Darwin's finches on the Galápagos Islands
A) evolved from different ancestors on the mainland.
B) are indistinguishable from each other.
C) are similar to their mainland ancestor.
D) evolved by allopatric speciation.
E) required sympatric speciation to diversify.

Question

Darwin's finches on the Galápagos Islands
A) evolved from different ancestors on the mainland. 
B) are indistinguishable from each other.
C) are similar to their mainland ancestor.
D) evolved by allopatric speciation.
E) required sympatric speciation to diversify.

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Darwin's finches on the Galápagos Islands evolved by allopatric speciation, where they were separated from their mainland ancestor and from each other on different islands, resulting in the evolution of different species with distinct beak shapes and feeding habits.

Darwin's Finches on the Galápagos Islands