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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)
Responses

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

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
more long-beaked hummingbirds

Reason: long, bell-shaped flowers favor birds with long beaks (they can reach nectar), so long-beaked birds are better adapted and will be more common by natural selection.