Which of the following ideas is supported by Darwin's observation of local variation among tortoises in the Galapagos Islands A) artificial selection B) adaptation C) acquired characteristics D) tendecy towards perfection

In biology, an adaptation, also called an adaptive trait, is a trait with a
current functional role in the life of an organism that is maintained and
evolved by means of natural selection. Adaptation refers
to both the current state of being adapted and
to the dynamic evolutionary process that leads to the adaptation.

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Honourings Honourings · Answer 2 · 2021-03-04T13:20:09-05:00

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Explanation:

1. derived charcter

2.adaptation

3. could be generalized to any population of organisms

4.mustations have arisen that may have altered allele frequencies

5. a description of a trait or habitat

6.birds and reptiles share a number of inherited characteristics

7.natural selection acts: phenotype

8The Three-Domain:prokaryothes

9 Many possible genotypes, producing many possible phenotypes

10. whether the mutation makes some lizards more fit

11.Genetic equilibrium

12. founders arrived

13.common ancestry