How would reducing low-growing plants from an area impact a population of tortoises with two varieties of neck extension ability: short and long distance? A) the variety of tortoises that could only extend their necks a short distance would go extinct. B) the proportion of tortoises that could only extend their necks a short distance would increase. C) the variety of tortoises with the ability to extend their necks a long distance would go extinct. D) the proportion of tortoises with the ability to extend their necks a long distance would increase.

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D) the proportion of tortoises with the ability to extend their necks a long distance would increase.

Reducing low-growing plants in an area would likely benefit tortoises with the ability to extend their necks a long distance, as they would have easier access to higher vegetation. This could lead to an increase in the population of tortoises with this trait, therefore increasing the proportion of tortoises with the ability to extend their necks a long distance. Conversely, tortoises that can only extend their necks a short distance may struggle to reach higher vegetation and could potentially be at a disadvantage in obtaining food resources.