Darwin recognized tortoises having different neck lengths on the different islands of the Galápagos because ____. * A. Some needed to see above rocks for predators and some did not B. Some females preferred long necks, and other females preferred short necks C. Some swam in their environment and some did not D. The abiotic factors caused different types of plants in which tortoises had to adapt to eating them

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 1)Darwin recognized tortoises having different neck lengths on the different islands of the Galápagos because ____. *

A. Some needed to see above rocks for predators and some did not

B. Some females preferred long necks, and other females preferred short necks

C. Some swam in their environment and some did not

D. The abiotic factors caused different types of plants in which tortoises had to adapt to eating them

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