Question

A new species of plants, ranging in various heights, is planted on Mount Washington. A plant that is too short is unable to compete with other plants for sunlight; however, extremely tallplants are more susceptible to wind damage. The figure below shows the original distribution of height in this plant population. Which portion(s) of the population will be selected againstand are least likely to have their genes represented in the next generation?A.Portion A onlyB.Portion B onlyC.Portion C onlyD.Portions A and C simultaneously

Answer 1

The population's portions that will be selected against and consequently will have less offspring, will be the A and the C portions simultaneously, since these two phenotypes (short plants and tall plants)