Darwin noticed that some of the species on the Galápagos Islands looked similar to species he saw on the mainland of South America. He suggested that ancestors of those species migrated from South America to the Galápagos Islands, and then changed gradually after their arrival. What did Darwin call this type of change, when a species diverges from a common ancestor?
A.
descent with modification
B.
uniformitarianism
C.
mutation
D.
natural selection
2007-02-12 05:21:38 · 4 answers · asked by bekkers14392 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
D: natural selection
2007-02-12 05:41:12 · answer #1 · answered by CC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He called the change A. descent with modification. He explained the change by D. natural selection.
2007-02-12 13:45:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
D. natural selection
2007-02-12 13:27:15 · answer #3 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A. descent with modification
2007-02-12 13:27:03 · answer #4 · answered by wildrose 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋