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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)
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only short-beaked hummingbirds
only short-beaked hummingbirds

more short-beaked hummingbirds
more short-beaked hummingbirds

more long-beaked hummingbirds
more long-beaked hummingbirds

only long-beaked hummingbirds
only long-beaked hummingbirds

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
More long-beaked hummingbirds.

Long beaks are better able to reach nectar in long, bell-shaped flowers, so those birds have higher survival/reproductive success and become more common.