Question

There was a large population of woodpeckers living in a forest. Some of the woodpeckers had long beaks, some of the woodpeckers had short beaks. During a very rainy year, the bark on most of the trees grew very thick. Only the woodpeckers with the longest, strongest beaks could drill deep enough into the thick bark to find the insects they depend upon for food. Woodpeckers with short beaks could not drill in deep enough to reach the insects. If the rainy weather continues for several years, what do you expect would happen to the woodpecker population because of natural selection?

Answer 1

The woodpecker population would start to decrease because of natural selection

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