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Question

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?(1 point)
Responses

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

The proportion of tortoises that could only extend their necks a short distance would increase.
The proportion of tortoises that could only extend their necks a short distance would increase.

The variety of tortoises that could only extend their necks a short distance would go extinct.
The variety of tortoises that could only extend their necks a short distance would go extinct.

The variety of tortoises with the ability to extend their necks a long distance would go extinct.

Answer 1

Reducing low-growing plants from an area would likely lead to a decrease in food availability for tortoises that can only extend their necks a short distance. Consequently, tortoises with the ability to extend their necks a long distance would have an advantage in reaching food that is less accessible.

Therefore, the most likely impact would be:

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

This response reflects the idea that those tortoises with longer necks would be better adapted to find food in a habitat with fewer low-growing plants, leading to a potential increase in their population relative to those with shorter necks.