Use the Information to Answer the Following Question

question 23

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.

Some plants continued to produce only dark (red) flowers whereas others produced lighter colored flowers later in the season. Which plants do you expect produced more fruit over the entire season?

• A) those that changed their color to a lighter shade
• B) those that stayed dark
• C) the same numbers of fruit on both
• D) the plants whose flowers were always light colored

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Definitions:

Tendonitis

Inflammation of the tendon.

Quadriceps Femoris

A large muscle on the anterior surface of the thigh that is composed of four separate muscles.

Tibialis Anterior

A muscle of the leg.

Vastus Lateralis

A muscle of the thigh that is part of the quadriceps, responsible for extending the leg at the knee.