Use the Information to Answer the Following Question

question 21

Multiple Choice

Use the information to answer the following question.
Scarlet gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata) usually has red flowers. In certain populations in the Arizona mountains, however, the flowers range from red to pink to white. In early summer, most (but not all) of the flowers were red. In late summer, the same individual plants were still present; the flowers ranged from pink to white, and few red flowers were present. The table below describes the pollination process in these plants.

Late in the season, when only hawk moths were present, researchers painted the red flowers white. Which of the following results is most likely in this situation?

• A) Unpainted red flowers would produce more fruits than white flowers would.
• B) Red flowers painted white would produce more fruits than red flowers would.
• C) Red and white flowers would produce the same numbers of fruits.
• D) Unpainted red flowers would produce the same number of fruits as the white flowers.

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