The above image shows four different finches that Charles Darwin found while on the Galapagos Islands. This information led Darwin to develop the idea that organisms change, or evolve, over time. Which of these would best describe what Darwin saw as the MAJOR difference(s) between these finches?   A) They all ate different food     B) They all lived in different areas     C) Both where they lived and what they ate were different     D) Only their beak size was different and they lived together and ate the same food. Not Graded

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