Volpe's Understanding Evolution 7th Edition by Peter Rosenbaum

Exercise 4

With regard to the finches of the Galapagos, when Darwin visited the Galapagos in 1835,
A) He immediately understood the importance of the different finches he collected.
B) He was unaware of the importance of the different birds he collected and in fact did not think they were all finches.
C) He noted how keenly adapted these birds were based on their beaks and feeding habits.
D) He was preoccupied by his interest in tortoises to pay much attention to the birds on the islands.
E) He immediately understood how natural selection must have created these diverse groups of birds.