Multiple Choice
The soapberry bugs shown in the figure below adapted to a change in food source in as fast as 30 years. For evolution to occur this quickly 
A) alleles for shorter beaks must have been present in the soapberry bug population before its food source changed.
B) the soapberry bugs must have mutated their beak length genes when they ran out of food.
C) the life cycle of the soapberry bug (time from egg hatching to reproductive age) must be very long.
D) soapberry bugs must have had several other food sources besides the fruit they normally ate.
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