In an ecosystem where most flowers are long and bell-shaped, there are two varieties of hummingbird: birds with short beaks and birds with long beaks. What is the most likely hummingbird population composition? (1 point)

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O more long-beaked hummingbirds
• more short-beaked hummingbirds
O only short-beaked hummingbirds
• only long-beaked hummingbirds

Answer 1

The most likely hummingbird population composition in this ecosystem would be more short-beaked hummingbirds. Since the flowers are long and bell-shaped, it is likely that short-beaked hummingbirds would be better adapted to feed on them compared to long-beaked hummingbirds. Therefore, there would be a higher proportion of short-beaked hummingbirds in the population.