Read "Charting the Pathways of Evolution" and answer the questions that follow. Explain the main idea of the article in detail.

Organisms’ characteristics can be used to determine the evolutionary relationships among them. The more closely related two organisms, the more characteristics they have in common. These shared characteristics, along with the fossil record, indicate that organisms have evolved over time from a common ancestor.

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Sample Response

if the type of the food available changes, then the frequency of beak types will change, because birds with beaks more suited to the available food will be more successful over time.