Question

QUESTION 16

Read the following prompt and type your response in the space provided.
The male resplendent quetzal bird has evolved to have tail feathers that are approximately 60 cm long. The female quetzal has short tail feathers. Using the quetzal as your example, describe how the mechanism of natural selection may have led to the evolution of the male quetzal’s extraordinarily long tail feathers.

Answer 1

males with longer tail feathers were more likely to be picked by females as a mate. so, the long tail feathers trait passed on through natural selection while those with shorter tail feathers were unable to reproduce