited to softer, smaller seeds, which restricted their food options during shortages.
Finches with smaller beaks were limited to softer, smaller seeds, which restricted their food options during shortages.
Finches with large beaks specialized in cracking hard seeds, giving them an advantage.
Responses
The shape of a finch's beak evolved to attract mates, ensuring the reproductive success of the species.
The shape of a finch's beak evolved to attract mates, ensuring the reproductive success of the species.
Only individuals that had beaks well-adapted to eat food resources found on an island survived and reproduced on that island.
Only individuals that had beaks well-adapted to eat food resources found on an island survived and reproduced on that island.
Finches with smaller beaks were limited to softer, smaller seeds, which restricted their food options during shortages.
Finches with smaller beaks were limited to softer, smaller seeds, which restricted their food options during shortages.
Finches with large beaks specialized in cracking hard seeds, giving them an advantage.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The best response that illustrates the correlation between a specific trait (beak shape) and competitive advantage in a particular environment is:
**Only individuals that had beaks well-adapted to eat food resources found on an island survived and reproduced on that island.**
This response highlights the direct link between the adaptation of beak shape to the available food resources in their environment and the resulting survival and reproductive success of those finches.
**Only individuals that had beaks well-adapted to eat food resources found on an island survived and reproduced on that island.**
This response highlights the direct link between the adaptation of beak shape to the available food resources in their environment and the resulting survival and reproductive success of those finches.