Biology: Concepts and Investigations
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781260542202
Author: Marielle Hoefnagels
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Higher Education (us)
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Chapter 1.4, Problem 1MC
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The observations that led Darwin and Wallace to predict the existence of a long-tongued moth in Madagascar.
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Observation includes the study of the samples in the environment with prediction of the mechanisms which are important for the efficient functioning of the organisms.
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