Individuals of a particular species of flowering plant that lives only one year can produce red, white, or pink flowers depending on their genotype. Assume offspring have the same color as their parents. One year a certain population had 300 red-flowering plants, 500 white-flowering plants, and 800 pink-flowering plants. When the same population is censused the following year, the offspring present consist of 600 red-flowering, 900 white-flowering and 1000 pink-flowering plants. Which color provided the highest relative fitness?

a) red

b) white

c) pink

d) all are equal

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Biology

Quentin

13 July, 04:14

Individuals of a particular species of flowering plant that lives only one year can produce red, white, or pink flowers depending on their genotype. Assume offspring have the same color as their parents. One year a certain population had 300 red-flowering plants, 500 white-flowering plants, and 800 pink-flowering plants. When the same population is censused the following year, the offspring present consist of 600 red-flowering, 900 white-flowering and 1000 pink-flowering plants. Which color provided the highest relative fitness?

a) red

b) white

c) pink

d) all are equal

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Anabel Burton · Answer 1

B. White

Explanation:

Take the number after and subtract it from before so for red its is 600-300=300, then for white, 900-500=400 and for pink its is 1000-800=200. The population with the greatest diffrence is the one who had the highest relatice fitness.