New Mexico NM-ASR Science Grade 8 Practice Questions - New Mexico Assessment Of Science Readiness - Science, Grade 8 Exam

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Two species of birds have similar beak shapes. One lives on an island and the other lives on a distant mainland, and both eat seeds of similar size. Which explanation best accounts for the similar beaks?

Similar environmental pressures led to the evolution of similar beak shapes for eating similar seeds The two species are the same species The birds copied each other's beak shape The beak shapes are unrelated to the food the birds eat

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Similar environmental pressures led to the evolution of similar beak shapes for eating similar seeds

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