Question

A species of ancestral short leg shorebirds exist within the population of birds living on a specific shoreline there is a range of leg lengths some birds have legs that are a little bit shorter than average while some birds have legs that are a little bit longer than average leg length leg-link is an inherited trait increase annual temperatures resulted in shallow shoreline Waters and restricted food supplies competition for food among the birds increased the birds with slightly longer lays could wait out into deeper water to find food the longer leg birds live longer were healthier and therefore more had chicks each year the birds with the shortest legs did not survive after several generation the shoreline Waters have remained shallow what prediction would you make about the bird population in this area

Answer 1

Based on the information provided, we can predict that the population of birds in this area will continue to have gradually longer leg lengths over time. This is because the birds with longer legs have a survival advantage in the current environment, as they are able to reach deeper waters for food. As a result, these birds are healthier, live longer, and have more offspring each year, passing on their longer leg traits to the next generation. Over several generations, this natural selection process will likely lead to the evolution of a population with predominantly longer leg lengths.