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Mathematics of Natural Selection Quick Check
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Question
Researchers plotted a distribution curve for leg length in a population of birds, with length from short to long on the x-axis. The curve shifts to the right after a disturbance. Which statement is correct about natural selection in this population of birds?(1 point)
Responses

Birds with long legs were selected for.
Birds with long legs were selected for.

Birds with short legs were selected for.
Birds with short legs were selected for.

Birds with long legs and birds with short legs were selected for.
Birds with long legs and birds with short legs were selected for.

Birds with medium-length legs were selected for.
Birds with medium-length legs were selected for.
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The correct response to the question about the shift of the distribution curve for leg length in the population of birds is:

Birds with long legs were selected for.

When a distribution curve shifts to the right, it indicates that the traits associated with the right side (in this case, longer leg lengths) are becoming more common in the population. This suggests that birds with longer legs have a selective advantage, likely due to the disturbance that favored longer legs for survival or reproduction.