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Question

There is a population of birds that differ in feather color and in diet. The green feathered birds eat fish, while red feathered birds eat insects. A drought hits the habitat of this population. The drought has no effect on the insect population, but it dries up the ponds and the fish population declines. In this example, through the process of natural selection we will expect that
A. Green feathered birds will become more common
B Red feathered birds will become more common
C Red feathered birds will become extinct
D Green feathered birds will go extinct

Answer 1

B. Red feathered birds will become more common