The image below shows a jungle with birds and mammals. A jungle with leopards and zebras hiding in the low-lying vegetation, and monkeys and birds in the trees. There is a bird …

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The image below shows a jungle with birds and mammals.

A jungle with leopards and zebras hiding in the low-lying vegetation, and monkeys and birds in the trees. There is a bird with a long yellow beak and long black feathers. There is a white bird with a short black beak and yellow feathers like a fan down its head. There is another black bird with a large beak that has patterned wings. There is a blue bird with long legs, neck and long, thin beak.

Which of the following explains the physical differences seen in the bird species?

Random mutations produced favored beak sizes that matched food resources.
Birds adapted to their environments by changing their feathers and beak sizes.
Natural selection changed bird populations by causing adaptations for survival.
Vegetation used to be different colors, and the birds adapted to match the colors.