Question

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Bowerbirds construct elaborate bowers (nests) and decorate them with different colors to attract females. The Satin bowerbird builds a nest between upright sticks, and decorates with bright blue objects, while the MacGregor's bowerbird builds a tall tunnel of sticks and decorates with bits of white objects.
The two populations have almost identical genes, but the birds cannot
breed with each other. This is most likely because ____

Select one:
A forest separates the two populations of bird

Their different mating rituals separate the two populations

Both species of bird used to breed together until a hurricane randomly killed the some of the birds

The Satin bowerbirds are larger than the McGregor's bower birds

Answer 1

Their different mating rituals separate the two populations.

Step-by-step explanation:

likely the correct answer because the fact that the two populations of bowerbirds have "almost identical genes" suggests that they are closely related, but are unable to breed with each other. This is most likely due to the fact that they have developed different mating rituals, which includes building different types of bowers and decorating them with different colors. This difference in mating rituals would make it unlikely for the two populations to breed, as the females of each population would be attracted to the bowers and decorations that are specific to their own population.