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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only short-beaked hummingbirds
only short-beaked hummingbirds

more long-beaked hummingbirds
more long-beaked hummingbirds

only long-beaked hummingbirds
only long-beaked hummingbirds

more short-beaked hummingbirds
more short-beaked hummingbirds

1 answer

In an ecosystem where most flowers are long and bell-shaped, it is most likely that there would be more long-beaked hummingbirds. This is because long-beaked hummingbirds would have an advantage when accessing the nectar in those flowers, allowing them to feed more efficiently and survive better. Therefore, the population composition would lean towards more long-beaked hummingbirds.