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There are thirteen species of finches on the Galápagos Islands. These species must have originated from a few birds of the same species that made their way from South America over 500 miles of ocean.  This is an example of what?Group of answer choicesbiogeographyfossilsmutationnatural selection

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There are thirteen species of finches on the Galápagos Islands. These species must have originated from a few birds of the same species that made their way from South America over 500 miles of ocean.  This is an example of what?Group of answer choicesbiogeographyfossilsmutationnatural selection

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This is an example of biogeography.

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