Which choice best defines heredity? a
the joining of sex cells to form the first cell of a new organism
b
the passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next
c
the cycle through which an organism grows from a young form to a mature form
d
the technology that enables scientists to insert genetic information from one organism into another

sex cells are usually half's then they find another half and make a fertilize egg

the two answers are a, the population of birds with large beaks will increase on the island, and c, the trait for large beaks will be passed on to future generations through natural selection. the reason for that is because if the birds that have beaks developed for eating small seeds lose all of their food, they will go hungry and eventually starve because they physically cannot eat the large seeds, therefore making the population of large beaked birds higher. also, if the trait of large beaks are dominant on the island over small beaks, then over time the large beaked birds will reproduce more and more, while the smaller beaked birds will reproduce less and less because they can't survive with the food provided. that leads to the trait of small beaks disappearing and the trait of large beaks taking over the island.

c is the correct answer!