Certain seed-eating birds are able to crack seeds according to the size of their beaks. Long beaks are able to crack larger seed
s, whereas shorter beaks are able to crack smaller seeds. A graph of a bird population with different-sized beaks is shown below. After a several-year drought, smaller seeds became scarce, but drought-resistant trees continued producing larger seeds. What graph would best predict the change in beak length of the bird population?
The root cap is a small structure but one that serves a very important function for a plant. Protecting the root apical meristem allows for primary growth in the root, which paves the way for lengthening of the plant as well as cell specialization.