Question

A population of a wild animal is a frequent target for hunters. Hunters tend to hunt the larger animals with big horns. How might this affect the populations in the wild?

A.
Animals with average horns will increase in number.
B.
Smaller animals with a trait for short horns will become endangered.
C.
Traits for larger animals with big horns will be selected.
D.
Traits for smaller animals with short horns will be selected.
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Answer 1

D. Traits for smaller animals with short horns will be selected.

Step-by-step explanation:

The process of natural selection will favour those individuals that possess the combination of characteristics that are most likely to survive and reproduce. As the hunters tend to target the larger animals with big horn, smaller animals with short horns will have better chances of survival so the traits for short animals with short horns will be selected.