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 and birds with short legs were selected for. Birds with long legs and birds with short legs were selected for. 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 medium-length legs were selected for. Birds with medium-length legs were selected for.
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The correct statement about natural selection in this population of birds, given that the distribution curve for leg length shifts to the right after a disturbance, is: Birds with long legs were selected for.
The rightward shift indicates that the average leg length in the population has increased, suggesting that those birds with longer legs had a selective advantage following the disturbance.
